grammar: past progressive

Name:

1. A day in the Caribbean

Lies den Text. Achte auf die Verben – etwas scheint anders zu sein als sonst!

Last summer, I was spending my holidays in Jamaica. One afternoon, while I was lying on the beach, I saw a group of people dancing to reggae music. The sun was shining, and everyone was smiling. Suddenly, it started to rain heavily! The dancers were laughing and continued to dance in the warm rain. It was an amazing moment.

Aufgaben:

Markiere alle Verben im Text.
Welche Unterschiede erkennst du zwischen den Verben mit „was/were“ und den anderen (z. B. saw, started)?

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2. Discover: What’s happening here?

Lies die folgenden Sätze aus dem Text noch einmal:

I was lying on the beach.
People were dancing to reggae music.
The sun was shining. Suddenly, it started to rain.

Denke nach:

1. Welche Handlungen dauern länger an?

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2. Welche Handlungen passieren plötzlich?

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3. Welche Zeitform könnte hier eine längere, andauernde Handlung zeigen?

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Finde die Regel selbst:

In each of the long actions, you see was/were + verb + -ing.

What do you think that means?

The action was _______________________________ (short / in progress / finished?)

3. Build it yourself

Formuliere eine Regel zur Bildung des past progressive:

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Name:

grammar: past progressive

4. Meaning: What does it express?

Schaue die Beispiele noch einmal an und ergänze die Lücken:

1. I was lying on the beach.

2. While I was watching TV, my mom was talking to my aunt.

3. The sun was shining when it suddenly started to rain.

Wir benutzen das Past Progressive, wenn

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5. Practice: Let’s try it!

Setze die Verben in Klammern in die richtige Form.

(Denke: was/were + verb + -ing oder Simple Past)

While we ____________________________________________ (sail) around the island, we ___________________________________________ (watch) dolphins jump out of the water.
It __________________________________________ (rain), so we _________________________________ (stay) in our hut.
The children __________________________________________ (play) in the sand when their parents _____________________________ (arrive).
The tourists _____________________________________________ (take) photos while the guide _______________________________________ (talk).
I _____________________________________ (sleep) when the storm ________________________________ (start).

Finished early?

6. Create your own Caribbean moment

Write a scene of 5-6 sentences about an adventure in the Caribbean. Use the past progressive.

Example:

I was swimming near the beach when I saw a turtle. The sun was shining and people were dancing on the sand.

grammar: past progressive

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04.03.2026

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