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LESSON 4 PAST CONTINUOUS (LIO 4 PASSADOCONTINUO)

Usa-se o Past Continuous ou Passado Contnuo para expressar a) aes que estavam acontecendo em um determinado momento do passado. Ex: They were studying five minutes ago. (Eles estavam estudando cinco minutos atrs). b) uma ao que estava acontecendo quando uma outra ao ocorreu. Neste caso, usa-se WHEN (quando) para relacionar as duas aes. Ex: He was having dinner when the phone rang. (Ele estava jantando quando o telefone tocou). c) duas aes que estavam acontecendo no mesmo momento do passado. Neste caso, usa-se WHILE (enquanto) para relacionar as duas aes. Ex: She was cleaning the house while he was washing the dishes. (Ela estava limpando a casa enquanto ele estava lavando a loua). Forma Afirmativa O Past Continuous ou Passado Contnuo formado pelo passado simples do verbo to be (was / were) e pelo verbo principal no gerndio, ou seja, com a terminao ING. Se houver dvidas em relao formao do gerndio em ingls, volte lio sobre o Present Continuos no item Formao do to work = trabalhar Forma Negativa Forma Contrada I was not working I wasnt working You were not working You werent working He was not working He wasnt working She was not working She wasnt working It was not working It wasnt working We were not working We werent working You were not working You werent working They were not working They werent working Gerndio. Observe a conjugao de dois verbos no Passado Contnuo na tabela abaixo: to work = trabalhar to stop = parar Conjugao Conjugao I was working I was stopping You were working You were stopping He was working He was stopping She was working She was stopping It was working It was stopping We were working We were stopping You were working You were stopping They were working They were stopping Forma Negativa Para se formar frases negativas no Past Continuous basta acrescentar a partcula de negao not depois do verbo to be (was / were). A forma contrada do verbo to be com a partcula de negao possvel tambm no Past Continuous. Observe a tabela abaixo, com a conjugao de dois verbos.

to stop = parar Forma Negativa Forma Contrada I was not stopping I wasnt stopping You were not stopping You werent stopping He was not stopping He wasnt stopping She was not stopping She wasnt stopping It was not stopping It wasnt stopping We were not stopping We werent stopping You were not stopping You werent stopping They were not stopping They werent stopping to work = trabalhar Was I working ? Were you working ? Was he working ? Was she working ? Was it working ? Were we working ? Were you working ? Were they working ? to stop = parar Was I stopping ? Were you stopping ? Was he stopping ? Was she stopping? Was it stopping ? Were we stopping ? Were you stopping ? Were they stopping ?

Forma Interrogativa Para formar frases interrogativas, deve-se inverter a posio do pronome (sujeito) com o verbo to be e incluir o ponto de interrogao no final da frase. Observe a conjugao de dois verbos na forma interrogativa na tabela ao lado.

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Short Answer (Respostas curtas) Short Answer No Was I working? No, I wasnt. Were you working? No, you werent. Was he working? No, he wasnt. Was she working? Yes, she was. No, she wasnt. Was it working? Yes, it was. No, it wasnt. Were we working? Yes, we were. No, we werent. Were you working? Yes, you No, you were. werent. Were they working? Yes, they No, they were. werent. Short Answer No Was I stopping? No, I wasnt. Were you stopping? No, you werent. Was he stopping? No, he wasnt. Was she stopping? Yes, she was. No, she wasnt. Was it stopping? Yes, it was. No, it wasnt. Were we stopping? Yes, we were. No, we werent. Were you stopping? Yes, you No, you were. werent. Were they stopping? Yes, they No, they were. werent.
ESTUDO DIRIGIDO

EXERCCIOS RESOLVIDOS

to work = trabalhar

Short Answer Sim Yes, I was. Yes, you were. Yes, he was.

to stop = parar

Short Answer Sim Yes, I was. Yes, you were. Yes, he was.

