De past continuous laat ons zien dat een actie in het verleden al bezig was en nog steeds bezig is op het moment van spreken. Kijk maar eens naar het volgende voorbeeld:
I was studying, when he got home.
In dit voorbeeld was je aan het studeren voordat en nadat hij thuiskwam.
Gratis oefeningen
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Bevestigende zinnen oefenen
- Oefening 1 (Invuloefening)
- Oefening 2 (Invuloefening)
- Oefening 3 (Invuloefening)
- Oefening 4 (Invuloefening)
Ontkennende zinnen oefenen
- Oefening 1 (Invuloefening)
- Oefening 2 (Invuloefening)
- Oefening 3 (Invuloefening)
Vragende zinnen oefenen
- Oefening 1 (Invuloefening)
- Oefening 2 (Invuloefening)
- Oefening 3 (Invuloefening)
Hoe maak je de past continuous?
Je maakt de past continuous met de verleden tijd van het werkwoord to be en het hoofdwerkwoord met –ing. Bijvoorbeeld: I was studying.
was/were + werkwoord -ing
Wanneer gebruik je de past continuous?
De past continuous wordt op verschillende manieren gebruikt:
Iets dat voor en na een andere gebeurtenis plaatsvond
- The girl was doing her homework when her mom got home.
Iets dat voor en na een bepaalde tijd plaatsvond
- It was nine o’clock. I was eating breakfast.
Iets dat keer op keer gebeurde
- I was studying for the exam every day, five times a day.
Iets dat een tijdje heeft geduurd
- He was screaming.
Gebeurtenissen die tegelijkertijd plaatsvonden
- I was talking to my girlfriend while she was cooking.
- We were watching a movie while we were eating dinner.
Signaalwoorden past continuous
- While, when
- always, constantly
- for hours
- All morning, all evening, all week
Voorbeelden past continuous
Voorbeelden met het werkwoord ’to study’:
Bevestigend | Ontkennend | Vragend | Vragend ontkennend | |
---|---|---|---|---|
I | was studying | was not studying / was not studying | Was I studying? | Wasn’t I studying? |
You | were studying | were not studying / weren’t studying | Were you studying? | Weren’t you studying? |
He / She / It | was studying | was not studying / wasn’t studying | Was he/she/it studying? | Wasn’t he/she/it studying? |
We | were studying | were not studying / weren’t studying | Were we studying? | Weren’t we studying? |
You (plural) | were studying | were not studying / weren’t studying | Were you studying? | Weren’t you studying? |
They | were studying | were not studying / weren’t studying | Were they studying? | Weren’t they studying? |
Voorbeelden met het werkwoord ’to eat’:
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Negative Interrogative | |
---|---|---|---|---|
I | was eating | was not eating / wasn’t eating | Was I eating? | Wasn’t I eating? |
You | were eating | were not eating / weren’t eating | Were you eating? | Weren’t you eating? |
He / She / It | was eating | was not eating / wasn’t eating | Was he/she/it eating? | Wasn’t he/she/it eating? |
We | were eating | were not eating / weren’t eating | Were we eating? | Weren’t we eating? |
You (plural) | were eating | were not eating / weren’t eating | Were you eating? | Weren’t you eating? |
They | were eating | were not eating / weren’t eating | Were they eating? | Weren’t they eating? |
