Definition / Forklaring
Past Continuous dannes med was/were + verb-ing. Vi bruger den om en handling, der var i gang på et bestemt tidspunkt i fortiden. Den giver ofte baggrundsinformation i en historie i stedet for at vise hovedbegivenheden. Den kan fx besvare spørgsmålet "Hvad skete der klokken syv?" Den bruges ofte med tidsfraser som at 6, all evening eller when I called.
Nøgleregler
- Brug was med I/he/she/it og were med you/we/they.
- Form: was/were + verb-ing.
- Bruges om en handling i gang på et fortidigt tidspunkt: At 7:00, I was cooking.
- Besvarer ofte "What was happening?"
- Almindelige tidsudtryk er at 6 o'clock, at that time, all evening, when...
Eksempler
- I was cooking at 7. - Jeg lavede mad klokken syv.
- They were talking in the kitchen. - De talte i køkkenet.
- She was sleeping when I arrived. - Hun sov, da jeg ankom.
- We were watching TV at that time. - Vi så tv på det tidspunkt.
- The rain was falling all night. - Regnen faldt hele natten.
Almindelige fejl
- ❌ I was cook at 7. -> ✅ I was cooking at 7.
- ❌ They was talking in the kitchen. -> ✅ They were talking in the kitchen.
- ❌ She were sleeping. -> ✅ She was sleeping.