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
Quando e como eu uso o Past Continuous?
Past Continuous Affirmative
Past Continuous Negative
Past Continuous Question
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