To be Past Continuous

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To be Past Continuous Parte A
Past Continuous or Past Progressive
 
O past continuous é bastante parecido com o present continuous estudado na unidade anterior. A diferença é que o past continuous, como o próprio nome já diz, é utilizado no passado. Observe a formação desse tempo verbal e compare com a formação do present continuous e você perceberá.
 
Forma: to be in the past (was/were) + verbo principal + ing
 
Essa estrutura é geralmente utilizada quando duas ações aconteceram simultaneamente no passado. Veja o exemplo
 
I  was reading a book when Paul arrived. (Eu estava lendo um livro quando Paul chegou): Duas ações acontecendo simultaneamente.
 
Além disso, também utilizamos essa estrutura para nos referirmos a algo que estava acontecendo em algum momento no passado. Veja o exemplo abaixo:
 
I was attending a conference yesterday at this time. (Eu estava participando de uma conferência ontem a essa hora).
 
 Affirmative
Veja a forma afirmativa na tabela abaixo:
	Pronome
	To be
	Verbo principal + ing
	I
	Was
	Working yesterday at this time.
	He
	Was
	Having lunch at 3 o’clock yesterday.
	She
	Was
	Talking to John.
	It
	Was
	Eating.
	You,
	Were
	Talking about politics with the teacher.
	We
	Were
	Visiting our parents last Saturday.
	They
	Were
	Going home at 11 last night.
Negative
Assim como fizemos com o present continuous, no past continuous também acrescentaremos a particular de negação not no verbo. Veja abaixo:
	Pronome
	To be
	Verbo principal + ing
	I
	Was not / wan’t
	Working yesterday at this time.
	He
	Was not / wasn’t
	Having lunch at 3 o’clock yesterday.
	She
	Was not / wasn’t
	Talking to John.
	It
	Was not/wasn’t
	Eating.
	You,
	Were not/weren’t
	Talking about politics with the teacher.
	We
	Were not/weren’t
	Visiting our parents last Saturday.
	They
	Were not/weren’t
	Going home at 11 last night.
Interrogative
Para formar a interrogative dessa estrutura basta colocar o verbo to be na frente do pronome. Veja:
	To be
	Pronoun
	Verbo principal + ing
	Was
	I
	Working yesterday at this time.
	Was
	He
	Having lunch at 3 o’clock yesterday.
	Was
	she
	Talking to John.
	Was
	It
	Eating.
	Were
	You
	Talking about politics with the teacher.
	Were
	We
	Visiting our parents last Saturday.
	Were
	they
	Going home at 11 last night.