Use (Verwendung)
The past continuous is used to describe actions of duration in the past. We generally use it:
Das Past Continuous wird gebraucht, um andauernde Handlungen in der Vergangenheit zu beschreiben. Generell wird es gebraucht, um:
1. to describe an action of duration in the past which was in course at a specific time:
I was working at 11am yesterday.
eine andauernde Handlung in der Vergangenheit zu beschreiben, die zu einer bestimmten Zeit im Verlauf war:
I was working at 11am yesterday. (“Ich arbeitete gestern um 11 Uhr ”)
2. to describe an event of duration in the past (past continuous) interrupted by another event (past simple):
He was writing an email when the phone rang.
ein andauerndes Ereignis in der Vergangenheit (Past Continuous) zu beschreiben, das durch ein anderes Ereignis (Past Simple) unterbrochen wurde: He was writing an email when the phone rang. (“Er schrieb (gerade) eine Email als das Telefon klingelte”.)
3. to describe two parallel events of duration in the past:
We were speaking to a customer while John was giving a presentation.
zwei in der Vergangeheit gleichzeitig andauernde Ereignisse zu beschreiben:
We were speaking to a customer while John was giving a presentation. (“Wir sprachen mit einem Kunden als John eine Präsentation gab.”
Form
Negative (Verneinung)
To make a negative sentence we simply add not between was/were and the verb.
I was not making a noise while he was giving the presentation.
Um einen Satz negativ zu machen, wird einfach not zwischen was/were und dem Verb eingefügt.
I was not making a noise while you were giving the presentation. (“Ich gab keinen Laut von mir während er die Präsentation hielt.”)
Questions (Fragen)
To make a question we simply invert was/were and the subject.
What were you doing at 11am yesterday?
Question words are placed at the start of the sentence.
Um Fragen zu bilden werden einfach was/were und das Subjekt vertauscht:
What were you doing at 11am yesterday? (“Was hast Du gestern um 11 Uhr gemacht?”)
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Question 1 of 18
1. Question
Complete the verb table with the past form of the verb ‘to be’ (Ergänzen Sie die Tabelle mit der Vergangenheitsform des Verbs ‘to be’)
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I
you
he
she
it
we
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they
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Question 2 of 18
2. Question
Which sentence is correct? (Welcher Satz ist richtig?)
Was haben Sie um 22:00 Uhr gestern gemacht?
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Question 3 of 18
3. Question
Which sentence is correct? (Welcher Satz ist richtig?)
Was machten Sie (gerade) als er ankam?
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Question 4 of 18
4. Question
Which sentence is correct? (Welcher Satz ist richtig?)
Was machten Sie während ich telefonierte?
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Question 5 of 18
5. Question
Which sentence is correct? (Welcher Satz ist richtig?)
Was haben sie gemacht während ich in der Besprechung war?
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Question 6 of 18
6. Question
Which sentence is correct? (Welcher Satz ist richtig?)
Waren Sie (gerade) in einer Besprechung als ich telefonierte?
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Question 7 of 18
7. Question
Which sentence is correct? (Welcher Satz ist richtig?)
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Question 8 of 18
8. Question
Which sentence is correct? (Welcher Satz ist richtig?)
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Question 9 of 18
9. Question
Which sentence is correct? (Welcher Satz ist richtig?)
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Question 10 of 18
10. Question
Which sentence is correct? (Welcher Satz ist richtig?)
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Question 11 of 18
11. Question
Complete the sentence (Ergänzen Sie den Satz)
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They (arbeiten) while their colleagues were at the trade fair
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Question 12 of 18
12. Question
Complete the sentence (Ergänzen Sie den Satz)
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He (Kaffee kochen) when I arrived
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Question 13 of 18
13. Question
Complete the sentence (Ergänzen Sie den Satz)
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We (fahren) to Frankfurt when we saw an accident
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Question 14 of 18
14. Question
Complete the sentence (Ergänzen Sie den Satz)
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You were walking to work while I (fahren) to the office
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Question 15 of 18
15. Question
Complete the sentence (Ergänzen Sie den Satz)
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What (du – machen) at 11am yesterday?
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Question 16 of 18
16. Question
Complete the sentence (Ergänzen Sie den Satz)
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I (fliegen) to Paris at 11am yesterday
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Question 17 of 18
17. Question
Complete the sentence (Ergänzen Sie den Satz)
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I thought (dachte) you (arbeiten) in the office yesterday?
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Question 18 of 18
18. Question
Complete the sentence (Ergänzen Sie den Satz)
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No, I (nicht arbeiten) in the office yesterday?
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