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.
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
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?
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.()
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)