The Past Continuous الماضي المستمر

The Past Continuous الماضي المستمر

1. متى نستخدم الماضي المستمر؟

نستخدم الماضي المستمر للتحدث عن شئ استمر لمدة معينة في الماضي

مثلا: Yesterday from 7.00 to 8.00 ,I was watching T.V

Yesterday at 5 O’clock , Ali was reading.

Aisha and her sister were playing.
[b]2. كيف نكون الماضي المستمر؟ ( نأخذ فعل play كمثال )

يتكون الماضي المستمر بإضافة كلمة was أو were قبل الفعل و إضافة ing إلى نهاية الفعل.

I	Was	Playing	We	were	playing
You	were	playing	You	were	playing
He	was	playing	They	were	playing
She	was	playing
It	was	playing

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3. كيف نكون النفي في الماضي البسيط؟ ( نأخذ فعل play كمثال )

يتكون النفي في الماضي البسيط بإضافة كلمة wasn’t أو weren’t قبل الفعل .

I	Wasn’t	playing	We	weren’t	playing
You	weren’t	playing	You	weren’t	playing
He	Wasn’t	playing	They	weren’t	playing
She	wasn’t	playing
It	wasn’t	playing

4. كيف نكون السؤال في الماضي المستمر؟( نأخذ فعل play كمثال )

يتكون السؤال في الماضي المستمر بوضع was أو were قبل الفاعل.

was	I	playing?	Were	we	playing?
Were	you	playing?	Were	you	playing?
was	he	playing?	Were	they	playing?
Was	she	playing?
Was	it	playing?

إختبار Exercise

Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form
1. They ---------- when I arrived. (fight)
2. She ---------- a meal when the lights went out.(cook)
3. What ---------- when I phoned you? ( you/do)
4. When I arrived, everybody ---------- .(sleep)
5. My mother ---------- T.V. when I came.( not watch )
6. The pupils ---------- .(not listen)

7. The dog -----------------------------------a bone in the garden when it saw a cat. (eat)

8. Why ------------------------------when I was talking? (you laugh)

9. --------------------dinner when the police arrived? (you / have)

10. My father -----------------a newspaper when the bell rang. (read)

Answers:

1. They------were fighting------------------- when I arrived.

2. She --------was cooking------a meal when the lights went out.

3. What ---were you doing----------when I phoned you?

4. When I arrived, everybody ---was sleeping---------------.

5. My mother ----was not watching----V. when I came.

6. The pupils---------were not listening--------.

7. The dog ---was eating-a bone in the garden when it saw a cat.

8. Why ---were you laughing-when I was talking?

9. -Were you having-dinner when the police arrived?

10. My father –was reading-a newspaper when the bell rang.