INGLÊS

LESSON 4 – PAST CONTINUOUS

(LIÇÃO 4 – PASSADOCONTINUO)
Usa-se o Past Continuous ou Passado Gerúndio. Observe a conjugação de dois verbos no
Contínuo para expressar Passado Contínuo na tabela abaixo:
a) ações que estavam acontecendo em um de- to work = trabalhar to stop = parar
terminado momento do passado. Conjugação Conjugação
Ex: They were studying five minutes ago. I was working I was stopping
(Eles estavam estudando cinco minutos atrás). You were working You were stopping
b) uma ação que estava acontecendo quando He was working He was stopping
uma outra ação ocorreu. Neste caso, usa-se WHEN She was working She was stopping
(quando) para relacionar as duas ações. It was working It was stopping
Ex: He was having dinner when the phone We were working We were stopping
rang. (Ele estava jantando quando o telefone tocou). You were working You were stopping
c) duas ações que estavam acontecendo no They were working They were stopping
mesmo momento do passado. Neste caso, usa-se Forma Negativa
WHILE (enquanto) para relacionar as duas ações. Para se formar frases negativas no Past Con-
Ex: She was cleaning the house while he was tinuous basta acrescentar a partícula de negação not
washing the dishes. (Ela estava limpando a casa en- depois do verbo to be (was / were). A forma contraí-
quanto ele estava lavando a louça). da do verbo to be com a partícula de negação é pos-
Forma Afirmativa sível também no Past Continuous. Observe a tabela
O Past Continuous ou Passado Contínuo é abaixo, com a conjugação de dois verbos.
formado pelo passado simples do verbo to be (was /
were) e pelo verbo principal no gerúndio, ou seja,
com a terminação ING. Se houver dúvidas em rela-
ção à formação do gerúndio em inglês, volte à lição
sobre o Present Continuos no item Formação do

to work = trabalhar to stop = parar

Forma Negativa Forma Contraída Forma Negativa Forma Contraída
I was not working I wasn’t working I was not stopping I wasn’t stopping
You were not working You weren’t working You were not stopping You weren’t stopping
He was not working He wasn’t working He was not stopping He wasn’t stopping
She was not working She wasn’t working She was not stopping She wasn’t stopping
It was not working It wasn’t working It was not stopping It wasn’t stopping
We were not working We weren’t working We were not stopping We weren’t stopping
You were not working You weren’t working You were not stopping You weren’t stopping
They were not working They weren’t working They were not stopping They weren’t stopping

Forma Interrogativa to work = trabalhar to stop = parar

Para formar frases interrogativas, deve-se in- Was I working ?
verter a posição do pronome (sujeito) com o verbo to Were you working ?
be e incluir o ponto de interrogação no final da frase. Was he working ?
Observe a conjugação de dois verbos na forma inter- Was she working ?
rogativa na tabela ao lado. Was it working ?
Were we working ?
Were you working ?
Were they working ?
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) EXERCÍCIOS RESOLVIDOS

