Tópico 47 de Base · A2
Revisão: o passado
Review: past tenses
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Checkpoint do estágio: junte was/were, passado simples (regular e irregular), did, expressões de tempo, used to e passado contínuo, e compare com o presente que você já domina. Use a lista "Consigo..." como autoteste.
Regras
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- Consigo usar was e were em todas as pessoas, com negativa, pergunta e resposta curta.
- Consigo escrever o passado regular com a ortografia certa (studied, stopped, traveled, canceled) e pronunciar o -ed como /t/, /d/ ou /ɪd/.
- Consigo dizer o passado de pelo menos 40 verbos irregulares sem consultar a tabela.
- Consigo negar e perguntar com did / didn't e lembrar de voltar o verbo para a base.
- Consigo situar a ação com yesterday, last night, last week, ago, in, on e at.
- Consigo falar de hábitos que acabaram com used to / didn't use to.
- Consigo contar uma história com passado contínuo (fundo) e passado simples (o que aconteceu), usando when e while.
- Consigo escolher entre presente e passado pelas expressões de tempo.
| Estrutura | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pergunta | Resposta curta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passado de be | She was busy | She wasn't busy | Was she busy? | Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't. |
| Passado regular | She called | She didn't call | Did she call? | Yes, she did. / No, she didn't. |
| Passado irregular | She went | She didn't go | Did she go? | Yes, she did. / No, she didn't. |
| Used to | She used to work | She didn't use to work | Did she use to work? | Yes, she did. / No, she didn't. |
| Passado contínuo | She was working | She wasn't working | Was she working? | Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't. |
| Tempo | Presente | Passado |
|---|---|---|
| be | I am at the office. | I was at the office. |
| simples | I usually send the report on Monday. | I sent the report last Monday. |
| contínuo | I'm writing the email now. | I was writing the email at 10. |
| there is / was | There is a problem. | There was a problem. |
Exemplos
- I used to work at a bank. Then, in 2022, I joined the company.Eu trabalhava num banco. Depois, em 2022, entrei na empresa.
- I was checking the rates when the client called.Eu estava verificando as taxas quando o cliente ligou.
- There was a problem with the transfer, so we didn't send it yesterday.Houve um problema com a transferência, então não a enviamos ontem.
- Did you finish the report? — Yes, I did. I sent it an hour ago.Você terminou o relatório? — Sim. Enviei há uma hora.
- Usually I work from home, but last week I was at the office every day.Normalmente trabalho de casa, mas na semana passada estive no escritório todos os dias.
- What were you doing at 9? — I was in the daily. We talked about the release.O que você estava fazendo às 9? — Eu estava na daily. Falamos sobre o lançamento.
Erros comuns
- Errado:
I didn't went to the office yesterday.Certo: I didn't go to the office yesterday.Depois de didn't, o verbo fica na base. - Errado:
Yesterday I send the invoice.Certo: Yesterday I sent the invoice.Yesterday pede passado: send → sent. - Errado:
I was at the office two days before. (querendo dizer: há dois dias, a partir de hoje)Certo: I was at the office two days ago."Há dois dias", contando a partir de hoje, é ago. - Errado:
Did you was at the daily?Certo: Were you at the daily?O verbo to be faz pergunta sozinho, sem did.
Pratique antes de avançar
- Conte o que você fez ontem no trabalho em 8 frases: use pelo menos 3 verbos irregulares, 1 negativa com didn't e 1 frase com was/were + -ing e when.
- Escreva um parágrafo "Antes e agora": 3 frases com used to e 3 no presente simples sobre a sua vida hoje.
- Faça 5 perguntas sobre o fim de semana de um colega (What did you do...? Where did you go...? Was it...?) e responda sobre o seu.
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