Passat continu + Verbs compostosParaules en anglès

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Comencem amb alguns verbs frasals comuns que són útils en l'anglès quotidià!

to go on

continuar

The party went on until 3am.

to give up

rendir-se

She didn't give up on her dreams.

to put off

posposar

He had to put off the meeting because he was very busy.

to work out

entrenar

I go to the gym every day to work out and stay healthy.

to find out

esbrinar

We are trying to find out what the problem is.

to get over

superar

I got over it quickly.

to break up

trencar

She wants to break up with me.

to look something up

cercar alguna cosa

You should look it up on the Internet.

to ask somebody out

convidar algú a sortir

He asked me out.

She was too shy to ask him out.

Ella era massa tímida per convidar-lo a sortir.

to call off

cancel·lar

Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancée.

I called off the meeting.

He cancel·lat la reunió.

to get away with something

sortir-se'n d'alguna cosa

She always gets away with being late to class.

to sort something out

posar ordre en alguna cosa

I need to sort this problem out before the meeting.

*Passat continu* Fem servir *el temps passat continu* per referir-nos a una *acció o estat continu que va succeir en algun moment del passat* . Aquest temps verbal es forma combinant el passat de "to be (was/were)"amb el participi present del verb *( "-ing"paraula).* Sovint s'utilitza per descriure *condicions que existien en el passat.* "The sun was shining every day that summer." "It was snowing yesterday." "They were eating at the restaurant."

effort

esforç

She put a lot of effort into her homework.

to explore

explorar

I want to explore the forest this weekend.

a possibility

una possibilitat

She considered the possibility of moving to another city.

They were exploring different possibilities for their holiday.

Estaven explorant diferents possibilitats per a les seves vacances.

holiday

vacances

She was exploring the possibility of taking a holiday in Spain.

I was reading a book yesterday evening.

Ahir al vespre estava llegint un llibre.

They were playing football in the park.

Jugaven a futbol al parc.

It was improving.

Anava millorant.

His condition was improving.

I was listening carefully.

Estava escoltant atentament.

"Was"o "were"- *Què fer servir?* Recorda canviar el verb "to be"perquè *coincideixi amb el subjecte.* Fes servir "was"amb "I, he, she,"o "it", i fes servir "were"amb "you, we,"o "they." "She was working on an email when the fire alarm rang." "The team was playing well until the second half." S'utilitza "were"per a tots els altres subjectes, inclosos tots els subjectes en plural. "Were"També s'utilitza amb "you". "The days were getting shorter as winter approached."

The days were getting longer.

Els dies s'allargaven.

The days were getting longer as summer approached.

They were traveling a lot.

Viatjaven molt.

They were traveling a lot last summer.

My mother was cooking.

La meva mare estava cuinant.

My mother was cooking the dinner when we arrived.

We were dancing all night.

Vam estar ballant tota la nit.

Was it raining?

Plovia?

Was it raining the whole day?

He was studying last night.

Ahir a la nit estava estudiant.

They were sleeping.

Dormien

While they were sleeping, the cat jumped on the bed.

*Preguntes contínues del passat* 1. Les preguntes que es poden respondre amb *sí* o *no* es formen invertint el subjecte i la forma correcta del verb *ser ( "was/were").* "Was he studying all night again?" 2. Les preguntes Wh- no es poden respondre amb sí o no. "Where was he going?"

to snore

roncar

He snores loudly.

Was she improving?

Millorava?

to overcome

superar

He had to overcome many obstacles to achieve his dreams.

Were you studying all night?

Has estat estudiant tota la nit?

Were we talking too loud?

Hem parlat massa fort?

to measure

mesurar

We want to measure your blood pressure.

What was he measuring?

Què mesurava?

Where were you going?

On anaves?

Where were you going last night?

What was he doing?

Què estava fent?

to run late

arribar tard

He was running late again.

Why were the buses running late?

Per què els autobusos anaven tard?

*Forma negativa del passat continu* Per fer una oració positiva *o negativa* , s'afegeix "not"+ abans del *verb."-ing"* . "You were not doing your homework." També pots fer servir una *contracció (wasn't / weren't).* "You weren't doing your homework."

He wasn't planning it.

No ho estava planejant.

She was surprised because he wasn't planning it at all.

I wasn't running late.

No arribava tard.

I wasn't running late for the movie, I arrived just as the previews were starting.

They weren't studying all night.

No van estar estudiant tota la nit.

She wasn't snoring.

Ella no roncava.

Last night she wasn't snoring.

My mother wasn't cooking.

La meva mare no estava cuinant.

The children weren't sleeping during the drive home.

Els nens no dormien durant el trajecte cap a casa.

to tell the truth

dir la veritat

My boyfriend was not telling me the truth.

El meu xicot no m'estava dient la veritat.

You were not doing your homework.

No feies els deures.

*Canvis ortogràfics* Aneu amb compte, ja que també hi ha alguns *canvis ortogràfics* quan creeu la *forma -ing* dels verbs. *Per als verbs que acaben amb una -e, deixeu anar la -e i afegiu -ing.* "live - living" "make - making" "give - giving" *Amb els verbs que acaben amb un so llarg -e, afegiu -ing de manera normal* "see - seeing" "be - being" "agree - agreeing" *Si un verb acaba en -ie canvieu ie per y i després afegiu -ing.* "die - dying" "lie - lying"

to agree

estar d'acord

We all agreed to meet up at 8:00.

to hide

amagar

He tried to hide his profile.

