Past Progressive Exercises For Galician Grammar

Language proficiency test based on grammar exercisesย 

The Past Progressive in Galician grammar is used to describe actions that were happening in the past before they were completed. This tense emphasizes the ongoing nature of the action while it was taking place, and is formed by using the verb “estar” in the past tense followed by the gerund form of the main verb. Now, practice your understanding of the Past Progressive tense in Galician by completing the two exercises below.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in Past Progressive

1. Eu *estaba comendo* (eating) unha manzana cando o telรฉfono soou.
2. As nenas *estaban xogando* (playing) no parque onte รก tarde.
3. Meus amigos *estaban estudando* (studying) na biblioteca durante a maรฑรก.
4. O coche *estaba funcionando* (running) moi ben antes de que se avariase.
5. A parella *estaba concordando* (agreeing) co vendedor sobre o prezo da casa.
6. Pedro *estaba durmindo* (sleeping) cando a alarma se disparou.
7. O equipo *estaba traballando* (working) xuntos para completar o proxecto.
8. Marรญa *estaba escribindo* (writing) un correo electrรณnico na sรบa computadora.
9. O sol *estaba poรฑendo* (setting) cando o fotรณgrafo tomou a foto.
10. Ti *estabas facendo* (doing) os exercicios de matemรกticas.
11. O tren *estaba chegando* (arriving) รก estaciรณn.
12. Os nenos *estaban gardando* (putting) os xoguetes na caixa.
13. Eu *estaba soรฑando* (dreaming) con viaxar a Australia.
14. Miรฑa nai *estaba preparando* (preparing) a cea.
15. O cantante *estaba cantando* (singing) a sรบa canciรณn favorita.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in Past Progressive

1. O xardineiro *estaba cortando* (cutting) a herba no xardรญn.
2. A profesora *estaba explicando* (explaining) o problema aos alumnos.
3. Os xogadores *estaban practicando* (practicing) no campo antes do partido.
4. A familia *estaba vendo* (watching) un filme na televisiรณn.
5. Ti *estabas esperando* (waiting) no aeroporto desde fai moito tempo.
6. As avoas *estaban falando* (talking) na festa.
7. O autobรบs *estaba achegรกndose* (approaching) รก parada.
8. Xulia *estaba comendo* (eating) na cafeterรญa da escola.
9. O corredor *estaba correndo* (running) a toda velocidade.
10. Os estudantes *estaban prestando* (paying) atenciรณn รก presentaciรณn.
11. O gato *estaba durmindo* (sleeping) no sofรก.
12. Eu *estaba lendo* (reading) un libro interesante.
13. O pintor *estaba pintando* (painting) un cadro precioso.
14. O chef *estaba cociรฑando* (cooking) un prato delicioso.
15. O vento *estaba soprando* (blowing) con moita forza.

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