Past Continuous (was/ were + -ing)

O past continuous é uma ação continuada no passado.

Estrutura da frase no Past Continuous:

Affirmative:

Person + was / were + -ing

Taís was working yesterday.

( Taís estava trabalhando ontem.)

Rafael and Leonard were playing videogame yesterday evening.

(Rafael e Leonard estavam jogando videogame ontem à tarde)

Negative:

Person + was/ were + not + -ing

Taís was not / wasn't working yesterday.

Rafael and Leonard were not / weren't playing videogame yesterday evening. 

• Ao negar, o not não ficará sozinho, ele vem atrás do verbo auxiliar was/ were.
• forma reduzida:
• was not = wasn't   
• were not = weren't

Interrogative:

• Ao interrogar, o verbo auxiliar was/ were vão para a frente da frase:

Was/ Were + Person + -ing

Was Taís working yesterday?

Were Rafael and Leonard playing videogame yesterday evening?