Diese Übung hilft Ihnen, den Unterschied zwischen dem Past Simple (einfache Vergangenheit) und dem Past Progressive (Verlaufsform der Vergangenheit) zu erkennen. Identifizieren Sie, wann eine kurze Handlung eine längere unterbricht und wann eine Handlung im Hintergrund stattfindet. Geeignet für Englischlernende.
She ___ (cook) dinner when I called.
was cooking – Past Progressive: eine längere Handlung, die durch eine kurze Handlung (called) unterbrochen wurde
I ___ (call) her while she was cooking.
called – Past Simple: die kurze Handlung, die die längere Handlung unterbrochen hat
They ___ (watch) TV when the lights went out.
were watching – Past Progressive: Hintergrund für die kurze Handlung
The lights ___ (go) out suddenly.
went – Past Simple: eine kurze und plötzliche Handlung
While we ___ (walk) home, it started to rain.
were walking – Past Progressive: eine Handlung im Hintergrund
It ___ (start) to rain while we were walking.
started – Past Simple
He ___ (read) a book all evening yesterday.
was reading – Past Progressive: eine Handlung, die über einen längeren Zeitraum andauerte
Last night I ___ (finish) my homework at 9.
finished – Past Simple: eine Handlung, die zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt abgeschlossen wurde
What ___ you ___ (do) at 8 o'clock last night?
were / doing – Past Progressive: eine Handlung, die zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt im Gange war
When the phone rang, she ___ (sleep).
was sleeping – Past Progressive: Hintergrund, während die kurze Handlung stattfand
The phone ___ (ring) while she was sleeping.
rang – Past Simple
We ___ (play) football when it began to snow.
were playing – Past Progressive
I ___ (see) him yesterday at the mall.
saw – Past Simple: eine Tatsache, die in der Vergangenheit abgeschlossen wurde
While the teacher ___ (explain), the students listened.
was explaining – Past Progressive: eine andauernde Handlung im Hintergrund
The students ___ (listen) carefully.
listened – Past Simple
At 7 a.m. yesterday I ___ (drive) to work.
was driving – Past Progressive: eine Handlung, die zu einer bestimmten Uhrzeit im Gange war
She ___ (wash) the dishes when the guests arrived.
was washing – Past Progressive
The guests ___ (arrive) early.
arrived – Past Simple
He ___ (not / listen) when I spoke to him.
was not listening – Past Progressive in der Verneinung
I ___ (not / hear) the alarm this morning.
did not hear – Past Simple in der Verneinung
While they ___ (travel), they met an old friend.
were travelling – Past Progressive
They ___ (meet) an old friend during the trip.
met – Past Simple
The baby ___ (cry) all night long.
was crying – Past Progressive: eine Handlung, die lange andauerte
Yesterday she ___ (visit) her grandmother.
visited – Past Simple
What ___ you ___ (wear) when I saw you?
were / wearing – Past Progressive
I ___ (lose) my keys last week.
lost – Past Simple
The sun ___ (shine) while we were at the beach.
was shining – Past Progressive: Hintergrund
We ___ (build) a sandcastle on the beach.
built – Past Simple
He fell while he ___ (run) in the park.
was running – Past Progressive: eine Handlung, die unterbrochen wurde
He ___ (fall) and hurt his knee.
fell – Past Simple
While I ___ (study), my brother played music.
was studying – Past Progressive (zwei parallele Handlungen)
My brother ___ (play) music while I was studying.
was playing – Past Progressive: eine parallele, andauernde Handlung
She ___ (write) emails all morning.
was writing – Past Progressive
At noon yesterday we ___ (have) lunch.
were having – Past Progressive: eine Handlung, die zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt im Gange war
I ___ (open) the door and went outside.
opened – Past Simple: eine Abfolge kurzer Handlungen
When we arrived, they ___ (wait) for us.
were waiting – Past Progressive: eine Handlung, die bereits im Gange war
It ___ (rain) when I left the house.
was raining – Past Progressive: ein Zustand im Hintergrund
I ___ (forget) to lock the door yesterday.
forgot – Past Simple