6- Verbos: Passado progressivo

por **Pedro** Ter 17 Jun 2014, 7:48 pm

O Passado Contínuo, basicamente, descreve uma ação que estava ocorrendo em um certo período no passado.

- FORMAÇÃO:

O Past Continuous é formado pelo passado simples do verbo to be (was/were) + o gerúndio (-ing) do verbo principal.

PAST CONTINUOUS: SUJEITO + PASSADO SIMPLES DO VERBO TO BE + GERÚNDIO DO VERBO PRINCIPAL (-ING)

- FORMA AFIRMATIVA:

I	was working
You	were working
He	was working
She	was working
It	was working
We	were working
You	were working
They	were working

- USOS:
O Past Continuous é usado para:
1. Descrever uma ação em andamento num determinado momento no passado:

Fred was dancing with his girlfriend. (Fred estava dançando com sua namorada.)
I was talking to my boss when you called me yesterday afternoon.
(Eu estava falando com meu chefe quando você me ligou ontem à tarde.)
At 7:00 a.m., I was flying over San Francisco. (Às 7:00 eu estava voando sobre São Francisco.)
My father arrived when my mother was cooking. (Meu pai chegou quando minha mãe estava cozinhando.)
In 2001 he was living in Dublin. (Em 2001 ele estava morando em Dublin.)
They were screaming last night. (Eles estavam gritando ontem à noite.)
We were going to the beach when our car broke down. (Estávamos indo para praia quando nosso carro estragou.)
When I got up this morning the sun was shining. (Quando acordei hoje de manhã o sol estava brilhando.)
What were you doing at 6:00 p.m.? (O que você estava fazendo às 18:00?)
It was raining this morning. (Estava chovendo hoje de manhã.)

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2. Narrar as circunstâncias de uma situação passada:

It was almost midnight and I was getting tired, but I couldn't go to bed because I had lots of things to study.
(Era quase meia-noite e eu estava ficando cansado, mas não podia dormir porque tinha muitas coisas para estudar.)
It was Sunday morning, the sun was shining in the sky.
(Era domingo de manhã, o sol estava brilhando no céu.)

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3. Descrever ações em andamento simultâneo. Nesses casos, geralmente usa-se a conjunção while:

Susan was playing while Mary was studying for her test. (Susan estava brincando enquanto Mary estava estudando para sua prova.)

We were preparing our breakfast while he was still sleeping. (Estávamos preparando nosso café da manhã enquanto ele ainda estava dormindo.)

I was having a shower when the phone rang. (Eu estava tomando banho quando o telefone tocou.)

While my father was reading the newspaper, my brother was washing the car. (Enquanto meu pai estava lendo o jornal, meu irmão estava lavando o carro.)

4. Falar, indicar uma ação habitual que ocorria no passado. Normalmente usa-se os advérbios de frequência: constantly, often, always entre o passado simples do verbo to be e o verbo principal:

She was constantly talking to her classmates. Her teacher didn't like that. (Ela estava constantemente falando com seus colegas. Sua professora não gostava disso.)

They were always asking the same questions. (Eles estavam sempre fazendo as mesmas perguntas.)

- FORMAS NEGATIVA E INTEROGATIVA:
1. Forma Negativa:

A Forma Negativa do Passado Contínuo é feita acrescentado-se not entre o passado simples do verbo to be + o gerúndio (-ing) do verbo principal. Observe a tabela abaixo:

I	was not working
You	were not working
He	was not working
She	was not working
It	was not working
We	were not working
You	were not working
They	were not working

* FORMAS ABREVIADAS: was not - wasn't / were not - weren't. Ambas as formas são corretas e bastante comuns na Língua Inglesa. Observe alguns exemplos com as formas abreviadas:

I wasn't watching TV last night. (Eu não estava assistindo TV ontem à noite.)
They weren't waiting for her at the airport. (Eles não estavam esperando por ela no aeroporto.)

Bob and Jamey weren't sleeping when Jane got home. (Bob e Jamey não estavam dormindo quando Jane chegou em casa.)

She wasn't reading a book, she was reading a magazine. (Ela não estava lendo um livro, estava lendo uma revista.)

NEGATIVE FORM: SUJEITO + PASSADO SIMPLES DO VERBO TO BE + NOT + GERÚNDIO DO VERBO PRINCIPAL (-ING)

2. Forma Interrogativa:

Na Forma Interrogativa do Passado Contínuo, o sujeito posiciona-se entre o passado simples do verbo to be e o gerúndio (-ing) do verbo principal. Observe a tabela abaixo:

Was	I working?
Were	You working?
Was	He working?
Was	She working?
Was	It working?
Were	We working?
Were	You working?
Were	They working?

Veja outros exemplos:
Were you sleeping? (Você estava dormindo?)
Were they studying fot the test? (Eles estavam estudando para a prova?)
What were the children doing in the bedroom? (O que as crianças estavam fazendo no quarto?)
Was it snowing this morning? (Estava nevando esta manhã?)

INTERROGATIVE FORM: PASSADO SIMPLES DO VERBO TO BE + SUJEITO + GERÚNDIO DO VERBO PRINCIPAL (-ING)