Veja o exemplo abaixo
I was putting
You were putting
He was putting
She was putting
It was putting
We were putting
You were putting
They were putting
Para formar o past continuous utilizamos o Simple Past do verbo To Be + o ING form do verbo principal.
No caso do exemplo acima temos o verbo To Be no Simple Past
I Was
You Were
He/ She / It Was
We / You / They Were
Seguido do verbo principal com o ING FORM, ou seja, verbo principal --> To Put ( PutTING).
O Past Continuous é usado para indicar uma atividade ou situação que estava se desenvolvendo no momento em que uma outra ação a interrompeu. A oração que expressa essa interrupção tem o verbo no Simple Past. As seguintes conjunções são normalmente usadas para ligar essas duas orações: as, just as, when, while.
Usa-se o Past Continuous nas duas orações quando as atividades ou situações estavam se desenvolvendo ao mesmo tempo.
Veja o exemplo.
While she was putting her foot in the water, the gas stove was burning.
Vamos ao exercício
1. Complete com o Past Continuous dos verbos entre parênteses: Veja o modelo.
Modelo --> While she was doing (TO DO) she heard (TO HEAR) footsteps coming to the back door.
a) They_____________________(TO WATCH) TV while it _______________(TO RAIN).
b) We __________________(TO GO) home when we ____________(TO SEE) Mr. Grey.
c) When the war began, they _________________(TO LIVE) in Germany.
d) While I ____________________(TO SWIM), he _______________(TO PLAY) soccer.
Vamos assistir agora um vídeo clipe também da Celine Dion com alguns verbos no Past Continous para podermos fixar bem a colocação do Past Continous.
A New Day Has Come
A new day has come
A new day has... come
I was waiting for so long
For a miracle to come
Everyone told me to be
strong
Hold on and don't shed a
tear
Through the darkness and
good times
I knew I'd make it
through
And the world thought I
had it all
But I was waiting for you
Hush, now
I see a light in the sky
Oh, it's almost blinding
me
I can't believe
I've been touched by an
angel with love
Let the rain come down
and wash away my tears
Let it fill my soul and
drown my fears
Let it shatter the walls
for a new, new sun
A new day has... come
Where it was dark now
there's light
Where there was pain now
there's joy
Where there was weakness,
I found my strength
All in the eyes of a boy
Hush, now
I see a light in the sky
Oh, it's almost blinding
me
I can't believe
I've been touched by an
angel with love
Let the rain come down
and wash away my tears
Let it fill my soul and
drown my fears
Let it shatter the walls
for a new, new sun
A new day has... come
Let the rain come down
and wash away my tears
Let it fill my soul and
drown my fears
Let it shatter the walls
for a new, new sun
A new day has... come
Ohhh, a light... OOh
Hush, now
I see a light in your
eyes
Oh, in the eyes
I can't believe
I've been touched by an
angel with love
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Um Novo Dia Chegou
Um novo dia chegou
Um novo dia... chegou
Eu estive esperando por tanto tempo
Pela chegada de um milagre
Todos me diziam para ser forte
Aguente e não derrame uma lágrima
Pela escuridão e por bons momentos
Eu sabia que eu poderia fazer isto
E o mundo pensou que eu tinha tudo
Mas eu estava esperando por você
Silêncio, agora
Eu vejo uma luz no céu
Oh, isso está quase me cegando
Eu não posso acreditar
Eu fui tocada por um anjo com amor
Deixe a chuva cair e levar minhas lágrimas
Deixe isso suprir minha alma e afogar meus medos
Deixe isso destruir as paredes para o novo, novo
sol
Um novo dia chegou
Onde havia escuridão agora há luz
Onde havia a dor agora há alegria
Onde havia fraqueza, eu encontrei minha força
Oh, nos olhos de um garoto
Silêncio, agora
Eu vejo uma luz no céu
Oh, isso está quase me cegando
Eu não posso acreditar
Eu fui tocada por um anjo com amor
Deixe a chuva cair e levar minhas lágrimas
Deixe isso suprir minha alma e afogar meus medos
Deixe isso destruir as paredes para o novo, novo
s
Um novo dia chegou
Deixe a chuva cair e levar minhas lágrimas
Deixe isso suprir minha alma e afogar meus medos
Deixe isso destruir as paredes para o novo, novo
sol
Um novo dia chegou
Oh, uma luz
Silêncio, agora
Eu vejo a luz nos seus olhos
Oh, nos olhos de um garoto
Eu não posso acreditar
Eu fui tocada por um anjo com amor
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Fácil né ?
