Simple Past Tense

Past Continous

Profª Danielle Caceres da Silva

VERBOS (ações)REGULARES (adiciona-se

apenas -ED)IRREGULARES (Forma

Variável)

SIMPLE PAST

e

To work

Worked

To smile

Smiled

To like

Liked

Ex. Regulares

Frases na lousa

SIMPLE PASTEx. Irregulares

To sing

Sang

To fly

Flew

To think

Thought

To dig

Dug

To break

Broke

Nós o utilizamos para expressar hábitos passados ou para expressar ações que se iniciaram no passado e também foram finalizadas no passado, podendo ter o tempo determinado. Neste caso costumamos acompanhar o verbo com advérbios ou expressões de frequência que dão maior especificidade à ideia da frase, como yesterday (ontem), last ... (na última...), ago (atrás), in .... (em...), e etc.

I worked all day yesterday. (Eu trabalhei ontem o dia todo.)

She smiled for me. (Ela sorriu para mim)

I liked you for a long time. (Eu gostei de você por muito tempo)

SIMPLE PAST

SIMPLE PAST

Aux. DID + NOT

Aux.DID

Aux.

O passado contínuo é usado para referir a uma situação que estava em andamento em um determinado momento do passado.

“ She was working yesterday night. ”

“ She was working yesterday night. ” “ Ela estava trabalhando ontem a noite. ”

PAST CONTINOUS

Sujeito ‘to be’ past

Was/Were

Verb + ing

Complemento

The dog was barking a lot yesterday.

She was studying at college

Were you cooking last night?

I was not listening to music 5 minutes ago.

At midnight, we were still driving through the desert

Yesterday at this time, I was sitting at my desk at work

Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.

PAST CONTINOUS

Ex:

(Simple)Past

Time

Present Future

Now

SIMPLE PASTPAST CONTINOUS

Ações terminadas, já definidas no passado - Verbos Reg. e Irreg.

Past Continou

s

Time

Present Future

Now

Ação que estava em andamento no passado

While (“enquanto”): duas ações contínuas que ocorreram no passado simultaneamente.

Ex. I was studying while he was making dinner. What were you doing while you were waiting? Thomas was not working, and I wasn't working either.

Past Continous with while

Time

Present Future

Now

WHILE / WHEN

1º ação2º ação

When (“quando”): duas ações no passado: uma contínua e outra concluída.

Ex.: I was watching TV when the phone rang. He was drawing when his mother arrived. They were not studying when I arrived home.

WHILE / WHEN

Past Continous with when

Time

Present Future

Now

1º ação2º ação

To arrive (Reg. Verb)

To ring (Irreg. Verb)

YESTERDAY = ONTEM

Last + Adv. Tempo: (“ ÚLTIMA(O), PASSADA(A))

LAST NIGHT = NOITE PASSADA

LAST MONTH = MÊS PASSADO

LAST YEAR = ANO PASSADO

LAST VALENTINE’S DAY = ÚLTIMO DIA DOS

NAMORADOS

Ago + Adv. Tempo: (ATRÁS)

A YEAR AGO = UM ANO ATRÁS

A FEW HOURS AGO = POUCAS HORAS ATRÁS

A MONTH AGO = UM MÊS ATRÁS

EXPRESSÕES DE PASSADO