Englisch - past progressive, continuous, Bildung, Signalwörter, Beispiele, Verneinung, Frage, Verwendung

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past progressive (continuous)

Bildung:
were/was + Verb im Infinitiv + -ing

Beispiele:

I was reading the newspaper when Dave came in.
You were reading the newspaper when Dave came in.
He/She(/It) was reading the newspaper when Dave came in.
We were reading the newspaper when Dave came in.
You were reading the newspaper when Dave came in.
They were reading the newspaper when Dave came in.

Verneinung:

I wasn`t reading the newspaper when Dave came in.
You weren`t reading the newspaper when Dave came in.

Frage:

Were you reading the newspaper when Dave came in?

Verwendung:

Man verwendet das past progressive um auszudrücken, dass eine Handlung in der Vergangenheit zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt am Ablaufen (im Verlauf, daher Verlaufsform) war.