Past Simple vs Past Continuous – Übungen (A1 Grundstufe Grammatik)

Past Simple vs Past Continuous – Übungen und Quiz

Diese Übungen konzentrieren sich auf die Verwendung von Past Simple und Past Continuous für Handlungen, die in der Vergangenheit passiert sind.

Zentrale Unterschiede zwischen Past Simple und Past Continuous

Past Simple	Past Continuous
Beschreibt abgeschlossene Handlungen in der Vergangenheit.	Beschreibt andauernde Handlungen in der Vergangenheit.
Sagt uns, was passiert ist.	Sagt uns, was zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt gerade passierte.
Example: I watched TV yesterday.	Example: I was watching TV at 8 PM yesterday.

Wann man das Past Simple verwendet

Für Handlungen, die einmal passiert sind und abgeschlossen sind:

Example: She went to the store.

Für Handlungen, die zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit passiert sind:

Example: They played soccer last week.

Für eine Abfolge von Handlungen in der Vergangenheit:

Example: I woke up, ate breakfast, and left for school.

Wann man das Past Continuous verwendet

Für Handlungen, die zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit im Gange waren:

Example: At 7 PM, I was studying.

Für eine Handlung, die durch eine andere Handlung unterbrochen wurde:

Example: I was cooking when the phone rang.

Für zwei oder mehr Handlungen, die gleichzeitig in der Vergangenheit stattfanden:

Example: While they were playing outside, I was reading a book.

Wie man das Past Simple und Past Continuous bildet

Struktur des Past Simple

Subjekt + Verb in der Vergangenheitsform

Regelmäßige Verben	Unregelmäßige Verben
I played.	I went.
She worked.	She had.

Struktur des Past Continuous

Subjekt + was/were + Verb + -ing

Subjekt	Beispiel im Past Continuous
I	I was reading.
They	They were playing.

Beispiele: Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

Abgeschlossene Handlung vs. andauernde Handlung zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt

Past Simple: I ate dinner at 6 PM.
Past Continuous: I was eating dinner at 6 PM.

Handlung passiert vs. unterbrochene andauernde Handlung

Past Simple: I watched TV last night.
Past Continuous: I was watching TV when the phone rang.

Zwei Handlungen nacheinander vs. zwei gleichzeitig stattfindende Handlungen

Past Simple: I finished my homework and went to bed.
Past Continuous: While I was studying, my brother was playing video games.

Wie man Past Simple und Past Continuous kombiniert

Wir verwenden oft das Past Continuous, um zu beschreiben, was im Hintergrund passierte, während eine andere Handlung im Past Simple sie unterbrach.

Past Continuous (andauernde Handlung) + Past Simple (unterbrechende Handlung):

Example: I was reading a book when my friend called.
Example: They were playing soccer when it started to rain.

Häufige Zeitangaben bei Past Simple und Past Continuous

Past Simple	Past Continuous
Yesterday	At [specific time]: At 5 PM, I was eating.
Last night, last week, last month	While: While I was working, he was sleeping.
Two days ago	When: I was walking when it started to rain.

Übungssätze

Past Simple	Past Continuous
I played soccer yesterday.	I was playing soccer at 5 PM.
They visited their grandma.	They were visiting their grandma when it started raining.
She went to the store.	She was going to the store when she saw a friend.
We ate dinner at 7 PM.	We were eating dinner when the power went out.

Past Simple vs Past Continuous: Unterschiede und Übungen