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Past Progressive — Positive (with time words)
We use the past progressive for actions that were happening at a specific time in the past.
Form: was / were + 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 eating
a) ate
b) were eating
[Sie aßen um 7 Uhr gerade zu Abend.]
3. She ______ at 9 a.m. this morning.
was working
a) was working
b) worked
[Sie arbeitete heute 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 using
a) was using
b) used
[Er benutzte in diesem Moment gerade den Computer.]
6. I ______ to music at midnight.
was listening
a) listened
b) was listening
[Ich hörte 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 opening
a) opened
b) was opening
[Sie öffnete um 18 Uhr gerade die Tür.]
9. We ______ English at that time.
were learning
a) were learning
b) learned
[Wir lernten 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 waiting
a) were waiting
b) waited
[Sie warteten um 17 Uhr gerade auf den Bus.]
12. She ______ an email last night.
was writing
a) wrote
b) was writing
[Sie schrieb gestern Abend gerade eine E-Mail.]
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 watching
a) watched
b) were watching
[Sie schauten um 22 Uhr gerade einen Film.]
15. He ______ dinner at that time.
was cooking
a) was cooking
b) cooked
[Er kochte zu dieser Zeit gerade Abendessen.]
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 going
a) was going
b) went
[Sie ging um 15 Uhr gerade nach oben.]
18. I ______ a message during the meeting.
was sending
a) sent
b) was sending
[Ich schickte 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 closing
a) closed
b) was closing
[Er schloss um 6 Uhr morgens gerade das Fenster.]
21. We ______ in the park yesterday evening.
were walking
a) were walking
b) walked
[Wir gingen 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 hearing
a) was hearing
b) heard
[Ich hörte um 14 Uhr gerade die Türklingel.]
24. They ______ football yesterday afternoon.
were playing
a) played
b) were playing
[Sie spielten gestern Nachmittag gerade Fußball.]
25. He ______ his phone at midnight.
was checking
a) was checking
b) checked
[Er überprüfte um Mitternacht gerade sein Handy.]