Past Continuous – (progressive)
O Past Continuous é usado quando falamos sobre algo que estava acontecendo em um momento especial no passado. Também é chamado de Past Progressive. Dê uma olhada nos seguintes exemplos:
- They were watching a film when the power went out. (Eles estavam assistindo a um filme quando a energia acabou.)
- My mom was working the whole night. (Minha mãe estava trabalhando a noite toda.)
- Last month, I was organizing our party. (Mês passado, eu estava organizando nossa festa.)
Regras gramaticais
SIMPLE PAST TENSE |
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AFFIRMATIVE |
NEGATIVE |
INTERROGATIVE |
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I was |
I was not |
I wasn't |
Was I...? |
You were |
You were not |
You weren't |
Were you...? |
He was |
He was not |
He wasn't |
Was he...? |
She was |
She was not |
She wasn't |
Was she...? |
It was |
It was not |
It wasn't |
Was it...? |
We were |
We were not |
We weren't |
Were we...? |
You were |
You were not |
You weren't |
Were you...? |
They were |
They were not |
They weren't |
Were they...? |
📚Estruturas
- I was playing football. (Eu estava jogando futebol.)
- You were playing football. (Você estava jogando futebol.)
- I was not playing football. (ou) I was’t playing football. (Eu não estava jogando futebol.)
- You were not playing football. (ou) You weren’t playing football. (Você não estava jogando futebol.)
- Was I playing football? (Eu estava jogando futebol?)
- Were you playing football? (Você estava jogando futebol?)
📚Uso
1) ações estavam em andamento em um momento especial no passado
- Peter was reading a book yesterday evening. (Peter estava lendo um livro ontem à noite.)
2) duas ações estavam acontecendo ao mesmo tempo (as ações não influenciam uma à outra)
- Anne was writing a letter while Steve was reading the New York Times. (Anne estava escrevendo uma carta enquanto Steve lia o New York Times.)
3) junto com o passado simples (a ação no Passado Simples interrompeu a ação no Past Continuous.)
- While we were sitting at the breakfast table, the telephone rang. (Enquanto estávamos sentados à mesa do café da manhã, o telefone tocou.)
4) ações repetidas irritando o locutor [usado com: always (sempre), constantly (constantemente), forever (para sempre)]
- Andrew was always coming in late. (Andrew sempre está chegando tarde.)
📚Palavras-sinais
As palavras-sinal indicam o tempo que você deve usar. No Past Continuous, frequentemente usamos um período de tempo.
📌while _ enquanto (nesta parte da frase, geralmente usamos Past Progressive.)
- While we were watching TV, Andy was surfing the internet. (Enquanto assistíamos à TV, Andy estava navegando na Internet.)
📌when _ quando (Nesta parte da frase, geralmente usamos Simple Past. The Past Continuous é usado na outra parte da frase.)
- The ladies were talking when the accident happened. (As senhoras conversavam quando aconteceu o acidente.)