Revisão: Past Continuous e Tag Questions

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Past continuous 
Use of when/ while
Tag question
Review – 
2nd trimester
Don’t confuse!
Simple past
Finished actions;
Regular/ irregular verbs;
Did/ didn’t (auxiliary verb);
I slept late yesterday.
You didn’t take a shower and I read a book.
Did she work?
Past continuous
Ongoing actions in the past;
was/ were + -ing from;
I was sleeping yesterday at this time.
You weren’t taking a shower while I was reading a book.
Was she working before I called her?
The simple past and past continuous at the same sentence
WHEN = quando
Past continuous and simple past at the same statement;
Something was happening WHEN another action interrupted the first one.
I was taking a shower when the doorbell rang.
You were watching TV when our mom arrived with me.
WHILE	= enquanto
Past continuous in the two sentences at the same statement;
Something was happening WHILE other action was happening too;
I was taking a shower while my husband was cooking our lunch.
You were watching TV while ou mom was talking to me about the News.
Exercise
Actions speak louder than words, don’t they?
There is no accounting for tastes, is there?
Appearances are deceptive, aren’t they?
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