Past Progressive – was/were + -ing

Das Past Progressive beschreibt eine Handlung, die zu einem Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit gerade lief.

• At 8 o’clock I was watching TV.
• I was having a shower when the phone rang. (laufende Handlung + neue, kurze Handlung)
• While she was cooking, he was setting the table. (zwei gleichzeitige Handlungen)

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I / he / she / it was + -ing · you / we / they were + -ing

Faustregel: while + Past Progressive, when + Simple Past für die unterbrechende Handlung.