PastPast

ContinuoContinuo

usus

►O Past Continuous é O Past Continuous é usado para expressar um usado para expressar um

evento ou ação em evento ou ação em progresso em um progresso em um

momento específico no momento específico no passado.passado.

I was reading my favorite book last night. I was reading my favorite book last night.

It was raining a lot when we left. It was raining a lot when we left.

What were you doing at 10 a.m.? What were you doing at 10 a.m.?

Yesterday, at 5 o' clock, I was going to the Yesterday, at 5 o' clock, I was going to the mall. mall.

É É formadoformado pelo pelo verboverboto be no passadoto be no passado, ,

acrescentando-se acrescentando-se inging ao ao verboverbo

principalprincipal::

Exemplos de uso:Exemplos de uso:

I I was playingwas playing yesterday. yesterday.

You You were singingwere singing last night. last night.

It It was rainingwas raining when I came. when I came.

I I WAS studyingWAS studying when you arrived. when you arrived.

►NOTE:NOTE:

Lembre-se de que se usa Lembre-se de que se usa waswas para I, para I,

he, she e it, e he, she e it, e werewere para as demais para as demais pessoaspessoas..

A A forma interrogativa forma interrogativa e negativae negativa é é aquela aquela correspondente ao correspondente ao

verbo to beverbo to be::

11.As .As formas formas negativasnegativas se se formam comformam com

wasn'twasn't e e weren'tweren't;;

22.A .A forma interrogativaforma interrogativa se se forma com a forma com a anteposiçãoanteposição de de waswas//werewere ao ao sujeito sujeito, o , o

que sempreque sempreacontece quando o acontece quando o verbo to verbo to

bebeé o auxiliaré o auxiliar

AdvérbiosAdvérbiosde tempode tempo ee

expressõesexpressões que que normalmente o normalmente o acompanham:acompanham:

YesterdayYesterday – ontem – ontem

last (night, week, year, etc.)last (night, week, year, etc.) – (noite, – (noite, semana, ano,semana, ano,etc. ) passada / passadoetc. ) passada / passado

RUNRUN

Exemplo de conjugação com o Exemplo de conjugação com o verboverbo

to runto run

AffirmativeAffirmativeformform

I I was runwas runnning ing youyou were run were runnning ing hehe was run was runningningsheshe was run was runnningingitit was run was runnning ing

wewe were run were runnning ing youyou were run were runnning ing theythey were run were runnning ing

NegativeNegativeform form

II wasn't run wasn't runnning ing youyou weren't run weren't runnning ing hehe wasn't run wasn't runnning ing sheshe wasn't run wasn't runnning ing itit wasn't run wasn't runnning ing

wewe weren't run weren't runnning ing youyou weren't run weren't runnning ing theythey weren't run weren't runnninging

► InterrogativeInterrogativeform form

was was II run runnning?ing?were were youyou run runnning? ing? was was hehe run runnning? ing? was was sheshe run runnning? ing? was was itit run runnning? ing?

were were wewe run runnning?ing?were were youyou run runnning?ing?were were theythey run runnning?ing?

ExemplosExemplos

I I was readingwas reading a book when she got home. a book when she got home.

What What werewere you you doingdoing when the guests when the guests arrived?arrived?

She She was swimwas swimmminging while we were playing while we were playing soccer.soccer.

LET’S LET’S PRACTICE!PRACTICE!

►When the teacher arrived at school, ...When the teacher arrived at school, ...

1. (do homework) 1. (do homework) 2. (sing) 2. (sing) 3. (dance) 3. (dance) 4. (drink) 4. (drink) 5. (push) 5. (push) 6. (eat) 6. (eat) 7. (play) 7. (play) 8. (ride) 8. (ride) 9. (skate) 9. (skate) 10. (climb)10. (climb)