Qual das frases abaixo está incorretamente escrita no passado contínuo?
(A) -
i was walking home when i saw a dog.
(B) -
she was cooking dinner while he was watching tv.
(C) -
the students were running in the park when it started to rain.
(D) -
i was sleeping when the phone rang.
(E) -
we were not playing in the garden because it was raining.
Explicação
A frase (e) deveria ser escrita como: "we were not playing in the garden because it was raining."
no passado contínuo, o verbo auxiliar "was/were" é seguido pelo verbo principal no gerúndio (-ing). na frase (e), o verbo "playing" está no infinitivo, o que está incorreto.
Análise das alternativas
As demais alternativas estão corretas no passado contínuo:
- (a): "i was walking home when i saw a dog."
- (b): "she was cooking dinner while he was watching tv."
- (c): "the students were running in the park when it started to rain."
- (d): "i was sleeping when the phone rang."
- (e): "we were not playing in the garden because it was raining." (incorreta)
Conclusão
É importante prestar atenção à formação correta dos tempos verbais para uma comunicação eficaz em inglês.