Passado contínuo + Verbos frasaisas palavras inglesas

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Vamos começar com alguns phrasal verbs comuns que são úteis no inglês do dia a dia!

to go on

continuar

The party went on until 3am.

to give up

desistir

She didn't give up on her dreams.

to put off

adiar

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

to work out

funcionar

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

to find out

descobrir

We are trying to find out what the problem is.

to get over

superar

I got over it quickly.

to break up

terminar um relacionamento

She wants to break up with me.

to look something up

procurar algo

You should look it up on the Internet.

to ask somebody out

convidar alguém para sair

He asked me out.

She was too shy to ask him out.

Ela era tímida demais para convidá-lo para sair.

to call off

cancelar

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

I called off the meeting.

Eu cancelei a reunião.

to get away with something

escapar impune de algo

She always gets away with being late to class.

to sort something out

resolver algo

I need to sort this problem out before the meeting.

*Tempo verbal contínuo passado* Usamos o *tempo verbal Past Continuous* para nos referirmos a uma *ação ou estado contínuo que estava acontecendo em algum momento no passado*. Esse tempo verbal é formado pela combinação do pretérito de "to be (was/were)" com o particípio presente do verbo *(palavra"-ing" )*. É frequentemente usado para descrever *condições que existiam no passado.* "The sun was shining every day that summer." "It was snowing yesterday." "They were eating at the restaurant."

effort

esforço

She put a lot of effort into her homework.

to explore

explorar

I want to explore the forest this weekend.

a possibility

possibilidade

She considered the possibility of moving to another city.

They were exploring different possibilities for their holiday.

Eles estavam explorando diferentes possibilidades para as suas férias.

holiday

férias

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

I was reading a book yesterday evening.

Eu estava lendo um livro ontem à noite.

They were playing football in the park.

Eles estavam jogando futebol no parque.

It was improving.

Estava melhorando.

His condition was improving.

I was listening carefully.

Eu estava ouvindo com atenção.

"Was" ou "were" - *O que usar?* Lembre-se de alterar o verbo "to be" para que *ele corresponda ao sujeito.* Use "was" com "I, he, she," ou "it", e use "were" com "you, we," ou "they." "She was working on an email when the fire alarm rang." "The team was playing well until the second half." Use "were" para todos os outros assuntos, inclusive todos os assuntos no plural. "Were" também é usado com "you". "The days were getting shorter as winter approached."

The days were getting longer.

Os dias estavam ficando mais longos.

The days were getting longer as summer approached.

They were traveling a lot.

Eles viajavam muito.

They were traveling a lot last summer.

My mother was cooking.

Minha mãe estava cozinhando.

My mother was cooking the dinner when we arrived.

We were dancing all night.

Dançamos a noite toda.

Was it raining?

Estava chovendo?

Was it raining the whole day?

He was studying last night.

Ele estava estudando ontem à noite.

They were sleeping.

Eles estavam dormindo.

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

*Perguntas no passado contínuo* 1. Perguntas que podem ser respondidas com *sim* ou *não* são formadas invertendo o sujeito e a forma correta do verbo *ser ("was/were").* "Was he studying all night again?" 2. Perguntas com palavras interrogativas não podem ser respondidas com sim ou não. "Where was he going?"

to snore

roncar

He snores loudly.

Was she improving?

Ela estava melhorando?

to overcome

superar

He had to overcome many obstacles to achieve his dreams.

Were you studying all night?

Você ficou estudando a noite toda?

Were we talking too loud?

Nós estávamos falando muito alto?

to measure

medir

We want to measure your blood pressure.

What was he measuring?

O que ele estava medindo?

Where were you going?

Onde você estava indo?

Where were you going last night?

What was he doing?

O que ele estava fazendo?

to run late

atrasar-se

He was running late again.

Why were the buses running late?

Por que os ônibus estavam atrasados?

*Forma negativa do passado contínuo* Para tornar *negativa* uma afirmação positiva, adicione "not" antes do *verbo + "-ing"*. "You were not doing your homework." Você também pode usar uma *contração (wasn't / weren't).* "You wasn't doing your homework."

He wasn't planning it.

Ele não estava planejando isso.

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

I wasn't running late.

Eu não estava me atrasando.

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

They weren't studying all night.

Eles não ficaram estudando a noite toda.

She wasn't snoring.

Ela não estava roncando.

Last night she wasn't snoring.

My mother wasn't cooking.

Minha mãe não estava cozinhando.

The children weren't sleeping during the drive home.

As crianças não estavam dormindo durante o caminho de volta para casa.

to tell the truth

dizer a verdade

My boyfriend was not telling me the truth.

Meu namorado não estava me dizendo a verdade.

You were not doing your homework.

Você não estava fazendo sua lição de casa.

*Alterações ortográficas* Tenha cuidado, pois também há algumas *alterações ortográficas* quando você cria a * forma -ing* dos verbos. *Para verbos que terminam com um -e, elimine o -e e acrescente -ing.* "live - living" "make - making" "give - giving" *Com verbos que terminam com um som de -e longo, adicione -ing como normal* "see - seeing" "be - being" "agree - agreeing" *Se um verbo terminar em -ie, troque ie por y e depois acrescente -ing.* "die - dying" "lie - lying"

to agree

concordar

We all agreed to meet up at 8:00.

to hide

Esconder

He tried to hide his profile.

