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2. Past Continuous. رمتسملا يضاملا . 1

3. The past continuous tense is used to talk about the actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past. يرارمتسا عضوب تناك يتلا ثادحلاا نع ريبعتلل يضاملاب ددحم تقوب ة رمتسملا يضاملا نمز مدختسُي . 2

4. For example: A: What were you doing yesterday at 9 PM? B: I was watching a movie. ؟اءاسم 9 هعاسلا سمأ لعفت تنك اذام : لولاا ثدحتملا . تقولا كلذ يف مليف دهاشا تنك انأ : يناثلا ثدحتملا ) يضاملاب ةدّدحم ةظحلب رمتسم ناك ثدح نع ثّدحتلا مت انه ( 3

5. Key words: At (specific time) All day\night\morning 4

6. How to form the Past Continuous? ؟رمتسملا يضاملا نوكن فيك Subject I He She It They You we لثم درفم لعاف يأ My sister/My friend/The store Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Is/Am/Are Was Was Was Was Were Were Were Was تنك ناك تناك تناك وناك يتنك اناك ناك وناك متناك / / تنك : : لثم عمج لعاف يأ Were Verb + ing My sisters/My friends/The stores 5

7. At 2:00 AM, the babies were crying loudly. نوكبي اوناك . عفترم توصب لافطلاا , احابص 2 ةعاسلا 6

8. Last night at dinner, everyone was talking about the news. دحأ لك . رابخلاا نع ملكتي ناك , ءاشعلا ىلع ةيضاملا ةيلللا 7

9. At midnight, she was working on her project. يه . اهعورشم ىلع لمعت تناك , ليللا فصتنم يف 8

10. When I saw her, she was wearing a blue dress. يدترت تناك . قرزأ ناتسف , اهتيأر امدنع 9

11. My family and I were living in Saudi Arabia in 2010. ةنس يف ةيدوعسلا يف . 2010 نيشياع اّ نك انأو يتلئاع 10

12. Note: ةظحلام Drop the final ‘e’ and add -ing: . ing لا ةفاضأ مث نمو e لا بطش متي e ب يهتني لعفل ing ةفاضا دنع Write+ ing= writing Make+ ing= making 11

13. Note: ةظحلام Double the last consonant if the verb ends in a single vowel + consonant ةّلع فرح هلبقو حيحص فرحب يهتني امدنع لعفلل ريخلاا فرحلا فعاضن دحاو Examples: run → running sit → sitting 12

14. We can use when and while to connect simple past and past continues actions. . رمتسملا يضاملاو طيسبلا يضاملا ينمز ثادحا طبرل when & while مادختسا اننكمي ) رخا رمتسم يضام ثدح عطقي طيسب يشام ثدح ( 13

15. Past continuous + when + simple past I was sleeping when the phone rang. لاوجلا نر امدنع . مئان تنك انا When + simple past, Past continuous When the phone rang, I was sleeping. لاوجلا نر امدنع . مئان تنك انأ , 14

16. While + past continuous + , + simple past While I was sleeping, the phone rang. ةمئان تنك . لاوجلا نر , امدنع Simple past While + past continuous The phone rang while I was sleeping. . ةمئان تنك امدنع نر لاوجلا 15

17. How to form a negative sentence in the Past Continuous? ؟رمتسملا يضاملا نمز يف ةيفنم ةلمج نوكن فيك Subject+ was\were+ not+ verb+ ing…. ing + لعفلا + was\were + not + لعافلا 16

18. How to form a negative sentence in the Past Continuous? ؟رمتسملا يضاملا نمز يف ةيفنم ةلمج نوكن فيك Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Is/Am/Are Was+not(wasn’t) Was+not(wasn’t) Was+not(wasn’t) Was+not(wasn’t) Were+not(weren’t) Were+not(weren’t) Were+not(weren’t) Was+not(wasn’t) Subject I He She It They You we لثم درفم لعاف يأ My sister/My friend/The store : Were+not(weren’t) لثم عمج لعاف يأ My sisters/My friends/The stores : 17

19. We were not (weren’t) having dinner when the guests arrived اّشعتن فويضلا اولصو امدنع نكن مل نحن We were not (weren’t) studying last night at 8 PM. We were having dinner ةعاسلا ةيضاملا ةليللا . اّشعتن اّ نك نحن . اءاسم 8 سردن نكن مل نحن It was not (wasn’t) raining when we left home. لزنملا انرداغ امدنع . رطمت نكت مل 18

20. The kids were not (weren’t) fighting over the toys. نوبراضتي اونوكي مل . باعللأا ىلع لافطلأا The teacher was not (wasn’t) explaining the lesson when the principal entered the classroom ةّيفصلا ةفرغلا ريدملا لخد امدنع سردلا . حرشي نكي مل مّلعملا 19

21. How to form a Yes\No question in the Past Continuous? ؟رمتسملا يضاملا نمز يف لا \ معن لاؤس نوكن فيك Was\Were+ Subject+ verb+ ing…..? Was\Were+ لعفلا + لعافلا + ing…..? 20

22. How to form a Yes\No Question in the Past Continuous? ؟رمتسملا يضاملا نمز يف لا Subject I He She It They You we لثم درفم لعاف يأ My sister/My friend/The store Were \ معن لاؤس نوكن فيك Was/Were Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Verb + ing Was Was Was Was Were Were Were Was : : لثم عمج لعاف يأ My sisters/My friends/The stores 21

23. Were you sleeping when I called you? ؟كيلع تلصتا امدنع مئان تنك له Was my father working in the garden when the rain started? ؟رطملا ءدب امدنع ةقيدحلا يف لمعي كدلاو ناك له Were you driving when I saw you? قوست تنك له ؟كتيأر امدنع 22

24. Were the passengers waiting for the plane when you arrived? نورظتني ؟تلصو تنأ امدنع ةرئاطلا باّكرلا اوناك له Was the cat sleeping on the couch when you got home? ؟تيبلا تلصو امدنع ةبنكلا ىلع ةمئان ةطقلا تناك له Was it raining when you left home? رطمت تناك له ؟تيبلا ترداغ امدنع 23

25. Were they crying when you saw them? اوكبي اوناك ؟مهتيار امدنع مه له Were you looking for me when I arrived? ثحبت تنك ؟تلصو امدنع ينع له 24

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