Past Continuous - Explanation (PT)

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Past Continuous (Passado Contínuo) 
O ​Past Continuous ​(Passado Contínuo), também conhecido como Past 
Progressive ​(Passado Progressivo), ​é um tempo verbal utilizado para indicar ações 
contínuas que ocorreram no passado​. 
● Quando utilizar o Past Continuous? 
Confira os casos onde o ​Past Continuous​ deve ser utilizado. 
1. Para expressar duas ou mais ações que acontecem ao mesmo tempo no 
passado 
Nesse caso, é muito comum o uso da palavra ​while​ (enquanto). 
Exemplos: 
● I was reading a book while he was watching TV​. (Eu estava lendo um livro 
enquanto ele estava assistindo TV). 
● My father was washing the dishes while my mother was vacuumming the 
house. (Meu pai estava lavando a louça enquanto minha mãe estava 
passando o aspirador na casa.) 
● While the girls were playing basketball, the boys were playing volleyball. 
(Enquanto as meninas estavam jogando basquete, os meninos estavam 
jogando vôlei.) 
2. Para expressar uma ação contínua no passado, que já estava acontecendo, 
quando outra mais pontual ocorreu 
Nesse caso, a ação pontual no passado é expressa pelo ​Simple Past ​(Passado 
Simples). 
Exemplos: 
● I was watching Brazil’s game when the phone rang. ​(Eu estava assistindo o 
jogo do Brasil quando o telefone tocou.) 
● We were talking when the teacher arrived. (Estávamos conversando quando 
a professora chegou.) 
● They were studying when somebody rang the bell. (Eles estavam estudando 
quando alguém tocou a campainha.) 
3. Para expressar uma ação contínua habitual que ocorria no passado 
Nesse caso, geralmente são empregados advérbios de frequência como os 
indicados na tabela abaixo. 
Advérbios de frequência 
constantly constantemente 
often frequentemente 
rarely raramente 
occassionally ocasionalmente 
weekly semanalmente 
monthly mensalmente 
yearly anualmente 
Exemplos: 
● He was constantly owing money to his friends. (Ele estava constantemente 
devendo dinheiro aos amigos.) 
● She was often asking for help.​ (Ela estava sempre pedindo ajuda.) 
● They were always making the same mistakes. (Eles estavam sempre 
cometendo os mesmos erros.) 
4. Para estabelecer uma relação temporal entre uma ação contínua que ocorreu no 
passado e o momento presente 
Nesse caso, é muito comum o uso de certas expressões de tempo. 
Algumas das mais usadas são as indicadas na tabela abaixo. 
Expressões de tempo 
by this time por esta hora; por esta época 
yesterday ontem 
last night ontem à noite 
last year ano passado 
last month mês passado 
Exemplos: 
● By this time last month, we were celebrating his graduation. (Mês passado, 
por esta hora, estávamos comemorando a formatura dele.) 
● She is wearing a skirt today, but she was wearing a dress yesterday. (Ela 
está usando uma saia hoje, mas ontem estava usando um vestido.) 
● We were living in Miami last year. (Nós estávamos morando em Miami no 
ano passado). 
➔ Regras de formação do Past Continuous 
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​). Confira abaixo a conjugação completa do verbo ​to be no 
Simple Past​. 
Verbo To Be 
Uma vez que o verbo to be é o auxiliar do ​Past Continuous​, relembre sua 
conjugação no ​Simple Past​: 
Affirmative Negative Interrogative 
I was I was not/ I wasn't Was I...? 
You were You were not/ You weren't Were you...? 
He was He was not/ He wasn't Was he...? 
She was She was not/ She wasn't Was she...? 
It was It was not/ It wasn't Was it...? 
We were We were not/ We weren't Were we...? 
You were You were not/ You weren't Were you...? 
They were They were not/ They weren't Were they...? 
● Forma Afirmativa (Affirmative Form) 
Nas frases afirmativas no ​Past Continuous​, a forma correta de construção frasal é: 
Sujeito + Verbo ​to be​ no ​Simple Past​ + Verbo principal com ​–ing​ + Complemento 
Exemplo​: ​She was going to my house.​ (Ela estava indo para a minha casa.) 
● Forma Negativa (Negative Form): ​Nas frases negativas, utiliza-se o ​not após 
o verbo ​to be​. Observe a formação correta: 
Sujeito + Verbo to be no ​Simple Past + ​not ​+ Verbo principal com –ing ​+ 
Complemento 
Exemplo​: ​She was not going to my house.​ (Ela não estava indo para a minha casa.) 
Atenção! (Pay Attention!) 
 
Na forma negativa, o verbo ​to be pode ser usado na ​contracted form (forma 
contraída): 
Full form Contracted form 
I was not I wasn’t 
You were not You weren’t 
He/She/It was not He/She/It wasn’t 
We were not We weren’t 
You were not You weren’t 
They were not They weren’t 
 
● Forma Interrogativa (Interrogative Form) 
Na formação das frases interrogativas, a seguinte construção frasal é utilizada: 
Verbo​ to be​ no ​Simple Past​ + Sujeito + Verbo principal com ​–ing​ + Complemento 
Exemplo​: ​Was she going to my house?​ (Ela estava indo para a minha casa?) 
Exemplo de conjugação no Past Continuous 
Verbo​ to go​ (ir) 
Affirmative Negative Interrogative 
I was going I was not going/ I wasn't going Was I going...? 
You were going You were not going/ You weren't 
going 
Were you going...? 
He was going He was not going/ He wasn't going Was he going...? 
She was going She was not going/ She wasn't going Was she going...? 
It was going It was not going/ It wasn't going Was it going...? 
We were going We were not going/ We weren't going Were we going...? 
You were going You were not going/ You weren't 
going 
Were you going...? 
They were going They were not going/ They weren't 
going 
Were they going...? 
★ Diferença entre Simple Past e Past Continuous 
Alguns estudantes da língua inglesa têm dificuldades em saber quando usar 
o Simple Past (Passado Simples) e quando usar o Past Continuous (Passado 
Contínuo). 
O ​Simple Past (Passado Simples) expressa ações ou fatos pontuais que 
começaram e terminaram no passado; que já aconteceram. Outra situação que 
https://www.todamateria.com.br/simple-past/
requer o uso do ​Simple Past é a existência de um tempo passado específico na 
frase, como, por exemplo, ​yesterday ​(ontem), ​last week (semana passada), l​ast 
month​ (mês passado), ​last year​ (ano passado). 
Exemplos: 
Affirmative Form​: ​He visited his cousins last month. (Ele visitou os primos mês 
passado.) 
Negative Form​: ​He did not visit his cousins last month. (Ele não visitou os primos 
mês passado.) 
Interrogative Form​: ​Did he visit his cousins last month? (Ele visitou os primos mês 
passado?) 
O ​Past Continuous (Passado Contínuo) ​expressa ações contínuas que 
ocorreram no passado. Se em uma frase houver duas ou mais ações no passado, é 
preciso identificar que ação começou primeiro e que demais ações aconteceram 
posteriormente. A ação que acontece primeiro é expressa pelo ​Past Continuous e a 
ação que acontece depois é expressa pelo ​Simple Past​. 
Exemplos​: 
Affirmative Form​: You were studying when he called. (Você estava estudando 
quando ele ligou.) 
Negative Form​: ​You were not studying when he called. ​(Você não estava 
estudando quando ele ligou.) 
Interrogative Form​: ​Were you studying when he called? (Você estava estudando 
quando ele ligou?) 
Observe que, nas frases acima, a ação que começou primeiro é were studying(estava estudando) e a ação que ocorreu depois é ​he called​ (ele ligou)