Grammar & Times 2

He didn´t know that.

simple past

yesterday

last week/summer/year

...ago, in 2010

 on Monday

on July 5th

the other day

Did you have some money for the schoolbus today?

simple past

Two years ago, Fiona broke her leg.

simple past

The other day, our cat brought home a mouse.

simple past

My brother forgot to pick me up at 8 o´clock.

simple past

simple past

1.  Wenn ein Ablauf in der Vergangenheit dargestellt werden soll, immer mit simple past.

(She was watching a film when he spoke to me.)

(I was writing a text message when I saw a beautiful girl.)

(When I first saw Daniel, I was waiting for a bus.)

(She was sitting in front of me as long as I was reading a book.)

While (past progressive)

When (simple past)

as long as

past progressive

She was watching a film when he spoke to me.

past progressive

I was writing a text message when I saw a beautiful girl.

past progressive

When I first saw Daniel, I was waiting for a bus.

past progressive

She was sitting in front of me as long as I was reading a book.

past progressive

1.  Bei Tatsachen, Vorhersagen und Vermutungen in der Zukunft

(I think the world will be very different in the future.)

(It won´t rain tomorrow.)

I think the world will be very different in the future.

Will-Future

It won´t rain tomorrow.

Will-Future

1.  Bei konkreten Plänen und Vorhaben in der Zukunft

(What are you going to do when you finish college?)

(I´m going to travel around the world some day.)

What are you going to do when you finish college?

going to future

I´m going to travel around the world some day.

going to future

Grundform des Verbs + Konjugierungsendungen

I live

He lives

I study

He studies

The sun rises in the east.

simple present

Do you usually get up at 7 o`clock in the morning?

simple present

1.  Handlungen, die grade im Moment stattfinden

(He´s looking at you right now!)

2.  Handlungen, die (jetzt gerade oder in der Zukunft) in einen vorrübergehenden Zeitraum stattfinden, sonst aber normalerweise anders sind.

(These days I´m travelling to school by bus, but usually I go by car.)

(Next week I´m travelling to school by bus, but usually I go by car.)

3.  Fest geplante, verabredete Handlungen in der Zukunft

(We´re seeing us tomorrow morning!)

konjugiertes to be + verb in Ingform

I am travelling

He is travelling

You´re working

He´s working

He, She, It - das "s" muss mit!!!

He travels

She knows

This Week he´s staying at a hotel.

present progressive

They often wear jeans, but at the moment they aren´t wearing jeans.

simple present & present progressive

He lives in London and he´s going on a special school there.

simple present & present progressive

She buyes a house right now. She has a house now. (nicht present progressive, weil Besitzanzeige!)

simple present & simple present

Simple present nur für:

1.  regelmässige Handlungen

(He goes home every sunday.)  

2.  allgemeingültige, übliche Handlungen

(Pupils normally go to school from monday to friday.)

Present Progressive nur für:

1.  Handlungen, die grade im Moment stattfinden

(He´s looking at you right now!)

2.  Handlungen, die (jetzt gerade oder in der Zukunft) in einen vorrübergehenden Zeitraum stattfinden, sonst aber normalerweise anders sind.

(These days I´m travelling to school by bus, but usually I go by car.)

(Next week I´m travelling to school by bus, but usually I go by car.)

3.  Fest geplante, verabredete Handlungen in der Zukunft

(We´re seeing us tomorrow morning!)

What do you do? = simple present (allgemein)

Antwort:  I am a graphic designer.

What are you doing? = present progressive (momentan)

Antwort:  I´m preparing lunch right now.

I´m working on a test now.

present progressive

Are you having fun?

present progressive

always, never, usually

simple present!

present progressive!

this week, at the moment, right now

1.  Handlungen, die in der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart gelten, bei denen ein Zeitpunkt aber nicht erwähnt wird, sondern nur das Ergebnis für die Gegenwart wichtig ist!

(I haven´t done my homework yet.)

(I have lost my keys!)

(Have you ever done this before?)

2.  Handlungen, die in der Vergangenheit begannen und bis in die Gegenwart andauern, bei denen ein Zeitraum gegebenenfalls mit for und ein Zeitpunkt mit since angegeben wird.

(He has had his car since 1999.)

(I have lived there for 3 years.)

2.  Handlungen, die gerade kürzlich erst passierten.

(He has arrived just a vew minutes ago.)

(I have heard something over there.)