Question

1) Complete the sentences with the past continuous of the verbs in parentheses. a)The children ____________( cry) an hour ago. b)The boys _________________( not do ) their homework. c) Érica ___________________( dance ) her boyfriend yesterday. d) He______________( talk ) to some friends last night. 2) Talk about the use of the past Continuous. 3) Complete the following sentences with WHEN or WHILE. a)They were whatching TV__________Fred arrived home. b) We were traveling____________the accident occurred. c) Everyone was talking____________ the lights went out. d)____________ I was having a shower , the phone rang. e) David was watching film___________ I was eating. 4) Change the sentences to negative form. a)He was leaving for Goiás when we met him at the airport. b)The girls were getting dessed when the rain began. 5) Put the sentence to interrogative form. a) Mary was dancing with Rick when she saw her father.

Answer 1

1) Complete the sentences with the past continuous of the verbs in parentheses.

a)The children were crying (cry) an hour ago.

b)The boys were not doing (not do) their homework.

c) Érica was dancing (dance) with her boyfriend yesterday.

d) He was talking (talk) to some friends last night.

2) Talk about the use of the past Continuous.

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

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 flexões do verbo to be no Simple Past são was e were.

Was é usado com a terceira pessoa do singular (he, she e it) e were é usado com as demais pessoas verbais (I, you, we e they).

3) Complete the following sentences with WHEN or WHILE.

a)They were whatching TV when Fred arrived home.

b) We were traveling when the accident occurred.

c) Everyone was talking when the lights went out.

d) While I was having a shower , the phone rang.

e) David was watching film while I was eating.

4) Change the sentences to negative form.

a)He was leaving for Goiás when we met him at the airport.

Negative: He was not/wasn't leaving for Goiás when we met him at the airport.

b)The girls were getting dressed when the rain began.

Negative: The girls were not/weren't getting dressed when the rain began.

5) Put the sentence to interrogative form.

a) Mary was dancing with Rick when she saw her father.

Interrogative: Was Mary dancing with Rick when she saw her father?

Espero ter ajudado!