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Language Focus: Past Continuous and Past Simple – Natural Disasters

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1.a were staying; 1.b picked; 1.c was climbing up / loosened / fell; 2.A James was climbing when I saw him at the hospital; 2.B While she was giving him the box, he saw the DANGER sign.

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1
Ejercicio 1

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

a
Parte 1.a

We ___ (stay) at the mountains, at my father's cabin.

  1. La acción de alojarse en la cabaña es una situación continua en el pasado, sin un momento puntual que la interrumpa.
  2. Se usa past continuous: sujeto We + were + verbo en -ing.
  3. stay → staying.
Respuesta

We were staying at the mountains, at my father's cabin.

b
Parte 1.b

I was telling James it was very dangerous, when he ___ (pick) up his backpack and got out of the house.

  1. La acción larga (was telling) se interrumpe con una acción corta y terminada.
  2. La acción corta va en past simple: pick es verbo regular → picked.
  3. La coma antes de when confirma la interrupción.
Respuesta

I was telling James it was very dangerous, when he picked up his backpack and got out of the house.

c
Parte 1.c

When James ___ (climb up) the mountain, some rocks ___ (loose) and he ___ (fall) downhill and hurt his arm and head.

  1. When James... introduce la acción de fondo en desarrollo → past continuous: was climbing up.
  2. some rocks... es el evento que interrumpe → past simple: loose funciona como verbo loosened (aflojarse).
  3. he... es consecuencia inmediata → past simple: fall → fell (verbo irregular).
Respuesta

When James was climbing up the mountain, some rocks loosened and he fell downhill and hurt his arm and head.

2
Ejercicio 2

Look at the images and write sentences about what happened.

a
Parte 2.a

Imagen: James en una cama de hospital con la cabeza vendada y el brazo enyesado; sus padres lo observan.

  1. La acción de fondo es la conversación con James → I was talking to James.
  2. El evento que interrumpe es el accidente → when he fell down the mountain.
  3. Se unen con when + past simple.
Respuesta

James was climbing the mountain when I saw him at the hospital. / I was talking to James when he fell down and hurt his arm and head.

b
Parte 2.b

Imagen: una mujer entrega una caja marcada DANGER a un excursionista que levanta la mano; al fondo hay montañas.

  1. La acción de fondo es la entrega de la caja → was giving him the box.
  2. El evento que interrumpe es la advertencia → when he saw the danger sign.
  3. Se usa while para la acción larga y when para la corta.
Respuesta

While** she was giving him the box, he saw the DANGER sign and raised his hand. / She was carrying a dangerous box when the hiker arrived.

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Language Focus

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

a. We ______ (stay) at the mountains, at my father's cabin.

b. I was telling James it was very dangerous, when he ______ (pick) up his backpack and got out of the house.

c. When James ______ (climb up) the mountain, some rocks ______ (loose) and he ______ (fall) downhill and hurt his arm and head.

2. Look at the images and write sentences about what happened.

A. James ______ when I ______

B. ______


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Ejemplos resueltos

We ___ (stay) at the mountains, at my father's cabin.

We were staying at the mountains, at my father's cabin.

I was telling James it was very dangerous, when he ___ (pick) up his backpack.

I was telling James it was very dangerous, when he picked up his backpack.

When James ___ (climb up) the mountain, some rocks ___ (loose) and he ___ (fall) downhill.

When James was climbing up the mountain, some rocks loosened and he fell downhill.

Tabla

Tiempo verbal Estructura Uso Ejemplo
Past Continuous was/were + verb-ing acción larga en desarrollo We were staying at the cabin.
Past Simple verb-ed / irregular acción corta que interrumpe He picked up his backpack.
When when + past simple introduce la interrupción when he fell
While while + past continuous introduce la acción de fondo while she was giving him the box

Diagrama

timeline
    title James's accident
    Before : James was climbing the mountain
    During : Some rocks loosened
    After : He fell downhill and hurt his arm and head
    Later : He was taken to the hospital

Fórmulas y ecuaciones

Past Continuous: subject + was/were + verb-ing

Past Simple: subject + verb-ed / irregular form

Interrupción: when + past simple, while + past continuous

Glosario (8)

stay
alojarse, quedarse en un lugar
pick up
recoger, levantar algo del suelo
climb up
subir, escalar una montaña
loose
suelto, flojo; como verbo: aflojarse
fall downhill
caer cuesta abajo
hurt
lastimar, herir
backpack
mochila
danger
peligro

Preguntas para practicar

What happened to James on the mountain?

James was climbing the mountain when some rocks loosened and he fell downhill. He hurt his arm and his head, so he had to go to the hospital.

Why is the box in image B dangerous?

The box has a DANGER sign, so it probably contains something risky or explosive. The hiker raises his hand to warn the woman or to stop her.

Temas y conceptos clave

Past continuousPast simpleNarración de eventos pasadosDesastres naturaleswas/were + verb-ingpast simple irregular verbswhen + past simplewhile + past continuousacción interrumpida
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📌 Antes de leer esto
  • • Conjugación del verbo to be en pasado (was/were)
  • • Formación del past simple de verbos regulares e irregulares
  • • Vocabulario básico de accidentes y montaña
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Language Focus

  1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the the verbs in parentheses.

a. We (stay) at the mountains,at my father's cabin.

b. I was telling James it was very dangerous, when he

(pick) up his backpack and got out of the house.

C.When James (climb up) the mountain,

some rocks (loose) and he

(fall) downhill and hurt his arm and head.

  1. Look at the images and write sentences about what happened.

A James

when I

B

UNIT 4

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