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Below, conjugate the verbs in parentheses using either the imperfect progressive or the preterite.</h3>
Tú ______ (cantar) cuando tus padres ______ (llegar) a casa.
Ana ______ (escuchar) música cuando Juan _____ la (llamar).
Bold Answers
Tú estabas cantando cuando tus padres llegaron a casa.
Ana estaba escuchando música cuando Juan la llamó.
Translation
You were singing when your parents came home.
Ana was listening to music when Juan called her.
Explanation
Estabas cantando: Imperfect progressive
Llegaron: Preterite
Estaba escuchando: Imperfect progressive
Llamó: Preterite
This pair of times is used to talk about an ongoing action or event that was interrupted in the past. The interrupted action occurs in imperfect time, while the interruption action occurs in the preterite tense.
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