Person

to play

to cut

to be

to have

1. Pers. Sg.

I was playing

I was cutting

I was going

I was having

2. Pers. Sg.

you were playing

you were cutting

you were going

you were having

3. Pers. Sg.

it was playing

she was cutting

he was going

she was having

1. Pers. Pl.

we were playing

we were cutting

we were going

we were having

2. Pers. Pl.

you were playing

you were cutting

you were going

you were having

3. Pers. Pl.

they were playing

they were cutting

they were going

they were having

• Beschreibungen von Zuständen in der Vergangenheit

It was raining a lot that September.

As I spoke, the audience was listeningintently.

At that time, I was living in a tiny studio apartment.

• Vorgänge in der Vergangenheit, die unterbrochen wurden
  

I was reading when you called.                  

We were enjoying our day when we got the news.

The audience was shouting and clappinguntil the band came back on stage.

• Geschichte einleiten / Schauplatz einer Geschichte beschreiben

We were waiting for our taxi, ready to leave.

The sun was burning so hard you couldn’t even stay outside for five minutes.

I was struggling financially at the time.

• Erläuterungen, was zu einer bestimmten Uhrzeit passierte

I was walking the dog at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.

At midnight, I was finally going to bed.

I was leaving for my vacation at 5 o’clock.

• Gewohnheit, die in der Vergangenheit liegt

As teenagers they were talking constantly in class.

He was smoking like a chimney in those days.

I was running daily when I was living in the mountains.

Grundform/„root“

„past simple“

„past participle“

sing

sang

sung

dance

danced

danced

be

was / were

been

come

came

come

do

did

done

eat

ate

eaten

fall

fell

fallen

find

found

found

fly

flew

flown

go

went

gone

have

had

had

hear

heard

heard

say

said

said

see

saw

seen

sleep

slept

slept

speak

spoke

spoken

stand

stood

stood

swim

swam

swum

write

wrote

written