Past Continuous

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Past continuous

Je gebruikt de past continuous om aan te geven dat je ergens mee bezig was op een bepaald moment in het verleden. Je zegt dus dat je iets aan het doen was.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Als een werkwoord uit 1 lettergreep bestaat met 1 klinker in het midden, verdubbelt de klinker

To swim – he was swimming

To hit – we were hitting

to get - he was getting hit by the door

He ..............(to skip) class when the teacher was killed.

1. were skiping
2. was skiping
3. were skipping
4. was skipping

The lunchlady ........(to make)lunch while our teachter explained grammar.

1. were makeing
2. was makeing
3. were making
4. was making

Past Continuous

How to make questions?

QUESTIONS.

Omdraaien:

She was walking down the street

Was she walking down the street?

QUESTIONS.

Omdraaien:

The dog was eating his meal.

Was the dog eating his meal?

QUESTIONS.

Omdraaien:

Our neighbours were cleaning their car.

Were our neighbours cleaning their car??

Boris (learn) English?

1. was Boris learning
2. were Boris learning
3. was Boris learn
4. Boris was learning

Your father (repair) the car?

1. were your father repairing
2. your father was repairing
3. was your father repairing
4. your father were rpairing

Our teacher (explain) the grammar?

1. was our teacher explaining
2. our teacher was explaining
3. were our teacher explaining
4. our teacher were explaining

My sister (knit) a sock?

1. were my sister knitting
2. was my sister knitting
3. my sister were knitting
4. my sister was knitting

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

They (not swim) in the lake.

1. weren't they swimming
2. they weren't swimming
3. wasn't they swimming
4. they wasn't swimming

I (not read) a magazine.

1. I wasn't reading
2. I weren't reading
3. wasn't I reading
4. weren't I reading

We (not write) a postcard.

1. We wasn't writing
2. We weren't writing
3. wasn't we writing
4. weren't we writing

Sam (not study) for the test.

1. weren't Sam studying
2. weren't studying
3. wasn't Sam studying
4. wasn't studying