past continuous

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• Leerjaar 2

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

IMPORTANT

• Signaalwoorden voor de past continuous zijn:

 when, while, at the same time

• Signaalwoorden voor de past simple zijn :

  yesterday, last week, last year, three days ago, a long time ago, in 1989, etc.

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

Let op :

Als een werkwoord op een e eindigt, verdwijnt de e

To have – I was having

To live - I was living

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

The lunchlady ........(to make)lunch when the geography teacher sneezed

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

he ..............(to skip) class when the geography teacher broke his leg.

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

Schijf de zin in de past continuous
Hij was een film aan het kijken.

Schrijf in de past continuous:
De hond was aan het blaffen

Schrijf in de past continuous:
Ik was een brief aan het schrijven.