Passado contínuo - Passado progressivo – Past continuous

* essa estrutura serve para indicar uma ação que foi interrompida, no passado.

GRAMMAR STRUCTURE – TO BE ​PAST​ ​(ser / estar)

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I was I was am am was I

YOU were YOU were are are were YOU
HE was HE was is is was HE
SHE was SHE was is is was SHE
IT was IT was is
NOT
is was IT
?
WE were WE were are are were WE
THE THE THE
were were are are were
Y Y Y

They were eatING the cake.

They were NOT eatING the cake.
They were eatING the cake ?

* sua estrutura na forma AFIRMATIVA é composta de:

sujeito + TO BE + Verbo com ING (exemplo: She ​WAS​ work​ing​.)
* sua estrutura na forma NEGATIVA é composta de:
sujeito + TO BE + NOT+ Verbo com ING (exemplo: She ​WAS​ ​not​ work​ing​.)
* sua estrutura na forma INTERROGATIVA é composta de:
TO BE + sujeito + Verbo com ING (exemplo: ​WAS​ she work​ing?
​ )

- verbos como: Want, Need, Understand, Prefer e Like sao conjugados do SIMPLE PAST
(eu quero, eu preciso, etc)

Exercise
1) Write the sentence in English using the Past Continuous.
a) Ela estava estudando para a prova de matemática.
b) Eles estavam entendendo a matéria.
c) Seu amigo estava vindo para a aula?
d) Eu não estava querendo assistir esse filme.
e) O que seus vizinhos estavam dizendo?
f) Elas não estavam trazendo o bolo.
2) Complete the sentences with the proper conjugation in the Past
Continuous.
a) The wind ______________ (to blow) last night.
b) The students ______________ (to go - not) to the club.
c) ___ his friends ______________ (to watch) TV in the afternoon?
d) Where ____ the party ______________ (to happen)?
e) Those children ______________ (to play) the guitar last concert.
f) ___ her mother ______________ (to cook) the dinner?

3) Mark TRUE or FALSE.

a) The girls was studying for hours. ( )T ( )F
b) Was the party being nice? ( )T ( )F
c) When the show was happening? ( )T ( )F
d) What boys were reading the book? ( )T ( )F
e) These boys were reading the book? ( )T ( )F
f) Why was her aunt speaking loud? ( )T ( )F
Answer
1) Write the sentence in English using the Past Continuous.
a) She was studying for the math test.
b) They understood the subject.
c) Was ​your friend​ coming to the class?
d) I didn’t want to watch this film/movie.
e) What were your neighbors saying?
f) They were not/weren’t bringing the cake.

2) Complete the sentences with the proper conjugation in the Past

Continuous.
a) The wind ​was blowing​ (to blow) last night.
b) The students ​weren´t going ​(to go - not) to the club.
c) were​ his friends ​watching​ (to watch) TV in the afternoon?
d) Where ​was​ the party ​happening​ (to happen)?
e) Those children ​were playing​ (to play) the guitar last concert.
f) was​ her mother ​cooking​ (to cook) the dinner?

3) Mark TRUE or FALSE.

a) The girls was studying for hours. ( )T ( )F
b) Was the party being nice? ( )T ( )F
c) When the show was happening? ( )T ( )F
d) What boys were reading the book? ( )T ( )F
e) These boys were reading the book? ( )T ( )F
f) Why was her aunt speaking loud? ( )T ( )F