Día 189 · Repaso de la Semana 27 (pasado continuo y narración)
⏱️ Duración total: ~3 h 15 min — Clase 60 min · Ejercicios 60 min · Reto 60 min · Quiz ~15 min. Puedes dividirlo en varias sesiones el mismo día.
🎯 Objetivo del día
- Al terminar consolidarás el pasado continuo (forma, negativo, preguntas).
- Dominarás when/while y la elección simple vs. continuo al narrar.
- Usarás con seguridad los conectores de secuencia.
- Detectarás y corregirás tus errores frecuentes de la semana.
- Medirás tu progreso con un diagnóstico y un plan de refuerzo.
📖 Clase (60 min)
Introducción y contexto
El día 7 es de repetición espaciada: volver sobre lo aprendido para fijarlo en la memoria a largo plazo. Esta semana cubriste un bloque clave del B1: el pasado continuo y la narración. Hoy no añadimos contenido nuevo; lo organizamos, lo conectamos y comprobamos que está sólido antes de pasar al primer condicional la semana que viene.
Resumen integrador de la semana
Día 183 — Pasado continuo (forma):
- was (I/he/she/it) · were (you/we/they) + verbo-ing.
- Negativo: wasn't / weren't + -ing.
- Spelling -ing: run → running, drive → driving, lie → lying.
Día 184 — when / while:
- when + pasado simple (acción corta) · while + pasado continuo (acción larga).
- Coma si la subordinada va al principio.
Día 185 — Simple vs. continuo (narrar):
- Fondo/escenario → continuo. Hechos que avanzan → simple.
- Verbos de estado (know, want, like…) → siempre simple.
Día 186 — Preguntas:
- Yes/No: Was/Were + sujeto + -ing? → respuesta corta Yes, I was. / No, they weren't.
- WH: What were you doing (when…)? · Who sujeto: sin inversión.
Día 187 — Tiempos narrativos y conectores:
- Estructura: setting → trigger → events → ending.
- Conectores: First, Then, After that, Suddenly, In the end, Finally, Luckily, Eventually.
Vocabulario clave acumulado (repaso)
| English | Pronunciación aprox. | Español |
|---|---|---|
| was working | uos uérking | estaba trabajando |
| were sleeping | uer slíiping | estaban durmiendo |
| while | uáil | mientras |
| when | uen | cuando |
| suddenly | sádenli | de repente |
| meanwhile | míinuail | mientras tanto |
| at that moment | at dat móument | en ese momento |
| in the end | in di end | al final |
| eventually | ivénchuali | con el tiempo / al final |
| luckily | lákili | por suerte |
| to notice | tu nóutis | notar / darse cuenta |
| to happen | tu jápen | ocurrir |
| What were you doing? | uot uer yu dúing | ¿Qué hacías? |
| It turned out that... | it ternd áut dat | Resultó que... |
| state verb | stéit verb | verbo de estado |
| background | bákgraund | fondo / decorado |
Tabla maestra de la semana
| Función | Estructura | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|
| Acción en curso pasado | was/were + -ing | I was reading. |
| Negativo | wasn't/weren't + -ing | She wasn't sleeping. |
| Pregunta Yes/No | Was/Were + suj. + -ing? | Were you working? |
| Pregunta WH | WH + was/were + suj. + -ing? | What were you doing? |
| Interrupción | continuo + when + simple | I was reading when she called. |
| Acción larga marcada | While + continuo, simple | While I was reading, she called. |
| Secuencia narrativa | First/Then + simple | First I woke up. Then I left. |
Errores más comunes a vigilar (síntesis)
- ✗ We was watching. → ✓ We were watching.
- ✗ What you were doing? → ✓ What were you doing?
- ✗ Yes, I was working. (resp. corta) → ✓ Yes, I was.
- ✗ I was knowing it. → ✓ I knew it.
- ✗ Suddenly I was hearing a noise. → ✓ Suddenly I heard a noise.
- ✗ In the final, ... → ✓ In the end, ...
- ✗ Eventually = posiblemente → ✓ eventually = al final / con el tiempo.
Mini-diálogo de repaso
A: What were you doing when the power went off? (¿Qué hacías cuando se fue la luz?) B: I was watching a film. Suddenly everything went dark! (Estaba viendo una película. ¡De repente todo se quedó a oscuras!) A: Were you scared? (¿Tenías miedo?) B: No, I wasn't. While I was looking for a candle, my phone rang. (No, no lo tenía. Mientras buscaba una vela, sonó mi móvil.) A: In the end, what happened? (Al final, ¿qué pasó?) B: Luckily, the power came back in ten minutes. (Por suerte, la luz volvió en diez minutos.)
✍️ Ejercicios (60 min)
Bloque 1 — was/were + -ing (8 min)
- They ___ (play) outside. 2. She ___ (not / listen). 3. We ___ (have) dinner at 8. 4. He ___ (run) when he fell. 5. I ___ (not / sleep).
