At 8:00 yesterday, Maria saw a dog while she was on her way to school. The action of walking was happening at…

Questão

At 8:00 yesterday, Maria saw a dog while she was on her way to school. The action of walking was happening at that specific moment in the past. Complete the sentence with the verb form that correctly uses the past continuous for an action in progress in the past: At 8:00 yesterday, Maria ___ to school when she saw a dog. was walk walked was walking is walking walks

1. A) walked
2. B) is walking
3. C) walks
4. D) was walk
5. E) was walking

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa E

Resolução passo a passo

1. Identifique o tempo verbal pedido. O enunciado descreve uma ação em andamento no passado (Maria estava caminhando para a escola às 8:00 de ontem, no momento em que viu o cachorro). Esse é o uso típico do passado contínuo (past continuous).
2. Monte a estrutura do passado contínuo: sujeito + was/were + verbo com -ing. Como o sujeito é 'Maria' (terceira pessoa do singular), usa-se 'was'. O verbo 'walk' recebe -ing, formando 'walking'. Resultado: 'Maria was walking to school'.
3. Verifique a frase completa: 'At 8:00 yesterday, Maria was walking to school when she saw a dog.' O passado contínuo indica a ação em progresso, e o passado simples 'saw' indica a ação interrompente, o que encaixa perfeitamente com o enunciado.
4. Por que as outras estão erradas: A) 'walked' é passado simples, que indica ação concluída, não em andamento; B) 'is walking' é presente contínuo, incompatível com 'yesterday'; C) 'walks' é presente simples, incompatível com o tempo passado; D) 'was walk' tem erro de forma, pois falta o -ing após 'was'.
5. Conclusão: a alternativa correta é a E, 'was walking', que coincide com o gabarito oficial.

💡 Dica: Preencha o espaço em branco com a forma correta do verbo.

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