Hier stelle ich eine Tabelle vor die die Past Tense erklären soll.
| SIMPLE | ||||
| Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question | |
| I worked | I did not work | Did I work? | Did I not work? | Didn't I work? |
| You worked | You did not work | Did you work? | Did you not work? | Didn't you work? |
| He/she/it worked | He/she/it did not work | Did he/she/it work? | Did he/she/it not work? | Didn't he/she/it work? |
| We worked | We did not work | Did we work? | Did we not work? | Didn't we work? |
| You worked | You did not work | Did you work? | Did you not work? | Didn't you work? |
| They worked | They did not work | Did they work? | Did they not work? | Didn't they work? |
| Verwendung: | Zur Wiedergabe von Ereignissen aus der Vergangenheit, die vorbei und abgeschlossen sind; Step by Step | |||
| CONTINUOS | ||||
| Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question | |
| I was working | I was not working | Was I working? | Was I not working? | Wasn't I working? |
| You were working | You were not working | Were you working? | Were you not working? | Wasn't you working? |
| He/she/it was working | He/she/it was not working | Was he/she/it working? | Was he/she/it not working? | Wasn't he/she/it working? |
| We were working | We were not working | Were we working? | Were we not working? | Wasn't we working? |
| You were working | You were not working | Were you working? | Were you not working? | Wasn't you working? |
| They were working | They were not working | Were they working? | Were they not working? | Wasn't they working? |
| Verwendung: |
Wenn zwei oder mehrere Handlungen gleichzeitig abliefen (meist durch while miteinander verbunden); Wenn eine Handlung noch nicht beendet war, als eine andere begann (meist durch when miteinander verbunden); |
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| Siganalwords (simple and continuos): | Last week, last summer, last ..., yesterday, three weeks ago, in 2012, the day before yesterday, once upon a time, I was born, .... |
Siehe auch: Zeitwort - Verb,