past continuous 09-2022

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 2

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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 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

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

Sarah (shop) for a new pair of boots

1. Sarah were shoping
2. Sarah were shopping
3. Sarah was shopping
4. Sarah was shoping

Boris (pet) the dog?

1. Boris was petting
2. Boris were petting
3. Boris was peting
4. Boris were peting

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

your father(not tell) a story?

1. your father weren't teling
2. your father wasn't teling
3. your father wasn't telling
4. your father weren't telling

I  .................  something very hard (to hit)

Peter  ....................  in the pool (to swim)

Rachel ..................   a party (to have)

My  parents...................... in Spain last year (to live)

was hitting

was swimming

was  having

was haveing

was hiting

was swiming

were liveing

were living

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