Word
The police officer was talking to the witness.
Meaning
La oficial de policía estaba hablando con la testigo.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of The police officer was talking to the witness.
the
la
to talk
hablar
to
con
police officer
oficial de policía
Questions & Answers about The police officer was talking to the witness.
¿Por qué se usa was talking y no talked?
Porque was talking está en pasado continuo y describe una acción que estaba en progreso en un momento del pasado.
- The police officer was talking to the witness. = el oficial estaba hablando con el testigo.
- The police officer talked to the witness. = el oficial habló con el testigo.
La diferencia principal es esta:
- was talking: enfoca la acción durando
- talked: enfoca la acción como un hecho terminado
En español, muchas veces ambas pueden traducirse parecido, pero en inglés el matiz sí importa.
¿Cómo se forma was talking?
Se forma con:
- was / were
- verbo con -ing
En esta oración:
- was = pasado del verbo to be
- talking = verbo talk
- -ing
Entonces:
- I was talking
- You were talking
- He was talking
- She was talking
- The police officer was talking
Se usa was porque the police officer es singular.