Past Continuous (Past Progressive)
O Past Continuous descreve ações ou situações que estavam em progresso em um momento particular no passado. Ele enfatiza a natureza contínua da ação em vez de seu completamento.
Formamos o Past Continuous com was/were + a forma -ing do verbo. Use 'was' com I, he, she, it e 'were' com you, we, they.
Formação
Forma Afirmativa
Forme o Past Continuous com was/were + verbo-ing.
| Forma Completa | Forma Contraída |
|---|---|
| I was reading | I was reading |
| You were walking | You were walking |
| He was cooking | He was cooking |
| She was talking | She was talking |
| It was raining | It was raining |
| We were playing football | We were playing football |
| They were studying | They were studying |
Forma Negativa
Adicione 'not' após was/were para fazer negações. As contrações são comumente usadas.
| Forma Completa | Forma Contraída |
|---|---|
| I was not reading | I wasn't reading |
| You were not walking | You weren't walking |
| He was not cooking | He wasn't cooking |
| She was not talking | She wasn't talking |
| It was not raining | It wasn't raining |
| We were not playing football | We weren't playing football |
| They were not studying | They weren't studying |
Perguntas Sim/Não
Mude was/were para antes do sujeito para formar perguntas.
Exemplos:
- Was I reading at 8 o'clock?
- Were you walking in the park?
- Was he cooking dinner?
- Was she talking on the phone?
- Was it raining this morning?
- Were we playing football yesterday?
- Were they studying together?
Perguntas com Wh-
Comece com uma palavra interrogativa, depois use was/were + sujeito + verbo-ing.
Exemplos:
- What was I reading?
- Where were you walking?
- What was he cooking?
- Who was she talking to?
- When was it raining?
- What were we playing?
- What were they studying?
Uso
Nota: Verbos estativos (como know, like, believe, want) geralmente não são usados em formas contínuas. Eles descrevem estados e não ações.
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