Past Continuous
PAST CONTINUOUS
O que é?
O past continuous é uma forma verbal que indica ações contínuas que tiveram início no passado.
Exemplos:
It was raining yesterday.
I was cleaning my room last night.
She was eating bread.
Quando utilizar?
Existem algumas situações mais comuns ao usar esse tempo verbal, dentre elas, as principais são:
-Para expressar uma ação interrompida por outra:
Exemplo:
I was studying when my brother arrived.
-Para expressar ações que ocorreram ao mesmo tempo
Exemplo:
I was reading a book while my mom was watching TV
-Para descrever uma ação repetida ou habitual
Exemplo:
We were always playing video games
ESTRUTURA:
I/ He/ She/ It + was+ verbo+ ing
You/ We/ They + were + verbo + ing
Exemplo:
She was running this morning
They were running this morning
PAY ATTENTION
Para frases interrogativas, é importante lembrar de usar o verbo auxiliar no começo da frase:
Was + I/ He/ She/ It + verbo + ing
Exemplo:
Was he cooking yesterday?
Were + You/ We/ They + verbo + ing
Were you working last week?
Para frases negativas, é opcional usar ou não a contração do verbo auxiliar na forma negativa:
I/ He/ She/ It + was + not+ verbo + ing
You/ We/ They + were + not + verbo + ing
He was not/ wasn’t cleaning his room.
– Beatriz