Complete as frases abaixo, com o Past Continuous e depois marque a alternativa com a seqncia correta dos verbos. I The baby _________ (to cry) 10 minutes ago. II Alan ______ (to smoke) his pipe in his room. III Tom and Ted ____ (to look) at the car in the garage. a) was crying was smoking were looking. b) was crying was smoking was looking. c) were crying were smoking were looking. d) were crying were smoking was looking. Resoluo: O Past Continuous formado pelo passado do verbo to be (was / were) e pelo gerndio (ING) do verbo principal. Assim, como o sujeito da primeira frase The baby (a criana) usa-se o verbo to be was e o gerndio de to cry que crying. O sujeito da segunda frase Alan (ele), ento usa-se o verbo to be was e o gerndio de to smoke que smoking. E o sujeito da ltima frase Tom and Ted (eles), ento usa-se o verbo to be were e o gerndio do verbo to look que looking. Assim, a resposta correta a letra a. 2 Marque a alternativa cuja frase no esteja na forma correta do Past Continuous. a) He was read a comic book. b) The boys playing chess. c) We were at school. d) I was studying for the test. Resoluo: Para uma frase estar no Past Continuous ela necessita de dois verbos: o verbo to be no passado (was / were) e o verbo principal no gerndio (ING). A primeira frase possui dois verbos, porm o segundo verbo, read, deveria estar na forma do gerndio: reading. A segunda frase s apresenta o verbo no gerndio (playing) faltando antes dele o verbo to be were. A terceira frase s apresenta o verbo to be no passado (were). E a quarta frase possui dois verbos: was (verbo to be no passado) e studying (gerndio do verbo to study). Ento a resposta correta a letra d.
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Quando usado o Past Continuous em ingls? Como formado o modo forma afirmativo do Past Continuous em ingls? Como formado o negativo e o interrogativo do Past Continuous?

Qual a alternativa que completa corretamente a frase My father _______________ on the sofa? a) was sleeping. b) were sleeping. c) were sleep. d) was sleep.

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Marque a alternativa que complete corretamente a frase ________ the boys ____________ TV an hour ago? a) Was watch. b) Were watch. c) Was watching. d) Were watching. Qual a alternativa que completa corretamente a frase She _________________ a shower when her cell phone ______________? a) was having ringing. b) was having rang. c) were having rang. d) were having ringing. Qual a alternativa que completa corretamente a frase While the teacher __________ the subject, the students __________________? a) were explain was talk. b) was explain were talk. c) was explaining were talking. d) were explaining was talking. Qual a forma negativa da frase It was raining outside? a) It not was raining outside. b) It was not raining outside. c) It not wasnt raining outside. d) Not it was raining outside. Qual a forma interrogaiva frase The children were looking for the cat? a) Were the children looking for the cat? b) The were children looking for the cat? c) The children were looking for the cat? d) Looking the children were for the cat?
GABARITO

ING. Exemplo: I was doing my homework (Eu estava fazendo meu dever de casa). Para se formar frases negativas no Past Continuous, basta acrescentar a partcula de negao not depois do verbo to be (was / were). Exemplo: I was not doing my homework (Eu no estava fazendo meu dever de casa). E para formar frases interrogativas deve-se inverter a posio do pronome (sujeito) com o verbo to be e incluir o ponto de interrogao no final da frase. Exemplo: Were you doing your homework? (Voc estava fazendo seu dever de casa?). Exerccios 1 2 3 4 5 6 A D B C B A
CURIOSITY (CURIOSIDADE)

SANTA CLAUS = Papai Noel Santa Claus brings presents for children at Christmas. O Papai Noel traz presentes para as crianas no Natal. Santa Claus, ou simplesmente Santa, um outro nome em ingls para Father Christmas, Papai Noel. uma corruptela americana do nome que vem de um dialeto holands Santa Klaas, que significa St. Nicholas, So Nicolau, padroeiro das crianas holandesas.

Estudo dirigido 1 O Past Continuous usado para expressar aes que estavam acontecendo em um determinado momento do passado, para expressar uma ao que estava acontecendo quando uma outra ao ocorreu e para expressar duas aes que estavam acontecendo no mesmo momento do passado. O Past Continuous formado pelo passado simples do verbo to be (was / were) e pelo verbo principal no gerndio, ou seja, com a terminao

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