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Verb Tenses

Verb Tenses

(tempos

de verbos)

simple present

(Presente Simples) to play

simple past

(Pretérito)

I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They

play play plays plays plays play play play Nota: Todas as inflexões são iguais.

to play

I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They

played played played played played played played played present continuous

(Presente Contínuo) to play

I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
You are
They are

playing playing playing playing playing playing playing playing Este tempo indica uma ação que se completou no passado, como no português.
Exemplos:
“She played the violin very well.”
(Ela tocou (o) violino muito bem.)
“The radio played my favourite song.”
(O rádio tocou minha música favorita.)
Nota: Este tempo de verbo não implica ação que se estenda do passado (remoto ou recente) até o presente.
Não se pode dizer em inglês, por exemplo:
“I am playing the piano since 10 o’clock in the morning.”
(Eu estou tocando piano desde as 10 horas da manhã.)
Neste caso, é necessário usar o Present Perfect, explicado mais adiante. O Present Continuous, portanto, indica ação que está em andamento.
Exemplos:
“I am writing a letter to my uncle.”
([Eu] Estou escrevendo uma carta para meu tio)
“She is cooking rice and beans.”
(Ela está cozinhando arroz e feijão.)

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Este tempo indica uma ação no passado, em andamento, quando foi interrompida ou complementada por outra.

past continuous

(Passado Contínuo) to play

I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were

Exemplos:

playing playing playing playing playing playing playing playing “I was reading the newspaper when my cousing came in.”
(Eu estava lendo o jornal quando meu