Como Usar o Past Continuous em Inglês
O PAST CONTINUOUS, também chamado de Past Progressive, descreve uma ação que estava acontecendo em um certo período no passado.
O Past Continuous é formado pelo passado do verbo to BE (WAS / WERE) + verbo principal com -ing.
FORMA AFIRMATIVA:
Verbo to read (ler)
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I |
was reading |
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You |
were reading |
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He |
was reading |
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She |
was reading |
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It |
was reading |
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We |
were reading |
|
You |
were reading |
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They |
were reading |
Exemplos:
They were swimming. (Eles estavam nadando.)
A Forma Negativa do PAST CONTINUOUS é feita acrescentando-se NOT após WAS / WERE.
FORMA NEGATIVA:
Verbo to read (ler)
I
was NOT reading
You
were NOT reading
He
was NOT reading
She
was NOT reading
It
was NOT reading
We
were NOT reading
You
were NOT reading
They
were NOT reading
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I |
was NOT reading |
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You |
were NOT reading |
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He |
was NOT reading |
|
She |
was NOT reading |
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It |
was NOT reading |
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We |
were NOT reading |
|
You |
were NOT reading |
|
They |
were NOT reading |
Formas Contraídas:
WAS NOT = WASN'T
WERE NOT = WEREN'T
Ambas as formas são corretas e bastante comuns em inglês.
Exemplos:
She wasn't reading a book.
(Ela não estava lendo um livro.)
They weren't playing soccer.
(Eles não estavam jogando futebol.)
Forma Interrogativa
Verbo to read (ler)
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Was |
I reading? |
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Were |
you reading? |
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Was |
he reading? |
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Was |
she reading? |
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Was |
it reading? |
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Were |
we reading? |
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Were |
you reading? |
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Were |
they reading? |
Exemplos:
Were you studying this morning?
(Você estava estudando esta manhã?)
Was she sleeping?
(Ela estava dormindo?)
O PAST CONTINUOUS é usado para:
1) Descrever uma ação em andamento num determinado momento no passado:
Exemplo:
At 9:00 a.m., he was taking a shower. (Às 9:00 da manhã, ele estava tomando banho.)
2) Narrar as circunstâncias de uma situação passada:
Exemplo:
It was a beautiful morning, the birds were singing in the trees. (Era uma linda manhã, os pássaros estavam cantando nas árvores.)
3) Descrever ações em andamento simultâneo. Nesses casos, geralmente usa-se a conjunção while:
Exemplo:
We were preparing our lunch while he was reading. (Nós estávamos preparando nosso almoço enquanto ele estava lendo.)
4) Indicar uma ação habitual que ocorria no passado. Normalmente usa-se os advérbios de frequência: always, never, often, etc. entre o passado simples do verbo to be e o verbo principal:
4) Indicar uma ação habitual que ocorria no passado. Normalmente usa-se os advérbios de frequência: always, never, often, etc. entre o passado simples do verbo to be e o verbo principal:
Exemplo:
He was always asking the same questions. (Ele estava sempre fazendo as mesmas perguntas.)
EXERCISES
1) Escolha a opção correta: WAS ou WERE.
a) He studying English.
b) They swimming in the lake.
c) Your father repairing the car.
d) I reading a book.
e) You cooking dinner.
f) My friends watching TV.
g) It raining.
h) The dog barking.
i) We brushing our teeth.
j) She singing a song.
2) Complete com o Past Continuous Tense na forma Negativa usando o verbo em parênteses.
a) She volleyball. (not - to play)
b) They in the pool. (not - to swim)
c) It . (not - to rain)
d) We breakfast at 7:00 this morning. (not - to have)
e) The cat in the basket. ( not - to sleep)
f) I the bed. (not - to make)
g) He to music. (not - to listen)
h) You when I arrived home. (not - study)
3) Complete com o Past Continuous Tense na forma Interrogativa usando o verbo em parênteses.
a) vegetables yesterday afternoon? ( he - to buy)
b) in front of the shop? (you - to wait)
c) when I arrived home? (they - to study)
d) the guitar yesterday morning ? (we - to play)
e)? (she - to cook)
f)? (it - to rain)
