Question

• Complete as frases utilizando o Past Continuous do verbo entre parenteses conforme o exemplo.
Complete the sentences with the past progressive.
1. The girls were playing

(play) cards. (As garotas estavam jogando cartas)

Nessa questão utilizamos WERE (estavam) porque THE GIRLS (As garotas) é plural. E
acrescentamos ING ao verbo PLAY (jogar), fomando assim PLAYING (jogando).

2. Greg

(look) for his wallet.

3. Mr Miller

(not wash) his car.

4. Susan

(do) her homework.

5. They

(not play) football yesterday afternoon.

6. I

(wait) for her in the park.

7. Carol and I

(have) dinner when he arrived.

8. We

(play) the guitar when she entered.

9. Tom

(not swim) in the pool.

10. The boys

(cycle) home from school.

11. She

(work) in her office.

12. I

(not learn) the new words.

13. Ann

(lie) on the beach.

14. We

(sit) on the bench for a long time.

Answer 1

2) Greg was looking for his wallet

3) Mr Miller was not washing his car

4) Susan did not do her homework

5) They were not playing football yesterday afternoon

6) I was waiting for her in the park

7) Carol and I were had dinner when he arrived.

8) We were playing the guitar when she entered

9) Tom was not swimming in the pool

10) The boys were cycling from school

11) She was working in her office

12) I was not learning the new words

13) Ann had lied on the beach (não tenho certeza desse)

14) We were sat on the bench for a long time