Pretérito Imperfeito

Introdução

O passado contínuo é utilizado para descrever uma ação contínua no passado (a ação começa e termina no passado).

A ação pode ser interrompida por uma ação mais curta (passado simples) ou por um tempo específico, por exemplo:

I	was preparing	dinner when he	arrived.
	past continuous		past simple

At 8am	yesterday I	was working.
specific time		past continuous

Podemos também descrevem dois processos contínuos acontecendo ao mesmo tempo, por exemplo:

While he	was watching	television, his sisters	were doing	their homework.
	past continuous		past continuous

Parte 1 - Passado contínuo positivo

Translation: Fazemos o passado contínuo com
a forma passada do verbo "to be" ("was", "were")
+ a forma "ing" do verbo principal (particípio presente)

Por exemplo:

I He / She / It	was	playing	football.
You We They	were

I He / She / It	was	watching	television.
You We They	were

I He / She / It	was	reading	a book.
You We They	were

Pratique

Complete as frases com a forma correta do passado contínuo positivo do verbo entre parêntesis.

.

1)

At 4am this morning, I . (sleep)

2)

She when the alarm started. (dream)

3)

They to London when the accident happened. (travel)

4)

We a film while they were making dinner. (watch)

Parte 2 - Passado contínuo negativo

Para tornar uma sentença negativa usamos "wasn't" (“was not") / "weren't" (“were not").

Por exemplo:

I He / She / It	wasn't	playing	football.
You We They	weren't

I He / She / It	wasn't	watching	television.
You We They	weren't

I He / She / It	wasn't	reading	a book.
You We They	weren't

Pratique

Complete as frases com a forma correta do passado contínuo negativo do verbo entre parêntesis.

.

1)

We rice for the curry. (boil)

2)

He the house alone. (build)

3)

I the accident very well. (describe)

4)

The clothes very quickly. (dry)

Parte 3 - Perguntas passado contínuo

To make questions we put "was" / "were" before the subject Para fazzer perguntas, colocamos "was" / "were" antes do do sujeito

Por exemplo:

Was	he	playing	football?
Were	you

Was	she	watching	television?
Were	they

Was the dog running?
Were we being noisy?

Respostas curtas

Yes,	I he / she / it	was.
No,	I he / she / it	wasn't.
Yes,	you we they	were.
No,	you we they	weren't.

Pratique

Complete as frases com a forma correta do passado contínuo interrogatório do verbo entre parêntesis.

.

1)

you when I called? (bake)

2)

the pasta long enough? (boil)

3)

he you? (annoy)

4)

they the highest mountain? (climb)

Pratique ainda mais

Escolha a resposta correta para completar a frase: a, b, c ou d.
.

1)

The teacher ____ exam papers for 5 hours.

were correcting

weren't correcting

was corrected

was correcting

2)

They ____ the man with a blanket when the doctor arrived.

were they covering

were covering

wasn't covering

was covering

3)

____ the street when the accident happened?

You wasn't crossing

He were crossing

Was they crossing

Were you crossing

4)

____ crying for the whole film?

Was she

Was they

Were she

They was

5)

They ____ the accident.

were they discussing

wasn't discussing

weren't discussing

was discussing

6)

He ____ more than her.

weren't earning

wasn't earning

are earning

were earning

Ponto de linguagem intermediária

O passado contínuo é considerado uma narrativa de tempo e pode ser usado para criar ou descrever a atmosfera em um tempo verbal no passado ou para uma história.

Por exemplo: