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Con questi esercizi potrai esercitarti a riconoscere e usare correttamente questo tempo verbale.<\/p>\n<h3>Past Continuous: azioni in corso nel passato<\/h3>\n<div class=\"input_sentences\">\n1. I *was reading* a book when you called.<br \/>\nHint: \u201cLeggere un libro\u201d (azione in corso) quando sei arrivato.<br \/>\n2. They *were playing* football at 4 o\u2019clock.<br \/>\nHint: \u201cGiocare a calcio\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkpal.ai\/zh-hans\/grammar_exercises\/plurale-%e6%84%8f%e5%a4%a7%e5%88%a9%e8%af%ad%e6%b3%95%e7%bb%83%e4%b9%a0\/\">plurale<\/a>.<br \/>\n3. She *was watching* TV when the phone rang.<br \/>\nHint: \u201cGuardare la TV\u201d, terza persona singolare.<br \/>\n4. We *were having* dinner at eight.<br \/>\nHint: \u201cCenare\u201d, plurale.<br \/>\n5. He *was raining* when we left home.<br \/>\nHint: \u201cPioveva\u201d durante l\u2019uscita.<br \/>\n6. You *were listening* to music.<br \/>\nHint: \u201cAscoltavi musica\u201d, seconda persona.<br \/>\n7. The children *were sleeping* quietly.<br \/>\nHint: \u201cDormivano tranquillamente\u201d, plurale.<br \/>\n8. I *was studying* while my friends were playing.<br \/>\nHint: \u201cStavo studiando\u201d, azione in corso.<br \/>\n9. She *was cooking* dinner when I arrived.<br \/>\nHint: \u201cPreparare la cena\u201d, terza persona singolare.<br \/>\n10. We *were travelling* in <a href=\"https:\/\/talkpal.ai\/locations\/language-courses-in-spain\/\">Spain<\/a> last summer.<br \/>\nHint: \u201cViaggiare\u201d, azione di lunga durata.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\"><\/div>\n<h3>Past Continuous: frasi negative e interrogative<\/h3>\n<div class=\"input_sentences\">\n1. I *wasn\u2019t sleeping* when you called.<br \/>\nHint: <a href=\"https:\/\/talkpal.ai\/he\/grammar\/negazione-%d7%91%d7%93%d7%a7%d7%93%d7%95%d7%a7-%d7%94%d7%90%d7%99%d7%98%d7%9c%d7%a7%d7%99\/\">Negazione<\/a>; non \u201cstavo dormendo\u201d quando hai chiamato.<br \/>\n2. Was she *doing* her homework at noon?<br \/>\nHint: Domanda; \u201cfaceva i compiti a mezzogiorno?\u201d.<br \/>\n3. We *weren\u2019t playing* football in the park.<br \/>\nHint: Negazione; \u201cnon stavamo giocando a calcio\u201d.<br \/>\n4. Were you *watching* TV when it started to rain?<br \/>\nHint: Domanda \u201cguardavi la TV?\u201d, seconda persona.<br \/>\n5. She *wasn\u2019t listening* to the teacher.<br \/>\nHint: Negazione, terza persona singolare.<br \/>\n6. Were they *studying* at the library?<br \/>\nHint: Domanda; \u201cstavano studiando in biblioteca?\u201d.<br \/>\n7. I *wasn\u2019t working* at that time.<br \/>\nHint: Negazione; \u201cnon stavo lavorando\u201d.<br \/>\n8. Was it *raining* when you left?<br \/>\nHint: Domanda; \u201cstava piovendo?\u201d<br \/>\n9. They *weren\u2019t having* lunch then.<br \/>\nHint: Negazione; \u201cnon stavano pranzando\u201d.<br \/>\n10. 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