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Simple Past - Past Progressive: Language Guide German + Dictionary For Iphone and Ipod-Touch
Simple Past - Past Progressive: Language Guide German + Dictionary For Iphone and Ipod-Touch
Language Guide German + Dictionary for iPhone and iPod-Touch (made by ego4u)
Exercises and Tests
Form
Simple Past
irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular verbs
I spoke
regular verbs: verb + ed
I worked
Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 'ed' :
when the final letter is e, only add d.
Past Progressive
past form of 'be' + ing form of verb
I was speaking
you were speaking
he / she / it was speaking
we were speaking
they were speaking
Exceptions when adding 'ing' :
silent e is dropped (but: does not apply for
-ee)
Use
final ie becomes y.
Example: lie - lying
Do you want to express that the actions in the past happened one after another or at the
same time?
Simple Past
after another
Past Progressive
at the same time
Past Progressive
action already in progress
While I was sitting in a meeting, (my mobile
suddenly rang.)
Past Progressive
emphasising progress
Certain Verbs
The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Past (not in the progressive form).
Signal words
Simple Past
Past Progressive
first
then
when
while
as long as
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. Two days ago, a murder (happen)
yesterday at seven?
a football match on TV.
you alone?
.
8. (hear / you)
anything suspicious?
up the
anything anymore.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. Two days ago, a murder happenedjust mentioning = Simple Past (we do not know
anything about the progress) in Market Street at about seven pm.