Past Continuous: Regeln und Übungen

Übungen

Aussagesätze, Verneinungen und Fragen

Aussagesätze

I was working at six o’clock.

You were studying yesterday evening.

They were watching a movie.

Verneinungen

I wasn’t working at six o’clock.

She wasn’t drinking tea at 3 p.m.

They weren’t watching the movie when you called.

Fragen

Was I working at six o’clock?

Was she drinking tea?

Were they watching the movie?

Grammatische Form

Aussagesätze:

I/He/She/It – was + Verb-ing

You/We/They – were + Verb-ing

Verneinungen:

was/were + not + Verb-ing

was not = wasn’t, were not = weren’t

Fragen:

Was/Were + Subjekt + Verb-ing?

Füge am Satzanfang ein Fragewort (QW) wie what, when, where hinzu:

What was she doing?

Where were they going?

Schreibung der –ing-Formen

enter – entering

lie – lying

take – taking

run – running

travel – travelling / traveling

Wann verwenden wir das Past Continuous?

Handlungen, die zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit im Gange waren
Yesterday at 10 p.m., I was climbing a tree.

At 5 o’clock yesterday, my sister was flying from Sydney.

She was still dancing at midnight.

Handlungen, die durch eine andere Handlung unterbrochen wurden (Past Simple + Past Continuous)

She was cleaning the house when the phone rang.

John was cooking when he cut his finger.

Helen was using the blender, so she didn’t hear you come in.

Verwende while + Past Continuous oder when + Past Simple:

While I was typing, everyone left.

I was eating soup when he came home.

Zwei oder mehr Handlungen, die gleichzeitig stattfanden

She was doing her makeup while she was talking on the phone.

We were eating pasta while we were watching a cartoon.

The children were playing, eating sweets, and drinking cola.

Ausdruck von Ärger oder Missbilligung (mit always, often, constantly)

He was always interrupting me when I was talking.

She was constantly losing our keys on vacation.

We were often waiting for his friend.

Geplante Handlungen, die nicht stattfanden

I was hoping to meet her, but she didn’t come.

My mother was thinking of cooking a pie, but we wanted pizza.

Tom was planning to buy tickets, but he forgot his wallet.

Zeitangaben mit dem Past Continuous

at that moment

at the same time

while

when

as

all morning / all night / all day / all evening

last Monday / last week / last year