Past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

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De past continuous gebruiken we om aan te geven dat iets in het verleden een tijdje duurde of aan de gang was.

De formule van de past continuous is:

Onderwerp (ow) + was / were + werkwoord (ww) + ing

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Onderwerp (ow) + was / were + werkwoord (ww) + ing

• He was watching a movie yesterday.
  
• Most of the guests at the wedding were dancing.
  
• Dad was sleeping during the ceremony.
  
• It was raining yesterday.

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Let op deze spellingsveranderingen bij het maken van de -ing-vorm:

Als een werkwoord eindigt op een -e, valt deze weg.

• Our team was clearly losing (lose).
  
• We were just leaving (leave).

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Bij werkwoorden die eindigen op één klinker (a, e, i, o, u) en medeklinker, voeg je een medeklinker toe.

• I was swimming (swim).
  
• Lydia was chatting with Mike (chat).
  
• I was running as quickly as I could (run).
  
• We were all sitting in the living room (sit).
  

 

LET OP: Dit geldt niet als het werkwoord eindigt in -w of -x.

• It was snowing all day (snow).
  
• Dad was fixing my bike (fix).
  

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Als een werkwoord eindigt op een -ie, veranderen we dit in -y.

• They were lying to me (lie).
  
• He was tying two ropes together (tie).

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Als een werkwoord eindigt op een -l, voegen we een extra -l toe.

• Lars was travelling across Denmark (travel).
  
• The prisoners were rebelling against the guards (rebel).

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Complete the sentences using the past continuous.

1. Julie ___ (sleep) at three o'clock.
   
2. You ___ (study) at three o'clock.
   
3. Luke ___ (read) at three o'clock.
   
4. I ___ (work) at three o'clock.
   
5. They ___ (eat) chocolate at three o'clock.
   
6. John ___ (play) tennis at three o'clock.
   
7. We ___ (watch) TV at three o'clock.
   
8. He ___ (use) the internet at three o'clock.
   
9. You ___ (cook) lunch at three o'clock.
   
10. We ___ (travel) to London at three o'clock.

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1. Julie was sleeping at three o'clock.
2. You were studying at three o'clock.
3. Luke was reading at three o'clock.
4. I was working at three o'clock.
5. They were eating chocolate at three o'clock.
6. John was playing tennis at three o'clock.
7. We were watching TV at three o'clock.
8. He was using the internet at three o'clock.
9. You were cooking lunch at three o'clock.
10. We were travelling to London at three o'clock.

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Als we vragen willen maken met de past continuous, zetten we was / were vooraan de zin.

De formule wordt dan: was / were + ow + ww + ing

• Was he watching a movie yesterday?
• Were most of the guests at the wedding dancing?
• Was Dad sleeping during the ceremony?
• Was it raining yesterday?

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Als we vragen willen maken met de past continuous, zetten we was / were vooraan de zin.

De formule wordt dan: was / were + ow + ww + ing

• Was he watching a movie yesterday?
• Were most of the guests at the wedding dancing?
• Was Dad sleeping during the ceremony?
• Was it raining yesterday?

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Complete the questions using the past continuous. When you arrived at the party…

1. ___ (Alan – dance)?
   
2. ___ (Susie – drink gin)?
   
3. ___ (John and Ann – sing)?
   
4. ___ (Luke – talk to the girls)?
   
5. ___ (Jodie – put on makeup)?
   
6. ___ (we – cook)?
   
7. ___ (Jane – play the guitar)?
   
8. ___ (David – read a book)?
   
9. ___ (Francis – sit in the corner)?
   
10. ___ (everybody – have fun)?
    

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1. Was Alan dancing?
   
2. Was Susie drinking gin?
   
3. Were John and Ann singing?
   
4. Was Luke talking to the girls?
   
5. Was Jodie putting on makeup?
   
6. Were we cooking?
   
7. Was Jane playing the guitar?
   
8. Was David reading a book?
   
9. Was Francis sitting in the corner?
   
10. Was everybody having fun?

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Als we ontkenningszinnen willen maken met de past continuous, zetten we not achter was / were.

De formule wordt dan: ow + was / were not werkwoord + ing

• He was not (wasn’t) watching a movie yesterday.
• Most of the guests at the wedding were not (weren’t) dancing.
• Dad was not (wasn’t) sleeping during the ceremony.
• It was not (wasn’t) raining yesterday.

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Complete the negations using the past continuous.

1. Mrs Brown ___ (not – walk) in the garden when the murder happened.
2. Mr Black ___ (not – work) in his study when the murder happened.
3. Miss Jones ___ (not – talk) to Mr. White when the murder happened.
4. You ___ (not – play) cards when the murder happened.
5. Dr Ford ___ (not – read) in his room when the murder happened.
6. Mr. and Mrs. Green ___ (not – eat) in the dining room when the murder happened.
7. Mr Blue ___ (not – drink) coffee in the library when the murder happened.
8. The maid ___ (not – clean) the bedrooms when the murder happened.
9. I ___ (not – listen) to music when the murder happened.
10. The dogs ___ (not – play) outside when the murder happened.

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1. Mrs Brown wasn’t walking in the garden when the murder happened.
   
2. Mr Black wasn’t working in his study when the murder happened.
   
3. Miss Jones wasn’t talking to Mr. White when the murder happened.
   
4. You weren’t playing cards when the murder happened.
   
5. Dr Ford wasn’t reading in his room when the murder happened.
   
6. Mr. and Mrs. Green weren’t eating in the dining room when the murder happened.
   
7. Mr Blue wasn’t drinking coffee in the library when the murder happened.
   
8. The maid wasn’t cleaning the bedrooms when the murder happened.
   
9. I wasn’t listening to music when the murder happened.
   
10. The dogs weren’t playing outside when the murder happened.