Where were you hiding?

On t'havies amagat?

After searching the whole house, I finally found my brother and asked, "Where were you hiding?

He was lying.

Estava mentint.

He was lying about his age to get into the club.

to die

morir

The main character will die at the end.

My phone battery was dying during the trip.

La bateria del mòbil se m'esgotava durant el viatge.

to make excuses

posar excuses

He is making excuses again.

We were making no excuses.

No posàvem cap excusa.

After the game, we were making no excuses for our loss; we simply needed to play better.

We were living without the internet for two weeks.

Vam estar vivint sense internet durant dues setmanes.

I was just being polite.

Només estava sent educat.

I didn't really want to go to the party, but I was just being polite.

homeless people

persones sense llar

We were giving food to the homeless people.

Donàvem menjar a les persones sense llar.

*Quan cal doblar l'última lletra?* Si el verb té *una síl·laba* i *acaba en CVC* (una consonant + vocal + consonant), *doblem la consonant final* abans d'afegir la terminació -ing. "run - running" "plan - planning" També dupliquem la consonant final *si l'última síl·laba és tònica.* "begin - beginning" "forget - forgetting" Tanmateix, *no dupliqueu* la consonant *dels verbs que acaben en w, x o y.* "stay - staying" "show - showing" "wax - waxing"

to forget

oblidar

I keep forgetting to drink water!

I keep forgetting

No paro d'oblidar-me'n

I keep forgetting to take my medication.

to begin

començar

It was beginning to snow.

It was beginning to rain.

Començava a ploure.

It was beginning to rain when we got home.

to show the way

mostrar el camí

I can show you the way.

She was showing him the way.

Li estava ensenyant el camí.

I was shopping.

Estava comprant.

My parents arrived while I was shopping.

to stay up

quedar-se despert

I decided to stay up late to finish my homework.

She was planning her holiday to Italy.

Estava planejant les seves vacances a Itàlia.

We were staying at a small hotel near the beach.

Ens estàvem allotjant en un hotel petit a prop de la platja.

We were planning on telling you.

Teníem previst dir-t'ho.

When were you planning on telling me?

The team was playing well.

L'equip jugava bé.

The team was playing well until the second half.

to stick to something

fer-se a alguna cosa

You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.

*Passat continu i passat simple* El passat continu també es pot utilitzar per descriure alguna cosa que *passava contínuament en el passat* quan una altra acció *el va interrompre.* "I was making dinner when she arrived." *Avís:* no tots els verbs descriuen una acció contínua! Alguns verbs *no es poden utilitzar en passat continu.* Un exemple comú és el verb "to arrive". Mal: "At noon, he was arriving." Correcte "At noon, he arrived.":

I was reading when he knocked.

Estava llegint quan va picar a la porta.

She was cooking when I came home.

Ella estava cuinant quan vaig arribar a casa.

to get home

arribar a casa

What time did you get home last night?

When I got home, they were eating.

Quan vaig arribar a casa, ja estaven menjant.

When we arrived, you were sleeping.

Quan vam arribar, dormies.

after I left

després que me n'anés

After I left, everyone at the party was still having fun.

What were you doing after I left?

Què feies quan vaig marxar?

Nobody was dancing when the music stopped.

Ningú no ballava quan la música va parar.

*Past continuous + Phrasal verbs* Combinem el passat continu amb alguns dels phrasal verbs que acabem d'aprendre!

I was setting up the meeting.

Estava preparant la reunió.

I was setting up the meeting when I saw him.

She was breaking up with her boyfriend.

Estava trencant amb el seu xicot.

When I saw her, she was breaking up with her boyfriend.

He was looking it up.

Ho estava buscant.

She was looking it up on her phone during the meeting.

Things were working out.

Tot anava bé.

After a few weeks of hard work, things were working out for the team.

We were already giving up.

Ja ens estàvem rendint.

When the rain started, we were already giving up on our picnic plans.

She was getting over the flu when I visited her.

Ella s'estava recuperant de la grip quan la vaig visitar.

I was working out when they called me.

Estava fent exercici quan m'han trucat.

*Verbs que no podeu utilitzar en passat continu* Hi ha un cert tipus de verb que no es pot utilitzar en cap temps continu, inclòs el passat continu. Aquests s'anomenen *verbs estatius.* Com que els verbs estatius són inherentment continus, sembla estrany posar-los en un temps continu. Podeu utilitzar-los *en el passat simple* . Els verbs estatius són per exemple: "love", "like", "believe", "seem", "need", "want", etc.

It seemed easy.

Semblava fàcil.

It seemed easy at first.

We loved the movie!

Ens ha encantat la pel·lícula!

We loved the new movie from Tarantino!

He wanted to go.

Volia anar-se'n.

He wanted to go to the party but he couldn't.

I need to go home.

He de tornar a casa.

After a long day, I need to go home and relax.

to realize

adonar-se

He realized his mistake at once.

I realized later.

Me'n vaig adonar més tard.

I realized later that he was lying to me.

She believes everything I say.

Ella es creu tot el que dic.

We understood your question.

Hem entès la vostra pregunta.

We understood your question but we didn't know the answer.

*Desitjos i hipòtesis* També podem fer servir el passat continu *per referir-nos al present o al futur en hipòtesis* (quan imaginem alguna cosa) o en algunes expressions de cortesia. "These seats are very uncomfortable. I wish we were traveling first class." "If Jack was playing, they would probably win." "Excuse me, I was wondering if this was the train for New York."