Completa las oraciones con la forma correcta del past progressive.

was moving; wasn't finishing; Was ... performing?

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Past Progressive: forma afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa

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1.a was moving; 1.b wasn't finishing; 1.c Was ... performing?; 2. were / was / were / was.

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Uérakua anapu uantakua. Projects and Readings. Libro de Educación Telesecundaria Grado 2° Ciclo Escolar 2025 - 2026

Ejercicio 1

Contenido de la página

La página presenta dos partes: un texto de lectura sobre autómatas y una sección de gramática sobre el past progressive.

Lectura: los autómatas

El pato de Jacques de Vaucanson incluía más de 400 piezas que le permitían mover las alas, graznar, beber agua, comer granos, digerir y evacuar. Vaucanson siguió trabajando en un autómata capaz de realizar funciones biológicas humanas (digestión, circulación sanguínea, respiración), pero no pudo terminarlo porque el proyecto era demasiado ambicioso para su época. Estos autómatas contribuyeron al desarrollo de la robótica y algunas de sus ideas originales se usan hoy en robots modernos.

Gramática: Past Progressive

Se usa para hablar de una acción continua en el pasado. Puede describir una acción que comenzó en el pasado y fue interrumpida por otra acción.

Afirmativa: sujeto + was/were + verbo (-ing) + objeto o complemento.

Automatons were becoming more popular when modern robots were invented.

Negativa: sujeto + wasn't/weren't + verbo (-ing) + objeto o complemento.

Leonardo da Vinci wasn't painting the Mona Lisa when he designed the Automa Cavaliere.

Interrogativa: was/were + sujeto + verbo (-ing) + objeto o complemento + ?

Was Jacques de Vaucanson working on an automaton that could perform bodily functions?

Ejercicio 1

Completa con la forma correcta del past progressive (afirmativa, negativa o interrogativa).

Parte 1.a

Afirmativa

The duck ______ (move) its wings when the visitors arrived.

Identifico el sujeto: The duck (singular) → was.
Verbo principal move → gerundio moving.
Estructura: sujeto + was + verbo(-ing).

Respuesta

The duck was moving its wings when the visitors arrived.

Parte 1.b

Negativa

Vaucanson ______ (not / finish) the human automaton because it was too ambitious.

Sujeto Vaucanson (singular) → wasn't.
Verbo finish → finishing.
Estructura: sujeto + wasn't + verbo(-ing).

Respuesta

Vaucanson wasn't finishing the human automaton because it was too ambitious.

Parte 1.c

Interrogativa

______ the automaton ______ (perform) biological functions?

Sujeto the automaton (singular) → Was al inicio.
Verbo perform → performing.
Estructura: Was + sujeto + verbo(-ing) + ...?

Respuesta

Was** the automaton performing biological functions?

Ejercicio 2

Elige was o were según el sujeto.

The automatons (plural) → were.
Jacques de Vaucanson (singular) → was.
The duck and the flute player (plural) → were.
Leonardo da Vinci (singular) → was.

Respuesta

were / was / were / was.

Contenido de la página

The duck automaton

The duck included more than 400 pieces that allowed it to move its wings, quack, drink water, eat grains, digest, and evacuate. Apparently, Jacques de Vaucanson continued working on an automaton that could perform all the biological functions of a human being, such as digestion, blood circulation, breathing, among others, but could not finish it because the project was too ambitious for its time.

These and other automatons contributed to the development of robotics. Some of their original ideas are used in modern robots today.

Grammar: Past Progressive

We use the past progressive to talk about a continuous action in the past. It can describe an action that started in the past and was interrupted by another action.

Affirmative

subject + was/were + verb (-ing) + object or complement

Automatons were becoming more popular when modern robots were invented.

Negative

subject + wasn't/weren't + verb (-ing) + object or complement

Leonardo da Vinci wasn't painting the Mona Lisa when he designed the Automa Cavaliere.

Interrogative

was/were + subject + verb (-ing) + object or complement + ?

Was Jacques de Vaucanson working on an automaton that could perform bodily functions?

Ejemplos resueltos

Automatons ______ (become) more popular when modern robots were invented.

Sujeto plural Automatons → were. Verbo become → becoming. Resultado: Automatons were becoming more popular when modern robots were invented.

