past continuous+ past perfect continuous

-Y+H-W there!

What did we do last week?

PAST CONTINUOUS

duurvorm

(handeling duurt even: aan het lezen, 

aan het kijken,  aan het praten, 

aan het fietsen, etc.)

Past Continuous

De hond was 

aan het luisteren.

The dog was listening.

Hoe maak je de Past Continuous?

                                                        to be        + hele ww + ing

                               I                            was          repairing                              

                               You                      were       driving

                               He, she, it         was          freezing
                               We                       were        going
                               You                      were        studying
                               They                    were        walking

STOMME 'E'

Let op: indien het werkwoord eindigt op een “stomme e”

dan komt de “stomme e” te vervallen

make - making

 drive - driving

freeze - freezing

move - moving

have - having

When to use:

What were you doing at a certain time?

-Gistermiddag was ik aan het fietsen.

 

In combination with

the Past simple

I was taking a selfie, 

when I suddenly realized 

I'm a monkey!

I ....... my hair, when the phone rang.

1. was washing
2. were washing

It .......... outside when thunder struck .

1. was raining
2. were raining

Yesterday you .......... to music.

1. was listening
2. were listening

It .......... when I came home.

1. was freezing
2. was freezeing
3. were freezing
4. were freezeing

I .......... a song.

1. was singing
2. were singing

SAMENVATTING

Past Continuous

was / waren aan het ............

was

were

hele werkwoord

+ ING

+

}

I

he, she, it

you

we

you

they

Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous: wanneer?

Nadruk ligt op tijdsduur en het is in het verleden gebeurd.

• I had been waiting when my mom finally came home.
  
• We had been trying to open the door for hours when she finally found the key.
  

Past perfect continuous: hoe?

Bevestigend: had + been + ww + ing

I had been waiting for a long time when she decided to show up.

Vragend: had vooraan in de zin

Had I been waiting for a long time when she decided to show up?

Ontkennend: hadn't been + ww + ing

I hadn't been waiting for a long time when she decided to show up.

I was exhausted at the end of the exam. I ________
(write) for over two hours.

1. wrote
2. was writing
3. had written
4. had been writing

Before we got home, they ______ (eat).

1. already ate
2. were already eating
3. had already eaten
4. had already been eating

It was a bit embarrassing to arrive at their house and find Mary looking so sad. I think she _____ (cry) before we got there.

1. cried
2. had cried
3. was crying
4. had been crying