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Past Progressive — Positive, Negative & Questions
We use the past progressive for actions happening at a specific time in the past.
Positive: was / were + verb-ing
Negative: was not / were not + verb-ing
Question: Was / Were + subject + verb-ing
Example: I was talking to him yesterday at 11 a.m.
[Ich sprach gestern um 11 Uhr gerade mit ihm.]
1. I ______ TV at 8 p.m. yesterday.
was watching
a) was watching
b) watched
[Ich sah gestern um 20 Uhr gerade 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.]
3. ______ she working at 9 a.m.?
Was
a) Was
b) Did
[Arbeitete sie um 9 Uhr gerade?]
4. We ______ outside at noon.
were sitting
a) sat
b) were sitting
[Wir saßen um Mittag gerade 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. ______ you listening to music at midnight?
Were
a) Did
b) Were
[Hörtest du um Mitternacht gerade Musik?]
7. They ______ loudly during the meeting.
were talking
a) were talking
b) talked
[Sie sprachen während des Meetings gerade 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.]
9. ______ they learning English at that time?
Were
a) Were
b) Did
[Lernten sie zu dieser Zeit gerade Englisch?]
10. He ______ coffee yesterday morning.
was drinking
a) drank
b) was drinking
[Er trank gestern Morgen gerade 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.]
12. ______ she writing an email last night?
Was
a) Did
b) Was
[Schrieb sie gestern Abend gerade?]
13. I ______ home at that moment.
was walking
a) was walking
b) walked
[Ich ging in diesem Moment gerade 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 nicht.]
15. ______ he cooking dinner at that time?
Was
a) Was
b) Did
[Kochte er zu dieser Zeit gerade?]
16. We ______ together yesterday afternoon.
were working
a) worked
b) were working
[Wir arbeiteten gestern Nachmittag gerade 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.]
18. ______ you sending a message during the meeting?
Were
a) Did
b) Were
[Schicktest du während des Meetings gerade eine Nachricht?]
19. They ______ outside at that moment.
were standing
a) were standing
b) stood
[Sie standen in diesem Moment gerade 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.]
21. ______ you walking in the park yesterday evening?
Were
a) Were
b) Did
[Gingt ihr gestern Abend gerade im Park?]
22. She ______ tea at that time.
was drinking
a) drank
b) was drinking
[Sie trank zu dieser Zeit gerade 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.]
24. ______ they playing football yesterday afternoon?
Were
a) Did
b) Were
[Spielten sie gestern Nachmittag gerade Fußball?]
25. He ______ his phone at midnight.
was checking
a) was checking
b) checked
[Er überprüfte um Mitternacht gerade sein Handy.]