Tenses
We use these tenses for the "Vergangenheit":
past simple, past continuous
Correct
impossible
unmöglich
I was tired until/after I had worked all day.
after
play - we - football - Saturday - every
We play football every Saturday.
She walks slow to school.
slowly
Which tense do we use for talking about fixed plans in the future?
Going-to future
experience
Erfahrung
He stayed home during/while the weekend.
during
went - to sleep - brushed - after - I - my teeth.
I went to sleep after I brushed my teeth.
While I was walked home, it started to rain
walking
Wie bildet man die present continuous?
am/is/are + -ing form des verbes
painful
schmerzhaft
She met him when/until she was studying abroad
when
because - stayed - I - home - tired - I -was
I stayed home because I was tired.
Already I have finished the exam.
I have already...
Name one use (Verwendung) for the present perfect tense.
Experiences, things that started in the past and have just finished, things that have started in the past and are still ongoing
to escape the midday heat
The film had finished by the time/while we arrived.
by the time
late - arrived - because - bus - the - was - late - she
She arrived late because the bus was late.
Where did you ate yesterday?
where did you eat...
Which tense do we use for this use?
" Hintergrund zu einer Geschichte"
" Andauernde Handlungen in der Vergangenheit"
Past continuous
to suffer from altitude sickness
an Höhenkrankheit/Bergkrankheit leiden
She felt nervous by the time/ during the test began
by the time
when - arrived - we - already - had - started - the - film
When we arrived the film had already started.
While we were having dinner, the lights suddenly have gone out.
suddenly went out.