Vamos dificultar um pouco mais.
SIMPLE PAST PERFECT
O past perfect é usado para expressar uma ação que ocorreu no passado antes de uma outra ação ter ocorrido. Esse tempo verbal é marcado pela forma:
Sujeito + had + verbo principal no particípio passado + complemento
The movie had already started when I got home yesterday.
(O filme já tinha começado quando eu cheguei em casa ontem).
Leia as orações abaixo:
We had seen two strange men near the bank before we called the police last night.
We heard a bomb explosion after we had made the phone call
When the policemen arrived, the robbers had taken all the money from the safe.
O Simple Past Perfect é formado por HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE do verbo principal. Quando se trata de dois acontecimentos passados, usa-se o PAST PERFECT para indicar que aquele que ocorreu ANTES, enquanto o outro é colocado (OU SUBENTENDIDO) no Simple Past. As conjunções after, before, when, são normalmente usadas para unir essas orações.
Assista ao vídeo abaixo e tente compreender melhor:
Diferenças entre SIMPLE PAST X SIMPLE PAST PERFECT X PAST CONTINUOUS
When the president ENTERED, the
orchestra PLAYED the anthem.
↑ Simultaneamente ↑
When the president ENTERED, the
orchestra HAD PLAYED the
anthem.
↑_____________________↑
Ação posterior Ação anterior
When the president ENTERED, the
orchestra WAS PLAYING the
anthem.
↑_____________________↑
Interrupção Estava se
desenvolvendo
Exercícios
1. Reescreva as orações usando WHEN. Siga o exemplo:
He left. He had lunch.
When he left, he had had lunch.
a) He arrived. She cleaned the house.
b) I decided to help him. He finished his composition.
c) She opened the door. She looked though the keyhole.
d) I shouted. The thief took my purse.
e) We had breakfast. Father went to work.
2. Responda seguindo o exemplo:
What had he done before he came home ? ( to go to school)
He had gone to school before he came home.
a) What had he done before he went to bed ? (to close the windows)
b) What had he done before he left home ? (to give money to his wife)
c) What had he done before he had breakfast ? (to take a bath)
d) What had he done before he started his speech ? (to drink a glass of water)
e) What had he done before he ate his dinner ? (to wash his hands)
3. Forme orações com as palavras abaixo, seguindo o exemplo:
NAME ACTIVITY
Mike Anderson --------------------------------------wash his car.
When tom saw Mike Anderson yesterday, he was washing his car.
NAME ACTIVITY
a) Mr. and Mrs.Anderson ----------------------------work in the garden.
b) Billy Anderson -------------------------------------mow the lawn.
c) Silky, Billy´s dog -----------------------------------chase a car.
d) Four, Billy´s cat-------------------------------------sleep in the sun.
e) Nick Bradley ---------------------------------------talk to a beautiful blonde girl.
f) Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Reed--------------------------gossip with their neighbors.
4. Preencha com o Simple Past, Past Continuous ou Past Perfect dos verbos entre parênteses.
a) They didn´t hear the doorbell because they ________________(to listen) to the radio.
b) Before the students _____________(to take) the tests, the teacher____________(to explain) everything.
c) Yesterday she _______________(to buy) the pair of shoes that she _________________(to see) the week before.
d) Just as she ______________(to put) her foot in the water, she ________________(to hear) footsteps.
e) They _____________(to inform) nothing of the accident until you _____________(to arrive).
f) Grandfather_____________(to play) with the kids when he _________________(to fall) down and ________________(to break) his leg.
g) The moment she ______________(to enter) the house, she _________________(to understand) what _________________(to happen).
h) Mr. Colvin )___________________(to finish) supper while he ________________(to watch) TV. When the first commercial ____________________(to come) on, he ________________(to eat) his dessert. He ________________(to drink) some coffee after he ____________________(to eat) his dessert.
O que vocês irão aprender a seguir se refere as formas INTERROGATIVAS E NEGATIVAS do Simple Past, Past Continuous e Past Perfect.
