Tema 1 · Nível B1

Past continuous

Eu estava fazendo…

Velocidade do áudio
Past
continuousestava fazendowas/were + -ing

1A forma

I / he / she / itwas working
you / we / theywere working

She wasn't sleeping. · Were you working?

2Ação em andamento

At 8 pm, I was having dinner. Às 8, eu estava jantando.

Um momento exato do passado.

3Interrompida (when)

I was cooking when the phone rang.

Ação longa (continuous) + ação curta (simple).

4Ao mesmo tempo (while)

While I was cooking, she was reading.

while + continuous · when + simple

5Cenário de história

It was raining and people were running…

Descreve o ambiente antes da ação.

6Verbos de estado

Não vão para -ing: know, like, want, need.

I knew the answer. was knowing

Erros comuns de brasileiros

I was cook when…→I was cooking when…
While the phone rang, I cooked.→While I was cooking, the phone rang.
They was playing.→They were playing.
I was knowing her.→I knew her.
What you were doing?→What were you doing?

A linha do tempo

Uma linha longa (continuous) cortada por um ponto (simple):

was walkinglinha ━━━
sawponto ✕

I was walking home when I saw an accident.

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