O passado contnuo usado para se referir

a uma situao que estava em andamento

em um determinado momento do passado. A
construo do passado contnuo deve ser
dada segundo a forma:

Formao

Sujeito + was/were + verboing +

complemento

Ex: He was studying math.

USES
1. Quando nos referimos a uma ao que
se estendeu por um perodo de tempo
no passado:

Ex: It seemed that he was getting better.

2. Eventos simultneos:

Ex: While professor Knight was speaking,

no one was actually listening to him.

3. Uma ao interrompida por outra:

Ex: I was walking along the street when I

saw Dave.
Ex: She was eating when Iana called her.

4. Numa ao incompleta ou numa ao

prevista:

Ex: Joana and Carlos were planning to go

abroad last month.

Some common expressions used in this tense

(represent a precise or around time):

ADVERBS OF TIME
Today [morning; afternoon; etc.]
Last night/ week/ month/ etc.

Yesterday
Ago/ Before / In the past

Ex: She was studying abroad.

She was not (wasnt) studying abroad.
Was she studying abroad?
Yes, she was./No, she wasnt.
Ex: They were going to be promoted.
They were not (They werent) going to be
promoted.
Were they going to be promoted?
Yes, they were./No, they werent.

a)

General rule: add ing at the end of the

verbs.

Ex: think thinking

b)

dream - dreaming

Verbs ended in ie: replace the ie for

y and add ing

Ex: Die dying

Lie lying

Tie tying

c)

Verbs ended in CVC (consonant, vowel,

consonant): double the last consonant
and add ing

Ex: Run running

get getting
begin beginning
sin sinning
Obs.: Fix fixing
Listen listening
d)

Verbs ended in e: replace the e for -ing

Ex: Dance dancing

Love - loving

Verbs ended in y: add ing

Ex: play playing
study studying
e)

Verb ended in ic: add k + -ing

Ex: picnic picnicking
panic panicking
f)