Question

SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS

Na língua Inglesa, o past continuous (passado continuo) é um tempo verbal utilizado para descrever ações
que estavam acontecendo em um determinado período no passado. Esse tempo verbal é formando pelo
sujeito + simple past do verbo to be (was/were) + verbo principal com ing no final +

complemento.

Exemplos:

 I was traveling alone yesterday.

 You were saying something to her last week. (Você estava dizendo alguma coisa para ela semana
passada)
 He was feeling well yesterday. (Ele estava se sentindo bem ontem)
 She was walking alone. (Ela estava caminhando sozinha)
 It was raining last night. (Estava chovendo ontem à noite)
 You were telling me the truth. (Vocês estavam me dizendo a verdade)
 We were living in São Paulo last year. (Nós estávamos morando em São Paulo ano passado)
 They were running in the park. (Eles estavam correndo no parque)

Questão 1
Segundo o estudo sobre “Past continuous”, qual das alternativas a seguir está nesse tempo verbal da
língua inglesa?
a) She was think his all day long.
b) I'm studying for maths this morning.
c) Maysa was playing video game when I left.
d) We all were very confuse with this mess.
e) My mother was cook some bread.

Questão 2
Qual das alternativas apresenta a estrutura correta do “Past continuous”?

OBS: Main verb = verbo principal

a) verb to be (presente) + main verb + ing
b) verb to be (past) + to + main verb
c) verb to be (past) + main verb + ing
d) verb to be (present) + to + ing
e) verb to be (past) + ing

Questão 3
Complete as alternativas abaixo passando o verbo em parênteses para o “Past continuous”:
a) I _________________a very pleasant book last night. (to read)
b) He _________________ TV when his mother arrived. (to watch)
c) My father and my little brother ______________________ soccer yesterday. (to play)
d) My mother ___________________lunch with her friends last week. (to have)
e) They _____________________hard in their College project. (to work)

Answer 1

Resposta:

Questão 1

c) Maysa was playing video game when I left.

Questão 2

c) Verb to be (past) + main verb + ing

Questão 3

a) was reading

b) was watching

c) were playing

d) was having lunch

e) were working

Explicação:

Was - I, she, he, it

Were - You, we, they

Answer 2

Resposta:

Questão 1

c) Maysa was playing video game when I left.

Questão 2

c) Verb to be (past) + main verb + ing

Questão 3

a) was reading

b) was watching

c) were playing

d) was having lunch

e) were working

Explicação:

Was - I, she, he, it

Were - You, we, they

Explicação: