Past continuous

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Past Continuous

'Past continuous'

Past Continuous

Wanneer gebruik je de past continuous? 

Je gebruikt de past continuous als iemand in het verleden een tijdje iets aan het doen was. 

Past Continuous

Past continuous

	Positive	Negative	Questions	Short answer
I	was working	wasn't working	was I working?	Yes, I was No, I wasn't
You	were working	weren't working	were you working?	Yes, you were No, you weren't
he/she/it	was working	wasn't working	was he working?	Yes, he was No, he wasn't
we/you/they	were working	weren't working	Were we working?	Yes, we were No, we weren't

Past Continuous
Wanneer gebruik je de Past Continuous?

1. Wanneer iets altijd, nooit of regelmatig gebeurt.
2. Wanneer iets in het verleden een tijdje aan de gang was
3. Wanneer iets in het verleden is gebeurd.
4. Wanneer iets in het verleden is begonnen en nu nog bezig is.

Past continuous:

Wat is de regel van de past continuous?

1. hele ww+ - ed of irregular verb
2. was/were hele ww+ -ing
3. vorm van to be + hele ww+ -ing
4. have/has + voltooid deelwoord (3e rijtje)

Past Continuous:
in welke zin wordt de past continuous gebruikt?

1. I haven't been to that film yet.
2. I was walking down the street when I tripped.
3. I lived in Utrecht in 2010
4. I am eating a sandwich.

PAST CONTINUOUS

In welke zin wordt de Past Continuous gebruikt?

1. They film the event with a hidden camera.
2. They filmed the event with a hidden camera.
3. They are filming the event with a hidden camera.
4. They were filming the event with a hidden camera.

Fill in the past continuous:
We ________ (learn) the past continuous.

Fill in the past continuous:

____ they ____ (learn) the past continuous?

Past continuous
They _____ (ski) last week

Difference Present continuous- Past continuous

Present continuous: used for actions that are ongoing at a particular moment in the PRESENT: I am listening to the teacher right now.

Past continuous is used for actions that were ongoing at a particular moment in the PAST.

Difference Past simple - Past continuous

The past simple is used for completed actions in the PAST

Example: Yesterday I WENT to the store. 

The past continuous is used for actions that were ongoing at a particular moment in the past.

Example: I WAS GOING to the store when it started raining.

How is the Past Continuous made?
Give me one sentence using the PC