Past Tense Continuous (Verlaufsform)
Bildung: Vergangenheitsform von "to be" (was/were) + Verbformen + "ing"
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Verneinung |
Frage |
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I was working |
I wasnt work |
Was I working ... ? |
he was working |
he wasnt work |
Was he working ... ? |
we were working |
we werent working |
Were we working ... ? |
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Anwendung:
1. Die vorübergehende Dauer der Handlung wird betont:
[We were working all afternoon.]
2. Ein Vorgang dauert an während ein anderer eintritt:
[I was watching the news when you came.]
3a)Bei mehreren Handlungen, die gleichzeitig in der Vergangenheit stattfanden:
[I was watching TV while Tom was doing the dishes.]
3b)Wobei jedoch meist die längere Handlung im Past Continuous steht
und die kürzere im Past Tense:
[Were they waiting when you got there ?]
4) Bei mehreren Vorgängen, die nacheinander in der Vergangenheit stattfanden
wird aber Past Tense verwendet:
[I read the newspaper and then talked to my sister.]