PAST CONTINUOUS (Past Progressive)

PAST CONTINUOUS (Past Progressive)

Assim como o Present Continuous, o Past Continuous fala de coisas que estavam em progresso, só que no passado.

Ex: I was walking last night. (Eu estava andando ontem à noite)

Para formar o Past Continuous temos que usar was/were + verbo + ING.

Veja as tabelas a seguir:

AFFIRMATIVO:

I + was + [Verb+ING]
YOU + were + [Verb+ING]
WE + were + [Verb+ING]
THEY + were + [Verb+ING]
HE + was + [Verb+ING]
SHE + was + [Verb+ING]
IT + was + [Verb+ING]

INTERROGATIVO:

was + I + [Verb+ING]
were + YOU + [Verb+ING]
were + WE + [Verb+ING]
were + THEY + [Verb+ING]
was + HE + [Verb+ING]
was + SHE + [Verb+ING]
was + IT + [Verb+ING]

NEGATIVO:


I + wasn't + [Verb+ING]
YOU + weren't + [Verb+ING]
WE + weren't + [Verb+ING]
THEY + weren't + [Verb+ING]
HE + wasn't + [Verb+ING]
SHE + wasn't + [Verb+ING]
IT + wasn't + [Verb+ING]

Past Simple (Simple Past)

PAST SIMPLE (Simple Past)

Quando Usar: Para falar do passado, quando defino o tempo.
Expressões usadas com PAST SIMPLE: Yesterday, Last Week/Month/Year, A week/month/year ago.

Regulares X Irregulares: O único jeito de saber se um verbo é regular ou irregular, infelizmente é pelo uso... decorando mesmo. Sugiro que você pegue uma tabelinha de verbos (geralmente tem uma nas últimas páginas dos livros de gramática). Se você não tem uma dessas tabelas de uma olhada em: http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/irregularverbs.html
Se o verbo for REGULAR, é fácil, basta adicionar “ed” ao fim do verbo no infinitivo sem o ‘to’

AFIRMATIVO:
Regulares

I
YOU
WE
THEY + [Verbo + ED]
HE
SHE
IT

Ex: You helped you sister yesterday.

Irregulares:
I
YOU

WE
THEY + [Verbo no Simple Past (2ª Coluna)]
HE
SHE
IT

Ex: You didn't help your sister yesterday.

INTERROGATIVO:
Regulares e Irregulares

I
YOU
WE
DID + THEY + Verbo no infinitivo (sem o ‘to’)
HE
SHE
IT

Ex: Did you help your sister yesterday?

NEGATIVO:
Regulares e Irregulares

I
YOU
WE
THEY + [DIDN’T (did not)] + [Verbo no infinitivo (sem o ‘to’)]
HE
SHE
IT

Ex: You didn't help your sister yesterday.