O past continuous, é o tempo verbal que
basicamente, descreve uma ação que estava ocorrendo em certo período
no passado.
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Sujeito + passado simples (was ou
were) + verbo no gerúndio (ing) + complemento
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I was working
You were working
He was working
She was
working
It was
working
We were
working
You were working
They were
working
NEGATIVE/NEGATIVO
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Sujeito + passado
simples (was ou were) + not + verbo no gerúndio (ing) + complemento
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O negativo do past Continuous é formado
pelo acréscimo do not a frase.
Exemplo: I (was not ou wasn't)
drinking coffee last night.
I was not working
You were not working
He was not working
She was not working
It was not working
We were not working
You were not working
They were not working
INTERROGATIVE/INTERROGATIVO
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Passado simples do verbo to be +
sujeito + verbo no gerúndio (ing)
+ complemento
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Was I working?
Were you
working?
Was
he working?
Was she
working?
Was it
working?
Were
we working?
Were you
working?
Were
they working?
Descrever algo que aconteceu antes
e depois de um tempo específico:
It was seven o'clock. I was waiting an
email.
Descrever uma ação em andamento num
determinado momento no passado:
It was raining this
morning.
We were playing soccer
when he got hurt.
Descrever algo que estava acontecendo repetidamente
(again and again):
They were meeting
secretly after school.
Descrever algo quando tem duas ações (ou mais) estão
em progresso ao mesmo tempo: É comum usar ‘’while’’:
Stella was talking
while the teacher was explaning the task.