Respuesta :
Answer:
1. ellos estaban esperando en la fila.
2. nosotros estábamos subiendo a la habitación.
3. nosotros estábamos escribiendo cartas.
4. ellos no estaban pagando por el boleto.
5. nosotros estábamos bebiendo muchos refrescos.
6. yo estaba hablando con miguelito.
Explanation:
The way we have in the Spanish language to express current actions that were happening at a specific time in the past, is to add the gerund of a verb to any of the people (yo, tú, él / ella / usted, nosotros / nosotras, vosotros / vosotras, ellos / ellas) we use the verb "estar".
So the progressive past:
yo estaba + gerund of a verb
tú estabas + gerund of a verb
él / ella / usted estaba + gerund of a verb
nosotros / nosotras estábamos + gerund of a verb
vosotros / vosotras estabais + gerund of a verb
ellos / ellas estaban + gerund of a verb
Answer:
Question 1:
answer for blank 1: estaban
answer for blank 2: esperando
Question 2:
answer for blank 1: estabamos
answer for blank 2: subiendo
Question 3:
answer for blank 1: estamos
answer for blank 2: escribiendo
Question 4:
answer for blank 1: estan
answer for blank 2: pagando
Question 5:
answer for blank 1: estamos
answer for blank 2: bebiendo
Question 6:
answer for blank 1: estoy
answer for blank 2: hablando
Explanation:
- PAST PROGRESSIVE OR PAST CONTINUOUS
In question 1 and 2 we have to change the verb to indicate that it was progress in the past. So for that we use the structure of past progressive or past continuous. Which is:
Subject + to be verb in past + progressive verb (-ndo).
For example: Ellos esperaban en la fila
(In past progressive) Ellos estaban esperando en la fila
- PRESENT PROGRESSIVE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS
In question 3 to 6 we have to change the verb to indicate that the progress is happening currently. To indicate the progress in the present we use the present progressive structure:
Subject + to be ver in present + progressive verb (-ndo).
For example: Yo hablo con Miguelito
(In present progressive) Yo estoy hablando con Miguelito.
NOTE: In Spanish, the verb form that ends in -ndo is called the gerundio .