Nível Básico › Prazer em conhecê-lo

PAST CONTINUOUS
Diálogo: "I'm sorry to keep you waiting, but I was talking to the union representative."

O past continuous é usado para falar de algo que estava acontecendo em algum tempo do passado, fala de uma ação em progresso, uma ação contínua.

1) AFIRMATIVA

FORMA:
I/HE/SHE/IT + WAS + VERB (-ing)
WE/YOU/THEY + WERE + VERB (-ing)

• I was talking to the manager. (Eu estava falando com o gerente.)
• Tom was writing a report this morning. (Tom estava escrevendo um relatório essa manhã.)
• We were having a meeting. (Nós estávamos tendo uma reunião.)

2) NEGATIVA

FORMA:
I/HE/SHE/IT + WASN'T(WAS NOT) + VERB (-ing)
WE/YOU/THEY + WEREN'T(WERE NOT) + VERB (-ing)

• Mr. Dill wasn't having a meeting. (O Sr. Dill não estava tendo uma reunião.)
• The machine wasn't working. (A máquina não estava funcionando.)
• They weren't talking on the phone. (Eles/Elas não estavam falando no telephone.)

3) INTEROGATIVA
FORMA:
WAS + I/HE/SHE/IT + VERB (-ing)
WERE + WE/YOU/THEY + VERB (-ing)

• Was Mrs. Lipman writing the report? (A Sra. Lipman estava escrevendo o relatório?)
• Were you having a meeting? (Você/Vocês estava/estavam tendo uma reunião?)
• Were they talking on the phone? (Eles estavam falando no telephone?)

4) Respostas curtas. (Short answers)

• YES, I/HE/SHE/IT WAS
• NO, I/HE/SHE/IT WASN'T
• YES, YOU/WE/THEY WERE
• NO, YOU/WE/THEY WEREN'T