Bloque 2 — when o while + tiempo correcto (12 min)
- ___ I ___ (cook), the phone ___ (ring). 2. I ___ (read) ___ she ___ (arrive). 3. ___ the film ___ (end), we ___ (go) home.
Bloque 3 — Simple o continuo (10 min)
- It ___ (be) a cold night. I ___ (walk) home when I ___ (hear) a noise. 2. Yesterday I ___ (wake up), ___ (have) breakfast and ___ (leave). 3. I ___ (know) the answer.
Bloque 4 — Forma la pregunta (8 min)
- (what / you / do) ___? 2. (where / she / go) ___? 3. (they / sleep) ___? — Respuesta corta: No, ___. 4. (who / drive) ___?
Bloque 5 — Corrige los errores (8 min)
- We was watching TV. 2. What you were doing? 3. I was knowing him. 4. Suddenly I was hearing a noise. 5. In the final, we went home.
Bloque 6 — Traducción Español → Inglés (8 min)
- Estaba lloviendo y las calles estaban vacías. 2. ¿Qué hacías cuando llamé? 3. Mientras yo cocinaba, ella estudiaba. 4. De repente oí un ruido. 5. Al final, todo estaba tranquilo.
Bloque 7 — Producción escrita (6 min)
Escribe 5 frases narrando un suceso con: 1 de fondo (continuo), 1 con when, 1 con while, 1 con suddenly, 1 final con in the end.
Ver soluciones
B1: 1. were playing · 2. wasn't listening · 3. were having · 4. was running · 5. wasn't sleeping B2: 1. While I was cooking, the phone rang. · 2. I was reading when she arrived. · 3. When the film ended, we went home. B3: 1. was / was walking / heard · 2. woke up / had / left · 3. knew B4: 1. What were you doing? 2. Where was she going? 3. Were they sleeping? — No, they weren't. 4. Who was driving? B5: 1. We were watching TV. 2. What were you doing? 3. I knew him. 4. Suddenly I heard a noise. 5. In the end, we went home. B6: 1. It was raining and the streets were empty. 2. What were you doing when I called? 3. While I was cooking, she was studying. 4. Suddenly I heard a noise. 5. In the end, everything was calm. B7: Respuesta libre.
🚀 Reto del día (60 min) — Diagnóstico y plan
"Self-test + retell" — autoevaluación de la semana.
- Test escrito (20 min): sin mirar apuntes, haz de nuevo los Bloques 2, 3 y 5. Corrige con las soluciones y cuenta aciertos sobre 13.
- Diagnóstico (10 min): clasifica tus fallos: ¿forma was/were? ¿spelling -ing? ¿simple vs. continuo? ¿preguntas? ¿conectores?
- Retell oral (20 min): vuelve a contar tu anécdota del Día 188 sin notas, grabándote 1–2 min. Compara con la grabación del día 188: ¿más fluida?
- Plan de refuerzo (10 min): escribe 3 acciones concretas para tu punto más débil (p. ej. "repasar lista de verbos irregulares", "practicar 10 preguntas WH").
Rúbrica (0–10):
- Aciertos en el test escrito (≥10/13 = 4): 0–4
- Diagnóstico honesto y específico: 0–2
- Mejora en el retell oral: 0–3
- Plan de refuerzo concreto: 0–1
✅ Quiz (~15 min)
- was va con qué sujetos · were con cuáles.
- Negativo de They were playing = ?
- Pregunta Yes/No de She was sleeping = ?
- Respuesta corta (sí) a Were you working? = ?
- when + ¿qué tiempo? · while + ¿qué tiempo?
- Corrige: What you were doing?
- Corrige: I was knowing him.
- ¿Fondo de una historia → qué tiempo?
- Traduce: Mientras yo cocinaba, ella estudiaba.
- ¿Qué significa eventually?
Ver respuestas
- was: I/he/she/it · were: you/we/they. 2. They weren't playing. 3. Was she sleeping? 4. Yes, I was. 5. when + pasado simple · while + pasado continuo. 6. What were you doing? 7. I knew him. 8. Pasado continuo. 9. While I was cooking, she was studying. 10. Al final / con el tiempo.
📚 Recursos
- British Council — Past continuous review: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org
- BBC Learning English — Narrative tenses: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
- Cambridge Dictionary: https://dictionary.cambridge.org
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La próxima semana: el primer condicional (If + present, will…) — hablar de decisiones, consecuencias y planes que dependen de una condición real.
Quiz
Q Which subjects use "were"?
* you / we / they
- I / he / she / it
- only I
Q Negative of "They were playing".
* They weren't playing.
- They wasn't playing.
- They didn't playing.
Q "when" goes with which tense, and "while" with which?
* when + past simple, while + past continuous
- when + past continuous, while + past simple
- both with present simple
Q Which tense is used for the background of a story?
* past continuous
- past simple
- present perfect