PAST PROGRESSIVE
| How to form: | I, he, she, it | was (not) + ing-form | was (not) working |
| you, we, they | were (not) + ing-form | were (not) working |
| 1. Shows that an action in the past lasted a long time. |
| 2. If an action happened while another action took place. We use the past simple for the short action and the past progressive for the long action. |
| 3. Two past actions happen at the same time. |
| 1. zeigt an, dass eine Handlung in der Vergangenheit längere Zeit angedauert hat. |
| 2. Wenn ein Ereignis während einer Handlung eintrat, verwendet man für das kurze Ereignis (short action) das past simple, für die lange Handlung (long action) das past progressive. |
| 3. Zwei vergangene Handlungen verlaufen gleichzeitig. |
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Key words: while (während), when (als) |
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| What were they doing yesterday? | |
| While I was repairing my bike | she was watering the flowers. |
| He was watching TV | while she was reading a book. |
| PAST PROGRESSIVE | PAST PROGRESSIVE |
| long action | long action |
| When Tom was cooking | he burnt his hand. |
| PAST PROGRESSIVE | PAST SIMPLE |
| long action | short action |
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EXERCISE 9 |
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EXERCISE 11 |
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EXERCISE 12 |
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