Grammar and Exercises: Past Progressive/Continuous

PRACTISE THESE SENTENCES FOR THE TEST !

Exercise 1:
Fill in the correct form.
Exercise 2
Put the sentence in the correct order by clicking on the words one by one.
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks.
Exercise 4
Fill in the correct form.
Exercise 5:
Match the two halves of the sentences by typing the letter in the box.
Exercise 6
Decide whether the past simple or past progressive should be used in each gap.

THE PAST TENSE CONTINUOUS
(Verlaufsform der Mitvergangenheit)

Auch in der Mitvergangenheit gibt es zwei Möglichkeiten, eine Handlung auszudrücken.

He was playing the violin.
Er spielte Geige.
He played the violin.

In beiden Fällen hat die Handlung keinen Bezug zur Gegenwart. Die Verlaufsform zeigt an, dass die Handlung zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit noch nicht abgeschlossen war.

Bildung:
was/were + -ing-Form des Verbs

Verwendung:

1) Für länger andauernde Handlungen, die zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vght. statt fanden.
John was listening to music.
Yesterday it was raining all day long.

2) Wenn zwei Handlungen zur gleichen Zeit statt fanden - while = während
While mother was ironing, father was mowing the lawn.

3) Für eine längere Handlung, die von einer kurzen unterbrochen wird. - when (als)
We were going home, when we saw the accident.


Question/Negation:
Jack was learning.
Was Jack learning?
Jack was not learning.

They were swimming.
Were they swimming?
They were not swimming.