Past Continuous: regras e exercícios

Exercícios

Afirmativas, Negativas e Perguntas

Afirmativas

• I was working at six o’clock.

• You were studying yesterday evening.

• They were watching a movie.

Negativas

• I wasn’t working at six o’clock.

• She wasn’t drinking tea at 3 p.m.

• They weren’t watching the movie when you called.

Perguntas

• Was I working at six o’clock?

• Was she drinking tea?

• Were they watching the movie?

Forma gramatical

Afirmativa:

I/He/She/It - was + verb-ing

You/We/They - were + verb-ing

Negativa:

was/were + not + verb-ing

was not = wasn’t, were not = weren’t

Perguntas:

Was/Were + sujeito + verb-ing?

Adicione uma palavra interrogativa (QW) como what, when, where no início:

What was she doing?
Where were they going?

Ortografia das formas em –ing

enter - entering

lie - lying

take - taking

run - running

travel - travelling / traveling

Quando usar o Past Continuous

Ações em progresso em um momento específico do passado

• Yesterday at 10 p.m., I was climbing a tree.

• At 5 o’clock yesterday, my sister was flying from Sydney.

• She was still dancing at midnight.

Ações interrompidas por outra ação (Past Simple + Past Continuous)

• She was cleaning the house when the phone rang.

• John was cooking when he cut his finger.

• Helen was using the blender, so she didn’t hear you come in.

Uso de while + Past Continuous ou when + Past Simple:

• While I was typing, everyone left.

• I was eating soup when he came home.

Duas ou mais ações acontecendo ao mesmo tempo

• She was doing her makeup while she was talking on the phone.

• We were eating pasta while we were watching a cartoon.

• The children were playing, eating sweets, and drinking cola.

Expressar irritação ou desaprovação (com always, often, constantly)

• He was always interrupting me when I was talking.

• She was constantly losing our keys on vacation.

• We were often waiting for his friend.

Ações planejadas que não aconteceram

• I was hoping to meet her, but she didn’t come.

• My mother was thinking of cooking a pie, but we wanted pizza.

• Tom was planning to buy tickets, but he forgot his wallet.

Expressões de tempo com Past Continuous

at that moment

at the same time

while

when

as

all morning / all night / all day / all evening

last Monday / last week / last year