Past Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Wanneer gebruik
je de
Past Continuous?

1. Als iets aan de gang is
2. Als iets gisteren is gebeurd
3. Als iets een tijdje aan de gang was
4. Als je wilt zeggen wat je aan het doen bent

Hoe vorm je de Past Continuous?

1. am/is/are + ww met ing
2. was/were + ww met ing
3. can / could /may
4. do /does

My sister _____ the dishes while
I _____ TV.

1. did - was watching
2. was doing - was watching
3. did - watched
4. does - watch

He _____ tennis from 3 till 4
yesterday afternoon.

1. are playing
2. was playing
3. is playing
4. were playing

Peter .........(to learn) French when the geography teacher was killed

1. were learning
2. learns
3. was learning
4. learned

Mary ........(to eat) a sandwich when the geography teacher was killed

1. were eating
2. was eating
3. eated
4. eating

Mary and Peter ..........(to talk)in class when the geography teacher was killed

1. was talking
2. talking
3. were talking
4. talked

I  .................  a party for my birthday (to have)

Peter  ....................  for his keys (to look)

Rachel ..................   a song for his birthday (to sing)

My  parents...................... to London (to drive)

was having

was looking

was singing

were singing

were having

were looking

was driving

were driving

Je gebruikt de past continuous dus alleen als je kunt zeggen dat je iets aan het doen was.

The math teacher was giving a test

The principal was sitting in his office

the coach was playing basketball

The gardener was cutting bushes

Je maakt de past continuous door was of were voor het werkwoord te zetten en –ing er achter

I was sleeping

You were living

He/she/it was swimming

We were going

You were doing

They were having

Ontkenningen:                                                         

I wasn’t talking

You weren’t looking

She wasn’t driving

We weren’t walking

You weren’t singing

They weren’t listening

zet not of 't achter was of were