Question

As sentenças estAs sentenças estão no “Present Continuous.” Passe-as para o “Past
Continuous” nas formas afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa:
1- She is walking to school.
2- They are playing chess.
3- I am helping my mother.
4- Ted is reading a comic book.
5- The dog is sleeping under the bed.
6- The teacher is telling a story.
7- We are writing love poems.
8- Alex and Jhon are wearing black clothes.

II- Complete com o Passado Contínuo dos verbos em parênteses:
1- They __________ to Japan when the accident happened. (travel)
2- I __________ in the garden when I hurt my foot. (walk)
3- When you arrived, I __________ a bath. (take)
4- We __________ the dishes while she __________ the floor. (wash/sweep)
5- The sun __________ when I got up this morning. (shine)
6- She __________ Mozart 5 minutes ago. (play)
7- Richard and I __________ the newspaper when you called. (read)
8- Susan __________ to you when I fell from the tree. (talk)
9- I __________ while they __________ the guitar. (sing/play)
10- It __________ when we left home. (rain)

III- Traduza as 10 sentenças do exercício anterior:

Answer 1

I)

1-

A: She was walking to school.

N: She wasn't walking to school.

I: Was she walking to school?

2-

A: They were playing chess.

N: They weren't playing chess.

I: Were they were playing chess?

3-

A: I was helping my mother.

N: I wasn't helping my mother.

I: Was I helping my mother?

4-

A: Ted was reading a comic book.

N: Ted wasn't reading a comic book.

I: Was Ted was reading a comic book?

5-

A: The dog was sleeping under the bed.

N: The dog wasn't sleeping under the bed.

I: Was the dog sleeping under the bed?

6-

A: The teacher was telling a story.

N: The teacher wasn't telling a story.

I: Was the teacher was telling a story?

7-

A: We were writing love poems.

N: We weren't writing love poems.

I: Were we writing love poems?

8-

A: Alex and Jhon were wearing black clothes.

II)

1- They ware traveling to Japan when the accident happened.

2- I was walking in the garden when I hurt my foot.

3- When you arrived, I was taking a bath.

4- We were washing the dishes while she was sweeping the floor.

5- The sun was shining when I got up this morning. (shine)

6- She was playing Mozart 5 minutes ago.

7- Richard and I were reading the newspaper when you called.

8- Susan was talking to you when I fell from the tree.

9- I was singing while they were playing the guitar.

10- It was raining when we left home.

III)

1- Eles estavam viajando para o Japão quando aconteceu o acidente.

2- Eu estava andando no jardim quando machuquei meu pé.

3- Quando você chegou, eu estava tomando banho.

4- Nós estávamos lavando a louça enquanto ela varria o chão.

5- O sol estava brilhando quando me levantei esta manhã. (brilho)

6- Ela estava tocando Mozart 5 minutos atrás.

7- Richard e eu estávamos lendo o jornal quando você ligou.

8- Susan estava conversando com você quando eu caí da árvore.

9- Eu estava cantando enquanto eles tocavam violão.

10- Estava chovendo quando saímos de casa.

Explicação:

Past Continuous

O Past Continuous (Passado Contínuo) é um tempo verbal utilizado para indicar ações contínuas que ocorreram no passado.

Formação do Past Continuous

O Past Continuous é formado pela união do verbo auxilar to be conjugado no Simple Past (Passado Simples) + gerúndio (-ing acrescido a um verbo principal).  As conjugações do verbo to be no Simple Past são was e were.

Was é usado para he, she e it; e

Were é usado para I, you, we e they.

Forma Afirmativa

As frases afirmativas no Past Continuous são formadas com estrutura: Sujeito + Verbo to be no Simple Past + Verbo principal com –ing + Complemento

Exemplo: She was going to my house. (Ela estava indo para a minha casa.)

Forma Negativa

Nas frases negativas, utiliza-se o not após o verbo to be. Observe a formação correta:

Sujeito + Verbo to be no Simple Past + not + Verbo principal com –ing + Complemento

Exemplo: She was not going to my house. (Ela não estava indo para a minha casa.)

Forma Interrogativa (Interrogative Form)

As frases interrogativas, no Past Continuous são formadas com estrutura:

Verbo to be no Simple Past + Sujeito + Verbo principal com –ing + Complemento

Exemplo: Was she going to my house? (Ela estava indo para a minha casa?)