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Past Progressive — Negative (with time words)
We use the past progressive negative for actions that were not happening at a specific time in the past.
Form: was not / were not + verb + ing
Example: I was not talking to him yesterday at 11 a.m.
[Ich sprach gestern um 11 Uhr gerade nicht mit ihm.]
1. I ______ TV at 8 p.m. yesterday.
was not watching
a) was not watching
b) did not watch
[Ich sah gestern um 20 Uhr gerade nicht fern.]
2. They ______ dinner at 7 o’clock.
were not eating
a) did not eat
b) were not eating
[Sie aßen um 7 Uhr gerade nicht zu Abend.]
3. She ______ at 9 a.m. this morning.
was not working
a) was not working
b) did not work
[Sie arbeitete heute um 9 Uhr gerade nicht.]
4. We ______ outside at noon.
were not sitting
a) did not sit
b) were not sitting
[Wir saßen um Mittag gerade nicht draußen.]
5. He ______ the computer at that moment.
was not using
a) was not using
b) did not use
[Er benutzte in diesem Moment gerade nicht den Computer.]
6. I ______ to music at midnight.
was not listening
a) did not listen
b) was not listening
[Ich hörte um Mitternacht gerade keine Musik.]
7. They ______ loudly during the meeting.
were not talking
a) were not talking
b) did not talk
[Sie sprachen während des Meetings gerade nicht laut.]
8. She ______ the door at 6 p.m.
was not opening
a) did not open
b) was not opening
[Sie öffnete um 18 Uhr gerade nicht die Tür.]
9. We ______ English at that time.
were not learning
a) were not learning
b) did not learn
[Wir lernten zu dieser Zeit gerade kein Englisch.]
10. He ______ coffee yesterday morning.
was not drinking
a) did not drink
b) was not drinking
[Er trank gestern Morgen gerade keinen Kaffee.]
11. They ______ for the bus at 5 p.m.
were not waiting
a) were not waiting
b) did not wait
[Sie warteten um 17 Uhr gerade nicht auf den Bus.]
12. She ______ an email last night.
was not writing
a) did not write
b) was not writing
[Sie schrieb gestern Abend gerade keine E-Mail.]
13. I ______ home at that moment.
was not walking
a) was not walking
b) did not walk
[Ich ging in diesem Moment gerade nicht nach Hause.]
14. They ______ a film at 10 p.m.
were not watching
a) did not watch
b) were not watching
[Sie schauten um 22 Uhr gerade keinen Film.]
15. He ______ dinner at that time.
was not cooking
a) was not cooking
b) did not cook
[Er kochte zu dieser Zeit gerade kein Abendessen.]
16. We ______ together yesterday afternoon.
were not working
a) did not work
b) were not working
[Wir arbeiteten gestern Nachmittag gerade nicht zusammen.]
17. She ______ upstairs at 3 p.m.
was not going
a) was not going
b) did not go
[Sie ging um 15 Uhr gerade nicht nach oben.]
18. I ______ a message during the meeting.
was not sending
a) did not send
b) was not sending
[Ich schickte während des Meetings gerade keine Nachricht.]
19. They ______ outside at that moment.
were not standing
a) were not standing
b) did not stand
[Sie standen in diesem Moment gerade nicht draußen.]
20. He ______ the window at 6 a.m.
was not closing
a) did not close
b) was not closing
[Er schloss um 6 Uhr morgens gerade nicht das Fenster.]
21. We ______ in the park yesterday evening.
were not walking
a) were not walking
b) did not walk
[Wir gingen gestern Abend gerade nicht im Park.]
22. She ______ tea at that time.
was not drinking
a) did not drink
b) was not drinking
[Sie trank zu dieser Zeit gerade keinen Tee.]
23. I ______ the doorbell at 2 p.m.
was not hearing
a) was not hearing
b) did not hear
[Ich hörte um 14 Uhr gerade nicht die Türklingel.]
24. They ______ football yesterday afternoon.
were not playing
a) did not play
b) were not playing
[Sie spielten gestern Nachmittag gerade keinen Fußball.]
25. He ______ his phone at midnight.
was not checking
a) was not checking
b) did not check
[Er überprüfte um Mitternacht gerade nicht sein Handy.]