Peter was reading a book yesterday evening. (Peter las gestern abend ein Buch. - Peter war dabei, das Buch zu lesen.)
Anne was writing a letter while Steve was reading the New York Times. (Anne schrieb gerade einen Brief, während Steve die New York Times las.)
While we were sitting at the breakfast table, the telephone rang. (Während wir am Frühstückstisch saßen, klingelte das Telefon.)
Andrew was always coming in late. (Andrew kam immer zu spät.- Und das fand/finde ich nicht gut.)
while
to be (was, were) + Infinitiv + -ing
| I was playing football. |
You were playing football. |
| I was not playing football. I wasn't playing football. |
You were not playing football. You weren't playing football. |
| Was I playing football? | Were you playing football? |
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