past continuous

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• Leerjaar 2

past continuous

2 goals 

how to use the past cont.

how to form the past cont.

how to use the past continous

when something is happening in the past and you want to emphasize (benadrukken) that something took a long time or you were busy doing someting

How to form the past cont (formula)

past of to be + whole verb + ing

example: work (she)

She was (past to be) work(whole verb)+ ing

She was working

example 2: Live (they)

They were (past to be) liv (whole verb -e) + ing

They were living

form your own past continuous : she + wear

questions: 

Past to be + onderwerp + whole verb+ ing:

Was he making homework?

negatives (ontkenningen):

past to be + not+ whole verb+ ing 

She was not watching youtube

Form your own past continuous negative sentence

Form your own past continuous question: