Past Continuous

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?How to form the Past continuous tense

was/were+V-ing

إذا الفعلان المساعدان was/were ثم الفعل ملحوقا به حرف ing للدلالة على إستمرارية الحدث.

ومنعا للالتباس سوف أقسم الصيغة إلى جزئين:

أولا / Was+V-ing
وهذا الفعل المساعد was يأخذ الضمائر التالية she-I-he-it أو البدائل من الأسماء الظاهرة.

We make past continuous tense forms by putting was or were before the -ing form of the verb. Was is used with singular subjects. Were is used with plural subjects.

1. The boy ————————— (sleep).

2. I ———————– (read) when the lights went out.

3. She ———————– (wash) the clothes.

4. I ————————- (cook) dinner when the visitors arrived.

5. Julia ————————- (do) her homework at 8 pm.

6. James ————————– (repair) the car.

7. Janet ————————- (rehearse) for the play.

8. Sophia ————————– (wait) for the bus.

9. The birds ————————– (chirp).

10. The boys ———————— (learn) their lesson.

11. She ———————— (get) dressed.