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Grammar Lab · Past continuous
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Quick explain
- • Was/were + werkwoord + -ing: je was ergens midden in bezig.
- • Vaak samen met de past simple: het langere gebeuren wordt onderbroken.
- • Ook voor achtergrond in een verhaal: The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
─── was walking ───✕(it started to rain)───►
Vorm
Positief
I was walking. / They were walking.
Ontkennend
I wasn't walking.
Vraag
Were you walking?
Examples
- I was doing my homework when you called.
- While we were waiting, it started to rain.
- They weren't listening.
- What were you doing at ten o'clock?
Signaalwoorden: while · when · at eight o'clock yesterday · all evening
Dutch alert
When I came home, my sister watched TV.
When I came home, my sister was watching TV.
Zij was al bezig; de korte, nieuwe actie krijgt de past simple.