Englisch Grammatik Grundlagen

• Für abgeschlossenes -> i knew what the problem was; we went to the Theatre on Friday

Be + ing-Form -> 

•  she was playing / we were playing
• Question:  was he playing / were you playing

• In the middle of a period -> it was raining at three o'clock
• Action went on for the whole period -> We were working all afternoon

• P Continuous wird mit einer Aktion verwendet. Man benutzt es normalerweise nicht für "state Verbs". Für diese benutzt man das past simple (i didn't know where you were. Not I wasn't knowing….)

Past Continuous

We use the past continuous for an action that we were in the middle of.-> We were driving home.

Wir benutzen das Past Continuous normallerweise nicht für  Zustände (states) -> Not -> the spaceship was seeming…

Past Simple

Wir benutzen das Past Simple für eine "Komplette Aktion" in der Vergangenheit. -> we drove home.

Wir benutzen auch das PS für Zustände (states). -> the spaceship seemed quite big.

Beide Zusammen

Wenn eine kürzere Situation auf eine Längere folgt -> While Laura was sitting in the garden, it suddenly began to rain.

Past Continuous kommt nach as, while, when (As we were driving)

Wir benutzen 2 Past Simple für eine Aktion nach der anderen -> when we saw the spaceship we stopped the car

Extra:

Wir benutzen Past Continuous um ein Hintergrund zu beschreiben -> the sund was shining

Wir benutzen Past Simple um eine Aktion in der Vergangenheit zu beschreiben. -> we arrived at the beach.

Present tense vom Hilfsverb have & past participle (third column in verb tables) -> i have decided to leave tomorrow (regular). - She has written the eimal to Lucy. (irrgeluar)

• Fragen: vertauschen von subject & have. - Have you decided yet?
• Negatives: not & contraction are used   - She has not written the email./ She hasn't written the email