Where were you hiding?

Onde você estava se escondendo?

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

He was lying.

Ele estava mentindo.

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

to die

morrer

The main character will die at the end.

My phone battery was dying during the trip.

A bateria do meu celular estava acabando durante a viagem.

to make excuses

dar desculpas

He is making excuses again.

We were making no excuses.

Não estávamos dando desculpas.

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.

Estávamos vivendo sem internet por duas semanas.

I was just being polite.

Eu só estava sendo educado.

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

homeless people

pessoas sem-abrigo

We were giving food to the homeless people.

Nós estávamos dando comida aos sem-teto.

*Quando dobrar a última letra?* Se o verbo tiver *uma sílaba* e *terminar com CVC* (uma consoante + vogal + consoante), dobramos *a consoante final* antes de adicionar a terminação -ing. "run - running" "plan - planning" Também dobramos a consoante final *se a última sílaba for tônica.* "begin - beginning" "forget - forgetting" Entretanto, *não dobre* a consoante *para verbos que terminam em w, x ou y.* "stay - staying" "show - showing" "wax - waxing"

to forget

esquecer

I keep forgetting to drink water!

I keep forgetting

Eu continuo esquecendo

I keep forgetting to take my medication.

to begin

começar

It was beginning to snow.

It was beginning to rain.

Estava começando a chover.

It was beginning to rain when we got home.

to show the way

mostrar o caminho

I can show you the way.

She was showing him the way.

Ela estava lhe mostrando o caminho.

I was shopping.

Eu estava fazendo compras.

My parents arrived while I was shopping.

to stay up

ficar acordado

I decided to stay up late to finish my homework.

She was planning her holiday to Italy.

Ela estava planejando suas férias na Itália.

We were staying at a small hotel near the beach.

Nós estávamos hospedados em um pequeno hotel perto da praia.

We were planning on telling you.

Nós estávamos planejando te contar.

When were you planning on telling me?

The team was playing well.

O time estava jogando bem.

The team was playing well until the second half.

to stick to something

aderir a algo

You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.

*Passado contínuo e passado simples* O tempo verbal Past continuous também pode ser usado para descrever algo que *estava acontecendo continuamente no passado* quando outra ação *o interrompeu.* "I was making dinner when she arrived." *Observe:* Nem todo verbo descreve uma ação contínua! Alguns verbos não *podem ser usados no tempo verbal passado contínuo.* Um exemplo comum é o verbo "to arrive". Errado: "At noon, he was arriving." Correto: "At noon, he arrived."

I was reading when he knocked.

Eu estava lendo quando ele bateu.

She was cooking when I came home.

Ela estava cozinhando quando cheguei em casa.

to get home

chegar em casa

What time did you get home last night?

When I got home, they were eating.

Quando cheguei em casa, eles já estavam comendo.

When we arrived, you were sleeping.

Quando chegamos, você estava dormindo.

after I left

depois que eu saí

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

What were you doing after I left?

O que você estava fazendo depois que eu saí?

Nobody was dancing when the music stopped.

Ninguém estava dançando quando a música parou.

*Passado contínuo + Frasal verbos* Combinemos o pretérito contínuo com alguns dos verbos que acabamos de aprender!

I was setting up the meeting.

Eu estava preparando a reunião.

I was setting up the meeting when I saw him.

She was breaking up with her boyfriend.

Ela estava terminando com o namorado.

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

He was looking it up.

Ele estava pesquisando isso.

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

Things were working out.

As coisas estavam dando certo.

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

We were already giving up.

Nós já estávamos desistindo.

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

She was getting over the flu when I visited her.

Ela estava se recuperando da gripe quando a visitei.

I was working out when they called me.

Eu estava malhando quando eles me ligaram.

*Verbos que não podem ser usados no tempo verbal passado contínuo* Há um certo tipo de verbo que não pode ser usado em nenhum tempo contínuo, inclusive no passado contínuo. Esses verbos são chamados de *verbos estativos.* Como os verbos estativos são inerentemente contínuos, soa estranho colocá-los em um tempo contínuo. Em vez disso, você pode usá-los *no passado simples*. Os verbos estativos são, por exemplo: "love", "like", "believe", "seem", "need", "want", etc.

It seemed easy.

Parecia fácil.

It seemed easy at first.

We loved the movie!

Nós adoramos o filme!

We loved the new movie from Tarantino!

He wanted to go.

Ele queria ir.

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

I need to go home.

Eu preciso ir para casa.

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

to realize

perceber

He realized his mistake at once.

I realized later.

Eu percebi mais tarde.

I realized later that he was lying to me.

She believes everything I say.

Ela acredita em tudo o que eu digo.

We understood your question.

Nós entendemos a sua pergunta.

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

*Desejos e hipóteses* Também podemos usar o past continuous *para nos referirmos ao presente ou ao futuro em hipóteses* (quando imaginamos algo) ou em algumas expressões educadas. "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."