Simple Past
Tense
Past Continous
Profª Danielle Caceres da Silva
VERBOS (ações)
REGULARES (adiciona-se
apenas -ED)
e
SIMPLE PAST
IRREGULARES
(Forma Variável)
Ex. Regulares
To smile
Smiled
To work
To like
Worked
Liked
Frases na lousa
SIMPLE PAST
Ex. Irregulares
To sing
To fly
To think
Sang
Flew
Thought
To dig
To break
Dug
Broke
SIMPLE PAST
 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
Aux.
DID
Aux. DID + NOT
Aux.
PAST CONTINOUS


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. ”
Sujeito
Verb + ing
Complemento
‘to be’ past
Was/Were

“ She was working yesterday night. ”
“ Ela estava trabalhando ontem a noite. ”
PAST CONTINOUS
Ex:

The dog was barking a lot yesterday.

She was studying at college
 Were
I
you cooking last night?
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.
SIMPLE PAST
PAST CONTINOUS
Now
Time
(Simple)Past
Present
Future
Ações terminadas, já definidas
no passado - Verbos Reg. e Irreg.
Ação que estava em
andamento no passado
Now
Time
Past
Continous
Present
Future
WHILE / WHEN
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.

1º ação
2º ação
Now
Time
Past Continous with while
Present
Future
WHILE / WHEN
When (“quando”): duas ações no passado: uma contínua
e outra concluída.
To ring (Irreg. Verb)
Ex.:
 I was watching TV when the phone rang.
To arrive
 He was drawing when his mother arrived.
(Reg. Verb)
 They were not studying when I arrived home.

1º ação
2º ação
Now
Time
Past Continous with when
Present
Future
EXPRESSÕES DE
PASSADO

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