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Conceito de Past Continuous 03

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Past Continuous
Prof: Renato Baggio Berbicz

Conceito de Past Continuous

O Past Continuous é usado para nos referirmos a algo que estava acontecendo em
torno de um momento específico no passado ou que estava acontecendo o tempo todo
num período de tempo no passado.

FORM
O Past Continuous é formado pelo Verbo To Be no passado acrescido de outro verbo
na forma do Gerúndio.
TO BE + VERB + ING

Was/Were

Ex.: I was studying when you called me last night.

Affirmative
Ex.: John was studying.
Negative
Ex.: John wasn’t studying.
Interrogative
Ex.: Was John studying?
Ex.: What was John studying?
Uso
a) O Past Continuous é usado juntamente com o Simple Past quando dizemos que
algo aconteceu enquanto outra ação estava em andamento.
Ex.: I was taking a shower when Jane called me.

Past Continuous Simple Past

b) O Past Continuous pode ainda ser usado para indicar duas ações que estavam
acontecendo simultaneamente.
Ex.: Bob was studying while Jane was cooking.

Past Continuous Simple Past

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Atenção!
Como vimos anteriormente, “Tudo o que está acontecendo possui ING mas nem
tudo o que possui ING está acontecendo!”

Compare:
1 – Smoking is bad for you.
Fumar faz mal a você.
2 – I like dancing
Eu gosto de dançar.
3 – I am interested in learning
French.
Eu estou interessado em aprender
francês.
4 – It is a boring movie.
É um filme chato.

My Mistake

John and Tom were drinking beer and talking about their old times. John was still
single, but Tom was married, although he didn’t seem to be very happy about it. Tom was
telling his friend how one mistake sometimes affected the whole life of a man, when John
interrupted him. He was impressed by the strange appearance of a woman who was walking
towards them. The woman was extremely ugly and she was dressed like an alien. She was
wearing an old-fashioned dress and had a funny hat on her head.
JOHN: “Look at that terrible monster! It is coming near us!”
TOM: “Don’t worry, John! It’s my wife” - answered him, in a low voice.
Then John realized that he made a big mistake and began to apologize for it.
TOM: “It’s not your mistake, my friend,” “It’s mine!”.