Leonardo da Vinci ______ (not / paint) the Mona Lisa when he designed the Automa Cavaliere.

Sujeto singular Leonardo da Vinci → wasn't. Verbo paint → painting. Resultado: Leonardo da Vinci wasn't painting the Mona Lisa when he designed the Automa Cavaliere.

______ Jacques de Vaucanson ______ (work) on an automaton that could perform bodily functions?

Sujeto singular → Was al inicio. Verbo work → working. Resultado: Was Jacques de Vaucanson working on an automaton that could perform bodily functions?

Tabla

Forma	Estructura	Ejemplo
Afirmativa	sujeto + was/were + verbo(-ing) + complemento	Automatons were becoming more popular.
Negativa	sujeto + wasn't/weren't + verbo(-ing) + complemento	Leonardo da Vinci wasn't painting the Mona Lisa.
Interrogativa	was/were + sujeto + verbo(-ing) + complemento + ?	Was Jacques de Vaucanson working on an automaton?

Diagrama

mindmap
  root((Past Progressive))
    Affirmative
      subject
      was/were
      verb -ing
      complement
    Negative
      subject
      wasn't/weren't
      verb -ing
      complement
    Interrogative
      was/were
      subject
      verb -ing
      complement + ?

Fórmulas y ecuaciones

$\text{Afirmativa: sujeto}$ + $\text{was/were}$ + $\text{verbo(-ing)}$ + $\text{complemento}$

$\text{Negativa: sujeto}$ + $\text{wasn't/weren't}$ + $\text{verbo(-ing)}$ + $\text{complemento}$

$\text{Interrogativa: was/were}$ + $\text{sujeto}$ + $\text{verbo(-ing)}$ + $\text{complemento}$ + ?

Glosario (8)

automaton: máquina que imita los movimientos de un ser vivo; autómata
to quack: graznar (sonido del pato)
to digest: digerir los alimentos
to evacuate: expulsar desechos del cuerpo
blood circulation: circulación sanguínea
ambitious: ambicioso, difícil de lograr
robotics: robótica, ciencia que diseña robots
past progressive: tiempo verbal para acciones continuas en el pasado

Preguntas para practicar

Why couldn't Jacques de Vaucanson finish his human automaton?

Because the project was too ambitious for its time: building a machine that could digest, circulate blood and breathe required technology that did not exist in the 18th century.

How did early automatons contribute to modern robotics?

They showed that complex mechanical systems could imitate living movements, and some of their original ideas, such as articulated parts and programmed sequences, are still used in modern robots.

Temas y conceptos clave

Past ProgressiveAutómatas y robóticaLectura de comprensión en inglésAcción continua en el pasadoAcción interrumpida por otra acciónwas/were + verbo -ingwasn't/weren't para negarInversión was/were + sujeto para preguntar

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Ilustración de un pato autómata mecánico con engranajes internos visibles, junto a una pequeña imagen de un pato real de colores. — Figura 1 image

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Curita o apósito decorativo junto al título Grammar. — Figura 3 image

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📌 Antes de leer esto

• Verbo to be en presente (am/is/are)
• Formación del gerundio (-ing)
• Vocabulario básico de acciones y tecnología
• Estructura de la oración simple en inglés

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Past progressive vs. simple past: acciones interrumpidas con when y while

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The duck included more than 400 pieces that allowed it to move its wings, quack, drink water, eat grains, digest, and evacuate. Apparently, Jacques de Vaucanson continued working on an automaton that could perform all the biological functions of a human being, such as digestion, blood circulation,breathing, among others, but could not finish it because the project was too ambitious for its time.

These and other automatons contributed to the development of robotics. Some of their original ideas are used in modern robots today.

Past Progressive

We use the past progressive to talk about a continuous action in the past. It can describe an action that started in the past and was interrupted by another action.

Affirmative subject + was/were + verb (-ing)+ object or complement Automatons were becoming more popular when modern robots were invented.

Negative

subject + wasn't/weren't + verb (-ing)+ object or complement Leonando da Vinci wasn't painting the Mona Lisa when he designed the Automa Cavaliere.

Interrogative

was/were + subject + venb (-ing)+ object or complement + ?Was Jacques de Vaucanson working on an automaton that could penform bodily functions?

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