Øvelse i at udfylde sætninger for at skelne mellem Past Simple (datid) og Past Progressive (udvidet datid). Identificer, hvornår en kort handling afbryder en længere handling, og hvornår handlingen foregår i baggrunden. Velegnet til engelskelever.
She ___ (cook) dinner when I called.
was cooking — Past Progressive: en lang handling, der blev afbrudt af en kort handling (called)
I ___ (call) her while she was cooking.
called — Past Simple: den korte handling, der afbrød den længere handling
They ___ (watch) TV when the lights went out.
were watching — Past Progressive: baggrund for den korte handling
The lights ___ (go) out suddenly.
went — Past Simple: en kort og pludselig handling
While we ___ (walk) home, it started to rain.
were walking — Past Progressive: handling i baggrunden
It ___ (start) to rain while we were walking.
started — Past Simple
He ___ (read) a book all evening yesterday.
was reading — Past Progressive: en handling, der varede i længere tid
Last night I ___ (finish) my homework at 9.
finished — Past Simple: en handling, der blev afsluttet på et bestemt tidspunkt
What ___ you ___ (do) at 8 o'clock last night?
were / doing — Past Progressive: en handling i gang på et bestemt tidspunkt
When the phone rang, she ___ (sleep).
was sleeping — Past Progressive: baggrund, da den korte handling skete
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: en afsluttet kendsgerning i fortiden
While the teacher ___ (explain), the students listened.
was explaining — Past Progressive: en igangværende handling i baggrunden
The students ___ (listen) carefully.
listened — Past Simple
At 7 a.m. yesterday I ___ (drive) to work.
was driving — Past Progressive: en handling i gang på et bestemt tidspunkt
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 i nægtende form
I ___ (not / hear) the alarm this morning.
did not hear — Past Simple i nægtende form
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: en handling, der varede i lang tid
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: baggrund
We ___ (build) a sandcastle on the beach.
built — Past Simple
He fell while he ___ (run) in the park.
was running — Past Progressive: en handling, der blev afbrudt
He ___ (fall) and hurt his knee.
fell — Past Simple
While I ___ (study), my brother played music.
was studying — Past Progressive (to parallelle handlinger)
My brother ___ (play) music while I was studying.
was playing — Past Progressive: en parallel, igangværende handling
She ___ (write) emails all morning.
was writing — Past Progressive
At noon yesterday we ___ (have) lunch.
were having — Past Progressive: en handling i gang på et bestemt tidspunkt
I ___ (open) the door and went outside.
opened — Past Simple: en række korte handlinger
When we arrived, they ___ (wait) for us.
were waiting — Past Progressive: en handling, der allerede var i gang
It ___ (rain) when I left the house.
was raining — Past Progressive: en tilstand i baggrunden
I ___ (forget) to lock the door yesterday.
forgot — Past Simple