Level(s)
A2
Section(s)
Habilidades de comunicação
Na ultima aula vimos o simple past para começar o assunto do passado.
Hoje iremos continuar o mesmo assunto mas com o past continuous, para que ele serve? e quando usamos ele? Isso será o que iremos ver hoje!
Read the following sentences below 👇
- They were playing soccer in the park.
- She was singing a beautiful song on the stage.
- He was cooking dinner when the phone rang.
- We were studying for our exams all night.
- The children were laughing and playing in the playground.
As you can see the past continuous have the verb to be (Past) and some verb in its present continuous form.
We use it when we want to talk about something that was/wasn’t ongoing in the past.
Past continuous
Affirmative
- Formula
- Examples
- I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop.
- They were dancing happily at the party.
- The students were discussing the lesson with the teacher.
Subject+Was/Were+ Verb(ing)
Interrogative
- Formula
- Examples
- Was I waiting for the bus at the bus stop?
- Were they dancing happily at the party?
- Were the students discussing the lesson with the teacher?
Was/Were+Subject+ Verb(ing)
Negative
- Formula
- Examples
- I wasn't waiting for the bus at the bus stop.
- They weren't dancing happily at the party.
- The students weren't discussing the lesson with the teacher.
Subject+Wasn’t/ Weren’t+Verb(ing)
Practice
Complete each sentence with the correct past continuous form of the verb in parentheses.
- While I ________________ (cook) dinner, the phone ________________ (ring).
- The children ________________ (play) outside when it ________________ (start) raining.
- We ________________ (study) for the test while they ________________ (watch) TV.
- He ________________ (work) on his project when I ________________ (call) him.
- While the teacher ________________ (explain) the lesson, the students ________________ (take) notes.
Activity quiz(Optional)
Answer the questions according to what we saw in the explanation.
Storytelling:
The time for The dynamic has come!!! Use those images to create stories that have the past continue on it.
It’s rewind time!Change the following positive sentences into negative sentences using the past continuous tense.
- When we use the past continuous?
- How can we use the past continuous on a phrase?
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- They were playing basketball in the gym.
- He was writing a letter to his friend.
- We were going to the party.
- The kids were watching a movie at the cinema.
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- Image 01: https://br.freepik.com/vetores-gratis/ilustracao-de-design-plano-de-gerenciamento-de-tempo_12297168.htm#query=time trabalhando&position=6&from_view=keyword&track=ais
- Image 02:https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/girl-taking-photo-damaged-car-flat-illustration_16990451.htm#query=broken car&position=27&from_view=keyword&track=ais
- Image 03:https://br.freepik.com/vetores-gratis/chef-masculino-misturando-farinha-e-ovos-para-massa-com-batedor-nas-maos-homem-feliz-no-avental-preparando-sobremesa-doce-caseira-na-mesa-de-ilustracao-vetorial-plana-de-cozinha-em-casa-pastelaria-conceito-de-receita-de-cozinha_22343895.htm#query=cozinhar&position=11&from_view=keyword&track=sph
- Image 04:https://br.freepik.com/vetores-gratis/ilustracao-de-falta-de-energia-desenhada-a-mao_22110795.htm#query=power outage&position=0&from_view=search&track=country_rows_v2
- Formula:https://www.grammarly.com/blog/past-continuous-tense/
- Quizz:https://wordwall.net/pt/resource/35139149/english/past-continuous