Das Past Continuous (Progressive)

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Subjekt + "was / were" + Verb-ing

I was learning English.
We were learning English.

Ausnahmen der -ing Form beim Schreiben.

Beachte wie du -ing Form mit einigen Verben schreibst.

1.
Ausfall des -e bei Verben, die mit -e enden:
come - coming, dance - dancing, write - writing
ABER: see - seeing, be - being

2.
Verdoppelung bei kurzen Verben, die auf einen Mitlaut enden:
swim - swimming, run - running, 

3.
-ie wird zu y: lie - lying, die - dying

das -y am Ende ändert sich nicht: study - studying, buy - buying

Aussagen (Statements) im Past Continuous

I was reading - ich habe gelesen
you were reading - du hast gelesen
he was reading - er hat gelesen
she was reading - sie hat gelesen
it was reading - es has gelesen
we were reading - we haben gelesen  
you were reading - ich habt gelesen
they were reading - sie haben gelesen

Past Continuous Verwendung (Use)

Du verwendest das Past Continuous, um über Folgendes, zu sprechen:

Eine längere Handlung in der Vergangenheit zu sprechen, die zu einem bestimmten Sprachzeitpunkt ablief und nicht abgeschlossen war.

Yesterday at 8 pm in the evening I was doing my homework.
Two days ago at 6 pm, he was playing football with his friends.
Last month at this time my parents were flying to London.
She was wearing a red dress at the party.

Zwei längere  a n d a u e r n d e  Handlungen in der Vergangenheit, die mithilfe von "while" verbunden sind.

I was reading a book while my sister was watching TV.

Zwei Handlungen, eine längere und eine kurze Handlung. Die längere Handlung wird von einer kürzeren Handlung unterbrochen.

While I was watching TV (längere, nicht ageschlossene Handlung), my phone rang (kurze Handlung im Past Simple).

Du verwendest das Past Continuous, wenn du den Hintergrund für eine Erzählung beschreibst.

At eight o'clock yesterday, I was watching a film on TV. My mum was in the kitchen and she was making dinner, and my younger sister was doing her homework. Suddenly, we heard a loud noise ... 

Past Continuous: Fragen (Questions)

"Ja/Nein" Fragen

Was I reading a book? 
Were you reading a book?
Was he reading a book?
Was she reading a book?
Was it reading a book?
Were we reading a book?
Were you reading a book?
Were they reading a book?

Kurze Antworten mit "Ja" - "Yes" 

Yes, I was.
Yes, you were.
Yes, he was.
Yes, she was.
Yes, it was.
Yes, we were.
Yes, you were.
Yes, they were.

Kurze Antworten mit "Nein" - "No" (mit Abkürzungen)

No, I was not. No, I wasn't.
No, you were not. No, you weren't.
No, he was not. No, he wasn't.
No, she was not. No, she wasn't.
No, it was not. No, it wasn't.
No, we were not. No, we weren't.
No, you were not. No, you weren't.
No, they were not. No, they weren't.

W-Fragen - WH Quetions

Diese Fragen verwendest du, wenn du mehr Informationen brauchst. Sie beginnen mit den folgenden Wörtern:

Fragewörter

What - Was
Where - Wo
When - Wann
Who - Wer
Why - Warum

What was I reading?
What were you reading?
What was he reading?
What was she reading?
What was it reading?
What were we reading?
What were you reading?
What were they reading?

Past Continuous Verneinungen (Negative Forms)

Verneinungen im Past Continuous werden mit dem Wort "not" gebildet. Beim Sprechen verwendest du so-genannte Abkürzungen, es bedeutet "not" wird zu "n't".

I was not reading - I wasn't reading
you were not reading - you weren't reading
he was not reading - he wasn't reading
she was not reading - she wasn't reading
it was not reading - it wasn't reading
we were not reading - we weren't reading
you were not reading - you weren't reading
they were not reading - they weren't reading

Stative Verbs

Es gibt so genannte Stative Verbs (state=Zustand) -  Zustandsverben, die normalerweise keine Progressive Form haben. Diese Verben beschreiben oft Zustände, Gedankn, oder Gefühle, die einige Zeit andauern.

Es gibt so genannte Stative Verbs (state=Zustand) -  Zustandsverben, die normalerweise keine Progressive Form haben. Diese Verben beschreiben oft Zustände, Gedankn, oder Gefühle, die einige Zeit andauern.

I like it.
I am liking it. 

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