Past Continuous
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Exercise 1: Past Continuous Affirmative
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Exercise 2: Past Continuous Negative
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Exercise 3: Past Continuous Questions
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Past Continuous: Regras de uso
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets and using auxiliary verbs where necessary. Use the Past Continuous.
Past Continuous Como Usar
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Quando e como eu uso o Past Continuous?
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Past Continuous Affirmative
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Past Continuous Negative
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Past Continuous Question
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Past Continuous Breakdown
Past Continuous
- O Past Continuous é utilizado para descrever ações em progresso em um momento específico do passado.
- Também é usado para mostrar que uma ação estava ocorrendo quando uma outra ação do passado lhe interrompeu.
Afirmativo - Past Continuous
Para formar o Past Continuous, você precisa do passado do verbo "to be" (was/were) + o verbo principal no gerúndio, "-ing".
Para os sujeitos "I", "he", "she", "it" = was + verbing
Para os sujeitos "you", "we", "they" = were + verbing
"I was playing football when the doorbell rang."
"She was watching TV at that time."
"They were studying for the exam when I got home."
Negativo - Past Continuous
Para o sujeito "I", "he", "she", "it" = was + not + verbing
Para os sujeitos "you", "we", "they" = were + not + verbing
"I was not playing the guitar."
"They were not watching TV at 9 a.m."
Com contrações:
"I wasn't playing the guitar."
"They weren't watching TV at 9 a.m."
Interrogativo - Past Continuous
Para o sujeito "I", "he", "she", "it" = Was + he + verbing
Para os sujeitos "you", "we", "they" = Were + you + verbing
"Was he sleeping?"
"Were you playing football?"
"What were you doing?"
Past Continuous Breakdown
Afirmativo
I, he, she, it = was + verbing
You, we, they = were + verbing
Negativo
I, he, she, it = was not + verbing
You, we, they = were not + verbing
Interrogativo
I, he, she, it = Was + sujeito + verbing
You, we, they = Were + sujeito + verbing