Estrutura ✅

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O Past Continuous é formado com a combinação do verbo “to be” no passado (was/were) e o verbo principal no gerúndio (terminado em “-ing“). A estrutura básica é:

Subject + was/were + verb (-ing)

Conjugação do Verbo “To Be” no Passado

I: was    |   You: were    |    He/She/It: was    |    We/They: were

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Exemplos:

I was working.

You were studying.

He/She/It was playing.

We/They were talking.

 

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Função do Past Continuous ✅

O Past Continuous é utilizado para:

Descrever ações em progresso no passado:

=> He was reading a book.

=> They were watching TV at 8 o’clock last night.

 

Mostrar ações paralelas: Para mostrar que duas ou mais ações estavam ocorrendo ao mesmo tempo no passado.

While I was cooking dinner, my friend was setting the table.

Descrever um cenário: Para fornecer contexto para uma ação que ocorreu no passado.

It was raining and the wind was blowing strongly.

 

Ações interrompidas: Para descrever uma ação que estava em andamento quando foi interrompida por outra ação.

I was walking to the office when I met Sarah.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Conjugação do Past Continuous

Forma Afirmativa

Para a forma afirmativa, combine o sujeito com was ou were e o verbo principal no gerúndio:

I: was + working

You: were + studying

He/She/It: was + playing

We/They: were + talking

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Forma Negativa

Para formar a negativa, adicione “not” após was/were:

I was not (wasn’t) working.

You were not (weren’t) studying.

He/She/It was not (wasn’t) playing.

We/They were not (weren’t) talking.

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Perguntas

Para formar perguntas, inverta a posição de was/were e o sujeito:

Was I working?

Were you studying?

Was he/she/it playing?

Were we/they talking?

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Exemplos Práticos ✅

Forma Afirmativa:

I was reading a book.

She was taking a shower when I called.

 

Forma Negativa:

I was not (wasn’t) reading a book.

She was not (wasn’t) taking a shower when I called.

 

Perguntas:

Was I reading a book?

Was she taking a shower when you called?

 

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Dicas para Usar o Past Continuous ✅

Identifique o momento específico: O Past Continuous é útil para descrever ações em andamento durante um ponto específico no passado.

Combine com o Simple Past: Muitas vezes, o Past Continuous é usado em conjunto com o Simple Past para mostrar uma ação em progresso sendo interrompida por outra ação.

I was walking to the park when it started to rain.✅

Descreva o contexto: Use o Past Continuous para criar uma cena ou descrever uma situação no passado.

The children were playing outside while their parents were chatting. ✅

Exemplos de Uso Combinado

She was studying in the library when the fire alarm went off. ✅

A ação em andamento (estudando) foi interrompida pela ação repentina (alarme de incêndio). ✅

While they were traveling in Europe, they visited many museums. ✅

Duas ações paralelas: viajar e visitar museus. ✅

 

Para fixar:

Affirmative Form	Negative Form	Interrogative Form
I am loving	I am not loving	Am I loving?
You are loving	You are not loving	Are you loving?
He/she/it is loving	He/she/it is not loving	Is he/she/it loving?
We are loving	We are not loving	Are we loving?
You are loving	You are not loving	Are you loving?
They are loving	They are not loving	Are they loving?

 

 

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