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7º anoPast continuousEF07LI18EF07LI09

Past Continuous: o que estava acontecendo

O past continuous (was/were + verbo com -ing) para ações em progresso no passado e o contraste com o simple past, com uma notícia escolar para leitura.

Habilidades da BNCC
  • EF07LI18 — Utilizar o passado simples e o passado contínuo para produzir textos orais e escritos, mostrando relações de sequência e causalidade.
  • EF07LI09 — Selecionar, em um texto, a informação desejada como objetivo de leitura.
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1Reading

Read the school news and choose the correct answer.

The day the lights went out

Last Wednesday, there was a big storm in our city. At 3 p.m., the lights went out at school.

When it happened, the 7th grade students were having a Science test. Mrs. Rocha was walking around the classroom. Some students were writing their answers and others were thinking.

In the gym, the volleyball team was practicing for a tournament. In the kitchen, the cooks were making snacks for the afternoon break.

The lights came back after 20 minutes. Nobody was hurt, and the test continued!

1.What were the 7th grade students doing when the lights went out?

2.What was Mrs. Rocha doing?

3.Who was practicing in the gym?

4.How long were the lights off?

2Was or were + -ing

Complete with the past continuous of the verbs in parentheses.

1.At 8 p.m. yesterday, I (watch) a series.

2.My parents (cook) dinner when I arrived.

3.It (rain) all morning.

4.We (play) soccer when it started to rain.

5.Paula (not / sleep) at midnight. She was studying.

6.The boys (not / listen) to the teacher.

3Past continuous or simple past?

Choose the correct answer.

1.The phone rang while I ___ a shower.

2.While Ana was walking home, she ___ an old friend.

3.___ you sleeping when I called you?

4.What were they doing at 10 a.m. yesterday?

4True or false?

Read the sentences about the grammar and mark T (true) or F (false).

1.We use "were" with you, we and they.

2."She were reading" is a correct sentence.

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