to work = Short Short 1 Complete as frases abaixo, com o Past Continu-

trabalhar Answer – Answer – ous e depois marque a alternativa com a seqüên-
Sim Não cia correta dos verbos.
Was I working? Yes, I was.No, I wasn’t. I – The baby _________ (to cry) 10 minutes ago.
Were you working? Yes, you No, you II – Alan ______ (to smoke) his pipe in his room.
were. weren’t. III – Tom and Ted ____ (to look) at the car in the
Was he working? Yes, he was. No, he garage.
wasn’t. a) was crying – was smoking – were looking.
Was she working? Yes, she was. No, she b) was crying – was smoking – was looking.
wasn’t. c) were crying – were smoking – were looking.
Was it working? Yes, it was. No, it wasn’t. d) were crying – were smoking – was looking.
Were we working? Yes, we were. No, we Resolução: O Past Continuous é formado pe-
weren’t. lo passado do verbo to be (was / were) e pelo gerún-
dio (ING) do verbo principal. Assim, como o sujeito
Were you working? Yes, you No, you
da primeira frase é The baby (a criança) usa-se o ver-
were. weren’t.
bo to be was e o gerúndio de to cry que é crying. O
Were they working? Yes, they No, they
sujeito da segunda frase é Alan (ele), então usa-se o
were. weren’t.
verbo to be was e o gerúndio de to smoke que é
smoking. E o sujeito da última frase é Tom and Ted
to stop = parar Short Short (eles), então usa-se o verbo to be were e o gerúndio
Answer – Answer – do verbo to look que é looking. Assim, a resposta
Sim Não correta é a letra a.
Was I stopping? Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.
Were you stopping? Yes, you No, you
were. weren’t. 2 Marque a alternativa cuja frase não esteja na
Was he stopping? Yes, he was. No, he forma correta do Past Continuous.
wasn’t. a) He was read a comic book.
Was she stopping? Yes, she was. No, she b) The boys playing chess.
wasn’t. c) We were at school.
Was it stopping? Yes, it was. No, it wasn’t. d) I was studying for the test.
Were we stopping? Yes, we were. No, we Resolução: Para uma frase estar no Past
weren’t. Continuous ela necessita de dois verbos: o verbo to
Were you stopping? Yes, you No, you be no passado (was / were) e o verbo principal no
were. weren’t. gerúndio (ING). A primeira frase possui dois ver-
Were they stopping? Yes, they No, they bos, porém o segundo verbo, read, deveria estar na
were. weren’t. forma do gerúndio: reading. A segunda frase só a-
presenta o verbo no gerúndio (playing) faltando an-
ESTUDO DIRIGIDO tes dele o verbo to be were. A terceira frase só
apresenta o verbo to be no passado (were). E a quarta
1 Quando é usado o Past Continuous em inglês? frase possui dois verbos: was (verbo to be no passa-
do) e studying (gerúndio do verbo to study). Então a
resposta correta é a letra d.
2 Como é formado o modo forma afirmativo do
Past Continuous em inglês?
EXERCÍCIOS
3 Como é formado o negativo e o interrogativo do
Past Continuous? 1 Qual é 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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2 Marque a alternativa que complete corretamente ING. Exemplo: I was doing my homework (Eu
a frase “________ the boys ____________ TV an estava fazendo meu dever de casa).
hour ago?
3 Para se formar frases negativas no Past Continu-
a) Was – watch.
ous, basta acrescentar a partícula de negação not
b) Were – watch.
depois do verbo to be (was / were). Exemplo: I
c) Was – watching.
was not doing my homework (Eu não estava fa-
d) Were – watching.
zendo meu dever de casa). E para formar frases
interrogativas deve-se inverter a posição do pro-
3 Qual é a alternativa que completa corretamente a nome (sujeito) com o verbo to be e incluir o pon-
frase “She _________________ a shower when to de interrogação no final da frase. Exemplo:
her cell phone ______________”? Were you doing your homework? (Você estava
a) was having – ringing. fazendo seu dever de casa?).
b) was having – rang. Exercícios
c) were having – rang.
d) were having – ringing. 1 A
2 D
4 Qual é a alternativa que completa corretamente a 3 B
frase “While the teacher __________ the subject, 4 C
the students __________________”?
a) were explain – was talk. 5 B
b) was explain – were talk. 6 A
c) was explaining – were talking.
d) were explaining – was talking. CURIOSITY (CURIOSIDADE)

SANTA CLAUS = Papai Noel

5 Qual é a forma negativa da frase “It was raining
outside”?
a) It not was raining outside.
b) It was not raining outside.
c) It not wasn’t raining outside.
d) Not it was raining outside.
6 Qual é 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?
Santa Claus brings presents for children at
Christmas.
O Papai Noel traz presentes para as crianças
no Natal.
Santa Claus, ou simplesmente Santa, é um
outro nome em inglês para Father Christmas, “Papai
Noel”. É uma corruptela americana do nome que vem
de um dialeto holandês – Santa Klaas, que significa
St. Nicholas, “São Nicolau”, padroeiro das crianças
holandesas.

GABARITO

Estudo dirigido
1 O Past Continuous é usado para expressar ações
que estavam acontecendo em um determinado
momento do passado, para expressar uma ação
que estava acontecendo quando uma outra ação
ocorreu e para expressar duas ações que estavam
acontecendo no mesmo momento do passado.
2 O Past Continuous é formado pelo passado sim-
ples do verbo to be (was / were) e pelo verbo
principal no gerúndio, ou seja, com a terminação

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