- Lexikon
- Englisch Abitur
- 3 Grammatik
- 3.2 Formen des Verbs
- 3.2.3 Simple past
- Simple past und past progressive
Simple past und past progressive
Signalwörter für das simple past
| last: | Last month the Millers went on a trip to Germany. |
| ago: | Three years ago prices were lower than today. |
| yesterday: | Yesterday the school celebrated its 50th anniversary. |
| once: | Once upon a time there was a young bear. |
| used to: | When we lived in Kent, we used to walk to school. |
Mit did/didn't erfolgt die Verneinung und die Bildung von Fragesätzen.
I didn't go to school yesterday.
When did you meet him?
Past progressive
Das past progressive wird gebildet mit den Formen was, were und der ing-Form des Vollverbs.
| was/were | ing-Form | |
| I was | walking | down the street. |
| We were | laughing | really loud. |
Das past progressive bezieht sich wie das simple past auch auf die Vergangenheit, jedoch liegt die Betonung auf dem Verlauf einer Handlung oder eines Vorgangs. Diese Zeitform kommt im Englischen immer dann vor, wenn eine ablaufende Handlung abrupt unterbrochen wird:
Bill was listening to music when the phone rang.
They were watching TV when there was a loud knock at the door.
Auch wenn zwei Handlungen zu gleicher Zeit verlaufen, wird das past progressive eingesetzt:
While Bill was writing an essay, his brother was playing soccer.
While half of our class was reading our play, the other half was rehearsing the play on stage.
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