Simple Past x Past Continuous

Simple Past x Past Continuous

1. O Simple Past indica ações pontuais no passado, enquanto o Past Continuous indica ações contínuas.

   • O Simple Past é usado para indicar ações passadas já concluídas, ou seja, para falar de fatos que já aconteceram; que começaram e terminaram no passado.
     • We did not go to school yesterday.
       • exemplos:
       • His birthday was the day before yesterday.
     • A formação básica do Simple Past é feita com o uso do auxiliar did nas formas negativa e interrogativa, e com o acréscimo de –ed, –ied ou –d ao final do verbo principal no infinitivo, sem o to, na forma afirmativa.
       • Affirmative
         • I danced
           • Negative
             • I did not dance
               • Interrogative
                 • Did she dance?
       • Past Continuous
         • Para expressar duas ou mais ações que acontecem ao mesmo tempo no passado Nesse caso, é muito comum o uso da palavra while (enquanto).
           • I was reading a book while he was watching TV
             • I was watching Brazil’s game when the phone rang.
               • Affirmative: He was going
                 • Negative: You were not going/ You weren't going
                   • Interrogative: Were you going...?
         • Diferença entre Simple Past e Past Continuous
           • A ação que acontece primeiro é expressa pelo Past Continuous e a ação que acontece depois é expressa pelo Simple Past.
             • Affirmative Form: You were studying when he called.
               • Negative Form: You were not studying when he called
                 • Interrogative Form: Were you studying when he called?

2. Simple Past