Diferença entre o Simple Past e o Past Continuous
Simple Past
Usado para ações que aconteceram e acabaram em um tempo determinado no
passado.
Past Continuous
Usado para ações que estavam acontecendo em um determinado momento do passado.
Simple Past + Past Continuous
Quando usamos esses dois tempos verbais juntos, ele nos mostra que a ação do Simple Past aconteceu enquanto a ação do Past Continuous estava em andamento.
Geralmente usamos esses dois tempos verbais juntos para mostrar uma ação interrompendo outra ação.
Compare as três frases:
1) Simple Past + Past Continuous
2) Simple Past + Simple Past
3) Past Continuous + Past Continuous
|
Simple Past |
Past Continuous |
|
Use com a
ação que interrompe. |
Use com a
ação em andamento. |
|
She called me |
while
I was studying. |
Exercícios: Simple Past and Past Continuous
1) Escreva os verbos em parênteses na forma
correta: Simple Past ou Past Continuous.
a) When I _________ back home, she _________. (come) (sleep)
b) While he _________, she _________. (read) (arrive)
c) They _________ when someone _________ at the
door. (talk) (knock)
d) I _________on the phone when she _________. (talk)
(arrive)
e) We _________ dinner when the lights _________ out. (have)
(go)
f) I _________ Bob when I _________ to work. (meet) (go)
g) I _________ when the fire alarm _________. (dance)
(start)
h) While I _________ an
e-mail, the doorbell _________. (write) (ring)
i) The sun _________ when it _________ to rain. (shine)
(start)
j) He _________ me while I _________ lunch. (call) (eat)
Simple Past - Forma Afirmativa
Simple Past - Forma Negativa
Simple Past - Forma Interrogativa
Simple Past - Verbos Irregulares
Past Continuous
a) came
- was sleeping
b) was
reading - arrived
c) were
talking - knocked
d) was
talking - arrived
e) were
having - went
f) met -
was going
g) was
dancing - started
h) was
writing - rang
i) was
shining - started
j) called - was eating
