Passado Contínuo
O past continuous é utilizado para descrever ações que ocoreram por determinado tempo no passado.
It was raining last night.
My father was walking at the park.
Geralmente essas ações são interrompidas por ações também no passado (usamos o past continuous juntamente ao simple past)
When we arrived the teacher was writing on the board
The dog was sleeping when the cat jumped.
It was raining when they talked on the phone.
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afirmativa |
significado |
|
I was working |
eu estava trabalhando |
|
you were working |
você estava trabalhando |
|
he was working |
ele estava trabalhando |
|
she was working |
ela estava trabalhando |
|
it was working |
ele(a) estava trabalhando |
|
we were working |
nós estávamos trabalhando |
|
you were working |
vocês estavam trabalhando |
|
they were working |
eles(as) estavam trabalhando |
The boy was sleeping during the class. [O menino estava dormindo durante a aula]
You were playing basketball. [Você estava jogando basquete]
Passado Contínuo Negativo
Veja a formação do passado contínuo na negativa:
|
negativa |
forma contraída |
significado |
|
I was not working |
I wasn't working |
eu não estava trabalhando |
|
you were not working |
You weren't working |
você não estava trabalhando |
|
he was not working |
He wasn't working |
ele não estava trabalhando |
|
she was not working |
She wasn't working |
ela não estava trabalhando |
|
it was not working |
it wasn't working |
ele(a) não estava trabalhando |
|
we were not working |
We weren't working |
nós não estávamos trabalhando |
|
you were not working |
You weren't working |
vocês não estavam trabalhando |
|
they were not working |
They weren't working |
eles(as) não estavam trabalhando |
Veja alguns exemplos:
Mary wasn't dancing at the party. [A Mary não estava dançando na festa]
They weren't selling the new cell phone. [Eles não estavam vendendo o novo telefone celular]
Passado Contínuo Interrogativo
Veja a formação do passado contínuo na interrogativa:
|
interrogativa |
significado |
resposta curta |
|
Was I working? |
eu estava trabalhando? |
Yes, I was. No, I wasn't |
|
Were you working? |
você estava trabalhando? |
Yes, you were. No, you weren't |
|
Was he working? |
ele estava trabalhando? |
Yes, he was. No, he wasn't. |
|
Was she working? |
ela estava trabalhando? |
Yes, she was. No, she wasn't. |
|
Was it working? |
ele(a) estava trabalhando? |
Yes, it was. No, it wasn't. |
|
Were we working? |
nós estávamos trabalhando? |
Yes, we were. No, we weren't. |
|
Were you working? |
vocês estavam trabalhando? |
Yes, you were. No, you weren't. |
|
Were they working? |
eles(as) estavam trabalhando? |
Yes, they were. No, they weren't |
Veja alguns exemplos:
Were we learning grammar or vocabulary? [Estávamos aprendendo gramática ou vocabulário?]
Was it raining after the match? [Estava chovendo após a partida?]
Note que em um diálogo entre duas ou mais pessoas, I, we e you são usados em perguntas e respostas. Veja um exemplo de diálogo:
- Were you watching TV around nine o'clock? [Você estava vendo TV lá pelas nove horas?]
- Yes, I was. I was watching a movie. [Sim, eu estava. Eu estava vendo um filme.]
- Were you and your brother playing soccer at the club this morning? [Você e o seu irmão estavam jogando futebol no clube hoje de manhã?]
- No, we weren't. We were in school. [Não, não estávamos / a gente não estava. A gente estava na escola.]
