Past Continuous (Past Progressive)
Das Past Continuous beschreibt Handlungen oder Situationen, die zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit im Gange waren. Es betont den fortlaufenden Charakter der Handlung statt ihrer Vollendung.
Das Past Continuous wird mit was/were + der -ing-Form des Verbs gebildet. Verwenden Sie 'was' mit I, he, she und it, und 'were' mit you, we und they.
Bildung
Bejahte Form
Bilden Sie das Past Continuous mit was/were + Verb-ing.
| Vollform | Kurzform |
|---|---|
| I was reading | I was reading |
| You were walking | You were walking |
| He was cooking | He was cooking |
| She was talking | She was talking |
| It was raining | It was raining |
| We were playing football | We were playing football |
| They were studying | They were studying |
Verneinte Form
Fügen Sie 'not' nach was/were ein, um Verneinungen zu bilden. Kurzformen werden häufig verwendet.
| Vollform | Kurzform |
|---|---|
| I was not reading | I wasn't reading |
| You were not walking | You weren't walking |
| He was not cooking | He wasn't cooking |
| She was not talking | She wasn't talking |
| It was not raining | It wasn't raining |
| We were not playing football | We weren't playing football |
| They were not studying | They weren't studying |
Ja/Nein-Fragen
Stellen Sie was/were vor das Subjekt, um Fragen zu bilden.
Beispiele:
- Was I reading at 8 o'clock?
- Were you walking in the park?
- Was he cooking dinner?
- Was she talking on the phone?
- Was it raining this morning?
- Were we playing football yesterday?
- Were they studying together?
W-Fragen
Beginnen Sie mit einem Fragewort, dann verwenden Sie was/were + Subjekt + Verb-ing.
Beispiele:
- What was I reading?
- Where were you walking?
- What was he cooking?
- Who was she talking to?
- When was it raining?
- What were we playing?
- What were they studying?
Verwendung
Hinweis: Zustandsverben (wie know, like, believe, want) werden normalerweise nicht in kontinuierlichen Formen verwendet. Sie beschreiben Zustände statt Handlungen.
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Verwandte Lektionen
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