المستوى A2

الماضي المستمر — Past Continuous

was أو were مع -ing فعلٌ كان يحدث في الماضي: I was reading, they were playing. مع I وhe وshe وit نقول was، ومع you وwe وthey نقول were. وغالبًا هو منتصف فعل عندما يحدث شيء آخر.

I was reading when you called.

كنت أقرأ عندما اتصلت.

انظروا: I was reading when you called. كنت أقرأ، ثم رنّ الهاتف.

الصيغ

• I was reading. — الآن am، وفي الماضي was
• They were playing. — you وwe وthey تأخذ were
• I was reading when you called. — منتصف فعل، عندما يحدث شيء آخر

خطأ شائع

خطأ: I reading a book when you called.

صحيح: I was reading a book when you called.

كثيرون يقولون I reading a book when you called, لكن قبل -ing نحتاج was أو were. نقول: I was reading a book when you called.

أمثلة أخرى

She was cooking dinner at six o'clock.

في الساعة السادسة كانت تطبخ العشاء.

في لحظة ما في الماضي كان الفعل يحدث: She was cooking dinner at six o'clock.

We were watching TV when the lights went out.

كنا نشاهد التلفاز عندما انطفأت الأضواء.

مع we وthey نقول were: We were watching TV when the lights went out.