(Tiempo Pasado Continuo)
En esta lección aprenderemos cómo se forma y cómo se usa.
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Past Continuous form (forma del Pasado continuo)
Para formar el tiempo pasado continuo en inglés necesitamos el pasado simple del verbo ‘to be’+ verbo+ing.
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*A tener en cuenta: existe un grupo de verbos que no suele usarse en pasado continuo en inglés. Estos verbos no indican acciones sino estados. Te dejo una [LISTA DE VERBOS DE ESTADO] (stative verbs)
Affirmative sentences (oraciones afirmativas)
I was writing.
You were driving.
He was reading.
She was studying.
It was raining.
We were running.
You were singing.
They were comining.
Para formar oraciones negativas en pasado continuo necesitamos agregar el adbervio ‘not’.
Negative sentences (oraciones
negativas)
I was not writing.
You were not driving.
He was not reading.
She was not studying.
It was not raining.
We were not running.
You were not singing.
They were not coming.
Short forms (formas cortas)
I wasn’t writing.
You weren’t driving.
He wasn’t reading.
She wasn’t studying.
It wasn’t raining.
We weren’t running.
You weren’t singing.
They weren’t coming.
Questions (oraciones interrogativas)
Para formar preguntas en pasado continuo necesitamos la forma del tiempo pasado simple verbo ‘to be’ (was / were) antes del sujeto + vebro + ing.
Yes / No Questions (preguntas
cerradas)
Was I writing?
Were you driving?
Was he reading?
Was she studying?
Was it raining?
Were we running?
Were you singing?
Were they coming?
Short answers (respuestas
cortas)
Yes, I was./ No, I wasn’t.
Yes, you were./No, you weren’t.
Yes, he was./No, he wasn’t.
Yes, she was./ No, she wasn’t.
Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.
Yes, we were. /No, we weren’t.
Yes, you were./No, you weren’t.
Yes, they were/No, they weren’t.
Wh questions (preguntas abiertas)
Para formar estas preguntas necesitamos agregar un pronombre interrogativo al comienzo de la oración (what, where, when, etc.) + pasado simple verbo ‘to be’ (was / were) + sujeto + verbo + ing.
What was I writing?
Why were you driving?
Where was he reading?
What was she studying?
Where was it raining?
Why were you running?
What were you singing?
When were you coming?
*Tip de ortografía (spelling)
Para formar los tiempos countinuos en inglés a la mayoría de los
verbos solo debemos agregar -ing:
Be – being
sing – singing
En verbos terminados en -e, quitamos la -e y agregamos -ing:
come – coming
move – moving
En verbos terminados en -ie se reemplazan estas dos vocales por -y
más -ing:
try – trying
lie – lying
En verbos terminados en una consonante más vocal acentuada más
una consonante, duplicamos la consonaste y agregamos -ing:
put – putting
begin – beginning