- Passado Contínuo ou Progressivo - Past Continuous or Progressive
O Passado Contínuo, basicamente, descreve uma ação que estava ocorrendo em um certo período no passado.
- FORMAÇÃO:
O Past Continuous é formado pelo passado simples do verbo to be (was/were) + o gerúndio (-ing) do verbo principal.
PAST CONTINUOUS: SUJEITO + PASSADO SIMPLES DO VERBO TO BE + GERÚNDIO DO VERBO PRINCIPAL (-ING)
- FORMA AFIRMATIVA:
I was working
You were working
He was working
She was working
It was working
We were working
You were working
They were working
USOS:
O Past Continuous é usado para:
1. Descrever uma ação em andamento num determinado momento no passado:
Fred was dancing with his girlfriend. (Fred estava dançando com sua namorada.)
I was talking to my boss when you called me yesterday afternoon.
(Eu estava falando com meu chefe quando você me ligou ontem à tarde.)
At 7:00 a.m., I was flying over San Francisco. (Às 7:00 eu estava voando sobre São Francisco.)
My father arrived when my mother was cooking. (Meu pai chegou quando minha mãe estava cozinhando.)
2. Narrar as circunstâncias de uma situação passada:
It was almost midnight and I was getting tired, but I couldn't go to bed because I had lots of things to study.
(Era quase meia-noite e eu estava ficando cansado, mas não podia dormir porque tinha muitas coisas para estudar).
3. Descrever ações em andamento simultâneo. Nesses casos, geralmente usa-se a conjunção while:
Susan was playing while Mary was studying for her test. (Susan estava brincando enquanto Mary estava estudando para sua prova.)
We were preparing our breakfast while he was still sleeping. (Estávamos preparando nosso café da manhã enquanto ele ainda estava dormindo.)
4. Falar, indicar uma ação habitual que ocorria no passado. Normalmente usa-se os advérbios de frequência: constantly, often, always entre o passado simples do verbo to be e o verbo principal:
She was constantly talking to her classmates. Her teacher didn't like that. (Ela estava constantemente falando com seus colegas. Sua professora não gostava disso.)
They were always asking the same questions. (Eles estavam sempre fazendo as mesmas perguntas.)
FORMAS NEGATIVA E INTEROGATIVA:
1. Forma Negativa:
A Forma Negativa do Passado Contínuo é feita acrescentado-se not entre o passado simples do verbo to be + o gerúndio (-ing) do verbo principal. Observe a tabela abaixo:
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
2. Forma Interrogativa:
Na Forma Interrogativa do Passado Contínuo, o sujeito posiciona-se entre o passado simples do verbo to be e o gerúndio (-ing) do verbo principal. Observe a tabela abaixo:
Was I working?
Were You working?
Was He working?
Was She working?
Was It working?
Were We working?
Were You working?
Were They working?
Veja outros exemplos:
Were you sleeping? (Você estava dormindo?)
Were they studying fot the test? (Eles estavam estudando para a prova?)
USOS:
O Past Continuous é usado para:
1. Descrever uma ação em andamento num determinado momento no passado:
Fred was dancing with his girlfriend. (Fred estava dançando com sua namorada.)
I was talking to my boss when you called me yesterday afternoon.
(Eu estava falando com meu chefe quando você me ligou ontem à tarde.)
At 7:00 a.m., I was flying over San Francisco. (Às 7:00 eu estava voando sobre São Francisco.)
My father arrived when my mother was cooking. (Meu pai chegou quando minha mãe estava cozinhando.)
2. Narrar as circunstâncias de uma situação passada:
It was almost midnight and I was getting tired, but I couldn't go to bed because I had lots of things to study.
(Era quase meia-noite e eu estava ficando cansado, mas não podia dormir porque tinha muitas coisas para estudar).
3. Descrever ações em andamento simultâneo. Nesses casos, geralmente usa-se a conjunção while:
Susan was playing while Mary was studying for her test. (Susan estava brincando enquanto Mary estava estudando para sua prova.)
We were preparing our breakfast while he was still sleeping. (Estávamos preparando nosso café da manhã enquanto ele ainda estava dormindo.)
4. Falar, indicar uma ação habitual que ocorria no passado. Normalmente usa-se os advérbios de frequência: constantly, often, always entre o passado simples do verbo to be e o verbo principal:
She was constantly talking to her classmates. Her teacher didn't like that. (Ela estava constantemente falando com seus colegas. Sua professora não gostava disso.)
They were always asking the same questions. (Eles estavam sempre fazendo as mesmas perguntas.)
FORMAS NEGATIVA E INTEROGATIVA:
1. Forma Negativa:
A Forma Negativa do Passado Contínuo é feita acrescentado-se not entre o passado simples do verbo to be + o gerúndio (-ing) do verbo principal. Observe a tabela abaixo:
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
2. Forma Interrogativa:
Na Forma Interrogativa do Passado Contínuo, o sujeito posiciona-se entre o passado simples do verbo to be e o gerúndio (-ing) do verbo principal. Observe a tabela abaixo:
Was I working?
Were You working?
Was He working?
Was She working?
Was It working?
Were We working?
Were You working?
Were They working?
Veja outros exemplos:
Were you sleeping? (Você estava dormindo?)
Were they studying fot the test? (Eles estavam estudando para a prova?)