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ALL, SOME, BOTH, NONE, EVERYONE AND NO ONE

PAST CONTINUOUS

We WERE all WAITING for the speaker to begin his lecture.

Some of us WERE PAYING attention to what he WAS SAYING.

Both of us WERE HAVING trouble understanding his argument.

None of us WERE TAKING notes.

You WERE all WAITING for the speaker to begin his lecture.

Some of you WERE PAYING attention to what he WAS SAYING.

Both of you WERE HAVING trouble understanding his argument.

None of you WERE TAKING notes.

They WERE all WAITING for the speaker to begin his lecture.

Some of them WERE PAYING attention to what he WAS SAYING.

Both of them WERE HAVING trouble understanding his argument.

None of them WERE TAKING notes.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

We ARE all WAITING for the speaker to begin his lecture.

Some of us ARE PAYING attention to what he IS SAYING.

Both of us ARE HAVING trouble understanding his argument.

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None of us ARE TAKING notes.

You ARE all WAITING for the speaker to begin his lecture.

Some of you ARE PAYING attention to what he IS SAYING.

Both of you ARE HAVING trouble understanding his argument.

None of you ARE TAKING notes.

They ARE all WAITING for the speaker to begin his lecture.

Some of them ARE PAYING attention to what he IS SAYING.

Both of them ARE HAVING trouble understanding his argument.

None of them WERE TAKING notes.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

We WILL all BE WAITING for the speaker to begin his lecture.

Some of us WILL BE PAYING attention to what he WILL BE SAYING.*

Both of them WILL BE HAVING trouble understanding his argument.

None of them WILL BE TAKING notes.

You WILL all BE WAITING for the speaker to begin his lecture.

Some of you WILL BE PAYING attention to what he WILL BE SAYING.*

Both of you WILL BE HAVING trouble understanding his argument.

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None of you WILL BE TAKING notes.

They WILL all BE WAITING for the speaker to begin his lecture.

Some of them WILL BE PAYING attention to what he WILL BE SAYING.*

Both of them WILL BE HAVING trouble understanding his argument.

None of them WILL BE TAKING notes.

Or

We ARE all GOING TO BE WAITING for the speaker to begin his lecture.

Some of us ARE GOING TO BE PAYING attention to what he WILL BE SAY ING . [Not “...to what he IS GOING TO BE SAYING” – the English

don’t like long sentences or repeating themselves]*

Both of them ARE GOING TO BE HAVING trouble understanding his argument.

None of them ARE GOING TO BE TAKING notes.

You ARE all GOING TO BE WAITING for the speaker to begin his lecture.

Some of you ARE GOING TO BE PAYING attention to what he WILL BE SAYING. [“]*

Both of you ARE GOING TO BE HAVING trouble understanding his argument.

None of you ARE GOING TO BE TAKING notes.

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They ARE all GOING TO BE WAITING for the speaker to begin his lecture.

Some of them ARE GOING TO BE PAYING attention to what he WILL BE SAYING. [“]*

Both of them ARE GOING TO BE HAVING trouble understanding his argument.

None of them ARE GOING TO BE TAKING notes.

“EVERYONE”, although meaning a plural number of people, is treated as a singular “It”, as follows:

"TODA A GENTE", embora tenha significado um número plural de pessoas, é tratada como uma singular "Ele", como segue:

PAST CONTINUOUS

Everyone WAS WAITING for the speaker to begin his lecture.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Everyone IS PAYING attention to what he IS SAYING.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Everyone WILL BE HAVING trouble understanding his argument.

Or

Everyone IS GOING TO BE TAKING notes.

“NO ONE”, also behaves like “It”:

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PAST CONTINUOUS

No one WAS WAITING for the speaker to begin his lecture.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

No one IS PAYING attention to what he IS SAYING.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

No one WILL BE HAVING trouble understanding his argument.

Or

No one IS GOING TO BE TAKING notes.

*To make this sentence even simpler you could say

“Some of us ARE GOING TO BE PAYING ATTENTION to what he says.”

Although this is a common use, it is not good English. However, the more often it is used, the more likely it will become acceptable and

you will hear this in speech.

* Para tornar esta frase ainda mais simples que você poderia dizer

“Some of us ARE GOING TO BE PAYING ATTENTION to what he says.”

Embora este seja um uso comum, não é bem o inglês. No entanto, mais frequentemente é usado, o mais provável se tornará aceitável e

ouvirá isto no discurso.

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AS, DURING, WHEN AND WHILE

The use of the Continuous Tense to describe two activities that happen at the same time sometimes requires the addition the

prepositions “As”, “During”, “When” or “While”. [You may also hear some people say “Whilst” instead of “While” – this is the older form,

considered by some to be more correct. But “While” is now much more common, so that is what we will use.]

COMO, DURANTE, QUANDO E ENQUANTO

O uso do contínuo tensa para descrever duas das atividades que acontecem ao mesmo tempo às vezes requer a adição as

preposições "as" ['como'], "during" ['durante'], "when" ['quando'] ou "while" ['enquanto']. [Você pode também ouvir algumas pessoas

dizer "Whilst" em vez de "While" - esta é a mais antiga forma, considerada por alguns como a mais correcta. Mas "While" agora é

muito mais comum, por isso é o que iremos utilizar.]

As I WAS WALKING down the High Street a man WAS TRYING to get support for his charity.

When the siren WAS GOING off, the guards WERE TRYING to get everyone out of the building.

While the phones WERE RINGING, the secretary WAS FILING her nails.

To describe an action that occurs as a long-term action or activity, “During” may be appropriate:

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Para descrever uma ação que ocorre como uma acção a longo prazo ou de atividade, "during" ['durante'] pode ser adequado:

During the flight to Los Angeles, everyone WAS WATCHING the in-flight movie.

During the safety announcement, no one WAS LISTENING to the cabin crew.

[But you would say: “No one WAS LISTENING as the cabin crew WERE MAKING the safety announcement.”]

If the action being described is cut off by another action then only “When” can be used.

Se a ação que está sendo descrito é cortada por outra ação, em seguida, só "when" ['quando'] pode ser usado.

Tracey WAS LIGHTING a candle when she dropped the match.

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