Past progressive

• Past progressiveto be + ing

Formen von to beSimple present

Simple past Present perfect

Past perfect future

I am I was I have been I had been I will be

You are You were You have been

You had been

You will be

He is He was He has been He had been He will be

We are We were We have been

We had been We will be

You are You were You have been

You had been

You will be

They are They were They have been

They had been

They will be

Past progressive

• Past progressive

• to be + ing

– I was– You were– He was– We were– You were– They were

Past progressive

Yesterday at 5 o‘clock

I was making a lot of jokes!

Past progressive Bildung

I was making a lot of jokes!

We were making a lot of jokes!

Past progressive Bildung

• I was making a lot of jokes! • We were making a lot of jokes!

was/were + ing

+

I was kissing Lisa

You were kissing Lisa

He was kissing Lisa

She was kissing Lisa

We were kissing Lisa

They were kissing Lisa

-

I was not kissing Lisa

You were not kissing Lisa

He was not kissing Lisa

She was not kissing Lisa

We were not kissing Lisa

They were not kissing Lisa

? questions

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He was kissing Lisa

Was he kissing Lisa?

?

was I kissing Lisa?

were you kissing Lisa?

Was he kissing Lisa?

was she kissing Lisa?

were we kissing Lisa?

were they kissing Lisa?

Past progressive

• Simple past: past progressive

Yesterday I was calling Homer!

Yesterday I called Homer!

Past progressive

• Simple past: past progressive

Yesterday I was calling Homer!

(Handlung lang betrachtet)

Yesterday I called Homer!

(kurz betrachtet)

Past progressive VerwendungI was kissing Lisa

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+ - ? Past progressiveread a book

sing a song

travel to China

use the pafnet

kiss a dog

watch

GZSZ

you + - ? - + ?

they ? ? + + + -

we - - - + - -

I ? - ? + - ?

Past progressive: + - ?

Catch a mouse

Feed a cat

go to Italy

become famous

get a watch

See a ghost

you + - ? - + ?

they ? ? + + + -

we - - - + - -

I ? - ? + - ?

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