O modo de se estruturar uma frase no passado contínuo lembra muito como fazemos com o que gerúndio ou presente contínuo, a diferença reside principalmente que o verbo to be encontra-se no passado. Veja abaixo:
was + ing form were + ing form
Usa-se o passado contínuo com:
• ações que estavam acontecendo em determinado momento no passado
I was working last night.
(Eu estava trabalhando na noite passada.) It was raining all the afternoon.
(Estava chovendo a tarde toda.)
• ações que aconteceram enquanto alguma outra coisa acontecia
While we were crossing the street yesterday, we heard the explosion. (Enquanto nós atravessávamos a rua ontem, ouvimos a explosão.)
Jane met her husband while she was living in Spain.
(Jane conheceu seu marido enquanto ela morava na Espanha.)
• ações paralelas
Quando duas ou mais ações aconteceram num mesmo momento do passado.
While I was studying, my mother was cooking.
(Enquanto eu estava estudando, minha mãe estava cozinhando.)
Veja nos exemplos abaixo como construir essas frases na afirmação, negação e interrogação:
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I was sleeping I was not sleeping Was I sleeping? You were sleeping You were not sleeping Were you sleeping? He was sleeping He was not sleeping Was he sleeping? She was sleeping She was not sleeping Was she sleeping? It was sleeping It was not sleeping Was it sleeping?
We were sleeping We were not sleeping Were we sleeping? You were sleeping You were not sleeping Were you sleeping? They were sleeping They were not sleeping Were they sleeping?
É muito comum nas frases negativas usarmos a contração do "to be + not". Veja como fica neste caso:
Was + not = wasn't
Were + not = weren't
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