SIMPLE PAST
Affirmative
Interrogative
Negative
She remembered them.
Did she remember them ?
She [did not / didn´t] remember them.
They went upstairs.
Did they go upstairs ?
They [did not / didn´t] go upstairs.
PAST CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
Interrogative
Negative
She was taking a bath.
Was she taking a bath ? She[was not / wasn´t] taking a bath.
They were bringing it.
Were they bringing it ? They [were not / weren´t] bringing
it.
PAST PERFECT
Affirmative
Interrogative
Negative
[She had / She´d] seen him. Had she seen him ?
She [had not /hadn´t] seen him.
[They had / They´d/ left. Had they left ?
They [had not / hadn´t] letf.
As formas abreviadas didn´t, wasn´t, weren´t, ´d, hadn´t são usadas em linguagem informal.
Exercícios
1. Reescreva as orações abaixo nas formas interrogativa e negativa;
a) The waiter had brough the manager of the hotel when the police came.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
b) She was tasting her soup when we arrived.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
c) He did her a favor a few years ago.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
d) The lady died of cold last night.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
e) A quarrel started as we were getting in.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
f) They were leaving home just as the telefone rang.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
g) The young wife had dashed for the cupboard before the gas man came in.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
INCREASE YOU VOCABULAY AND HAVE FUN
Real Gentleman don´t do it this way
A young man was walking along the street when he saw a beautiful blonde.
As he came close to her, he said: "Gentleman prefer blondes".
She replied: "And blondes prefer gentleman. Good night".
E para finalizar nossa aula de hoje um vídeoclipe de James Blunt com a música Goodbye my lover, que enfatiza bem o que acabamos de estudar.
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Goodbye My Lover
Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty
or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.
So I took what's mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there,
I am here for you if you'd only care.
You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind and that I knew when,
My heart was blinded by you.
I've kissed your lips and held your head.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
I am a dreamer but when I wake,
You can't break my spirit
it's my dreams you take.
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bear my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
You have been the one for me.
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.
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Adeus meu amante
Eu te desapontei ou decepcionei?
Eu devia me sentir culpado
ou deixar os juízes desaprovarem?
Porque eu vi o fim antes de começar
sim, eu vi que você estava cega e eu
sabia que tinha vencido
Então eu tomei o que é meu por eterno
direito
Tomei sua alma durante a noite
Talvez isso tenha acabado, mas não
vai parar aí
Eu estou aqui por você, se você se
importasse
Você tocou meu coração, tocou minha
alma
Você mudou minha vida e meus
objetivos
E o amor é cego e eu soube disso
quando
Meu coração estava cego por você
Beijei seus lábios e segurei sua
cabeça
Partilhei seus sonhos e a sua cama
Conheço-te bem, conheço o seu cheiro
Eu estive viciado em você.
Adeus meu Amor
Adeus minha amiga
Você tem sido a única
Você tem sido a única para mim.
Adeus meu Amor
Adeus minha amiga
Você tem sido a única
Você tem sido a única para mim.
Sou um sonhador, mas quando acordo
Você não pode destruir meu espírito
são meus sonhos que você toma
E quando você seguir em frente,
lembre-se de mim
Lembre-se de nós e tudo que
costumávamos ser
já te vi chorar, já te vi sorrir
Observei-a dormindo por um instante
Eu seria o pai do seu filho
Eu passaria uma vida inteira com você
Eu conheço seus medos e você conhece
os meus
Nós tivemos nossas dúvidas, agora nós
estamos bem
E eu te amo, juro que é verdade
eu não posso viver sem você.
Adeus meu Amor
Adeus minha amiga
Você tem sido a única
Você tem sido a única para mim
Adeus meu Amor
Adeus minha amiga
Você tem sido a única
Você tem sido a única para mim
E ainda seguro sua mão na minha
Quando estou dormindo
E eu irei aguentar minha alma no
tempo
Quando eu estiver ajoelhando aos seus
pés
Adeus meu Amor
Adeus minha amiga
Você tem sido a única
Você tem sido a única para mim
Adeus meu Amor
Adeus minha amiga
Você tem sido a única
Você tem sido a única para mim
Você tem sido a única para mim
Estou tão vazio, querida, estou tão
vazio
Estou tão, estou tão, estou tão vazio
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