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LESSON 4 PAST CONTINUOUS

(LIO 4 PASSADOCONTINUO)
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.

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

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 ?

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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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 ?

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Short Answer (Respostas curtas)

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.

EXERCCIOS RESOLVIDOS

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.

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.

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.

ESTUDO DIRIGIDO

Quando usado o Past Continuous em ingls?

Como formado o modo forma afirmativo do

Past Continuous em ingls?

EXERCCIOS

Como formado o negativo e o interrogativo do

Past Continuous?

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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.

ING. Exemplo: I was doing my homework (Eu

estava fazendo meu dever de casa).
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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

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.

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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

O Past Continuous formado pelo passado simples do verbo to be (was / were) e pelo verbo
principal no gerndio, ou seja, com a terminao

Santa Claus brings presents for children at

Christmas.
O Papai Noel traz presentes para as crianas
no Natal.

GABARITO

SANTA CLAUS = Papai Noel

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?

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.

CURIOSITY (CURIOSIDADE)

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.

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