Uso do Passado Simples e Contínuo

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<p>Inglês Avançado</p><p>19. Past simple and Past continuous</p><p>Aula</p><p>19</p><p>Q uando queremos falar duas coisas que</p><p>ocorreram no mesmo período de tempo no</p><p>passado, podemos usar past continuous ou past</p><p>simple.</p><p>Exemplo:</p><p>Mary was reading to the children while they</p><p>were in bed.</p><p>(Mary estava lendo para as crianças enquanto</p><p>elas estavam na cama.)</p><p>Mary washed up her hands.</p><p>(Maria lavou as mãos.)</p><p>O uso do past continuous enfatiza que o</p><p>evento ou atividade estavam em andamento</p><p>durante o período passado.</p><p>Exemplo:</p><p>When I was learning, everything seemed</p><p>very interesting.</p><p>(Quando eu estava aprendendo, tudo parecia</p><p>muito interessante.)</p><p>When I learned to cook I was living with my</p><p>parents.</p><p>(Quando aprendi a cozinhar, morava com</p><p>meus pais.)</p><p>Quando queremos falar de dois ou mais</p><p>eventos que foram concluídos no passado,</p><p>usamos o passado simples, e não o passado</p><p>contínuo.</p><p>Exemplo:</p><p>He got up when the alarm clock went off.</p><p>(Ele levantou-se quando o despertador tocou.)</p><p>Normalmente, usamos o past simple ao</p><p>invés do past continuous para falar sobre ações</p><p>repetidas no passado:</p><p>Exemplo:</p><p>I went to the USA three times last year.</p><p>(Eu fui aos EUA três vezes no ano passado.)</p><p>Did you drive past her house every day?</p><p>(Você passava pela casa dela todos os dias?)</p><p>Porém, também podemos usar o past</p><p>continuous, principalmente no inglês falado,</p><p>quando queremos enfatizar que ações repetidas</p><p>continuaram  no passado por um período limitado</p><p>de tempo.</p><p>Exemplo:</p><p>When Clark was in the hospital, they were</p><p>visiting him twice a day.</p><p>(Quando Clark estava no hospital, eles o</p><p>visitavam duas vezes por dia.)</p><p>I have started to walk to lose weight before</p><p>the race, I wasn’t eating any biscuits for weeks.</p><p>(Comecei a andar para perder peso antes da</p><p>corrida, eu não comia biscoitos há semanas.)</p><p>Mas também podemos usar o past simple.</p><p>Exemplo:</p><p>When Clark was in the hospital, they</p><p>visited him twice a day.</p><p>(Quando Clark estava no hospital, eles o</p><p>visitaram duas vezes por dia.)</p><p>I have started to walk to lose weight before</p><p>the race, I didn’t eat any biscuits for weeks.</p><p>(Eu comecei a andar para perder peso antes da</p><p>corrida, eu �quei semanas sem comer biscoito.)</p><p>Podemos usar frequentemente o simple</p><p>past em uma narrativa, para falar de um evento</p><p>passado, e usar o past continuous para</p><p>descrever uma situação que existia na época. O</p><p>evento pode interromper a situação, ou o</p><p>acontecimento enquanto a ação estava em</p><p>andamento.</p><p>Exemplo:</p><p>Jessica dropped her bag while she was</p><p>getting into her car.</p><p>(Jessica deixou cair sua bolsa enquanto ela</p><p>estava entrando em seu carro.)</p><p>He was shaking with anger as she left the</p><p>hotel.</p><p>(Ele estava tremendo de raiva quando ela saiu</p><p>do hotel.)</p><p>Podemos usar o past continuous ou past</p><p>simple com alguns verbos para falar sobre coisas</p><p>que pretendíamos fazer, mas não �zemos.</p><p>Exemplo:</p><p>We were meaning to call in and see you, but</p><p>Erica wasn’t feeling well.</p><p>(Queríamos ligar para ver você, mas Erica não</p><p>estava se sentindo bem.)</p><p>19.1. Vamos praticar!</p><p>Exercício 1: Complete the story using the</p><p>past simple and past continuous.</p><p>1.  Every day Mary travels to New York.</p><p>Yesterday, she__________(drive) her car when she</p><p>________ (see) a cat in the middle of the road.</p><p>2.  The cat __________  (watch) the car closely</p><p>when it __________ (appear).</p><p>3.  Mary _______ (go) back to her car and</p><p>________ (open) the front door.</p><p>4.  While she __________ (get) in the car, the</p><p>cat __________ (approach) it again and _____ (sit)</p><p>down in the middle of the road.</p><p>5. Mary __________ (start) the engine, but the</p><p>cat __________ (not move).</p><p>6.  Mary __________ (jump) out of the car and</p><p>__________ (shout) at the cat.</p><p>7.  The cat __________ (meow) at her and</p><p>__________ (start) to run.</p><p>8.  Mary __________ (follow) the cat while it</p><p>__________ (run) in front of her.</p><p>9.  Suddenly, she __________ (see) two girls</p><p>lying on the grass. They __________ (bleed).</p><p>10.  Mary __________ (took) out her mobile</p><p>phone and __________ (make) an emergency call.</p><p>Exercício 2:  Read the text and answer the</p><p>following questions.</p><p>The other night Carlos had a nightmare. He</p><p>dreamed that he, So�a and Jessica were trying to</p><p>make the time machine work.</p><p>Everything was prepared and worked all</p><p>right. Somebody came out of the machine but</p><p>nobody could see anything because the creature</p><p>was invisible. They could only hear the creature’s</p><p>voice. He said that his name was Brainiac, from</p><p>the planet XYQS.</p><p>What are we going to do? Carlos asked. He</p><p>is an invisible android!</p><p>"Yes", the voice said, and "I am going to</p><p>destroy you all". Carlos told the android that he</p><p>couldn’t do that and asked him please not to</p><p>destroy the Earth.</p><p>1. What happened to Carlos last night?</p><p>______________________________________</p><p>2. What was he trying to do in this dream?</p><p>______________________________________</p><p>3. Who was in the lab with him?</p><p>______________________________________</p><p>4. Who was the creature that came out of</p><p>the machine?</p><p>______________________________________</p><p>5. What was the creature’s name?</p><p>______________________________________</p><p>6. Where was he from?</p><p>______________________________________</p><p>7. What did Carlos ask him not to do?</p><p>_____________________________________</p><p>Exercício 3: Fill the gaps using the verb in</p><p>brackets in the past continuous and past simple.</p><p>1.  I was _________ (watch) TV when a bird</p><p>________ into the window. (�y)</p><p>2.  The Prime Minister  ________ (go)  on</p><p>holiday while the country ________ in crisis. (be)</p><p>3.  Mia ________ (take) a shower when Mary</p><p>_________ on the door. (knock)</p><p>4.  We  ________  (have) a coffee when</p><p>we __________ the news on the radio. (hear)</p><p>5.  The riots  ________  (start) when the</p><p>president _________ the country. (visit)</p><p>6.  So�a  ________  (pick) his nose when the</p><p>accident ________. (happen)</p><p>7.  The earthquake  ________  (begin) when</p><p>we _______ chess. (play).</p><p>8. I ________ (write) letters all day yesterday</p><p>when my pencil ________. (break)</p><p>9. You ________  (talk) on the phone for hours</p><p>and hours. I  ________  (think) something</p><p>wrong ________. (happen)</p><p>10.  What  __________  (are) you doing when</p><p>I ________ (phone) you yesterday?</p>