عندما كان فعل مستمرًا في وقت ما في الماضي، استخدم was أو were + فعل مع -ing. استخدم was مع I وhe وshe وit، وwere مع you وwe وthey.
الماضي المستمر: was / were + -ing
At seven o'clock, I was eating dinner.
They were sitting in the garden.
Not "They was sitting in the garden." — say "They were sitting in the garden.". مع they، استخدم were.
جرّب بنفسك: Ira: Who was in the school gym at eight? Amina: Some students. They ___ basketball. اختر ما تقوله Amina. (were reading / were playing / was swim) الإجابة: were playing — لعب كرة السلة كان مستمرًا في الثامنة، ومع they نستخدم were: were playing.
النفي والأسئلة
للنفي، استخدم wasn't أو weren't + -ing. وللسؤال، ضع Was أو Were أولًا: Were you sleeping?
I wasn't listening.
Were you sleeping?
Not "Did you sleeping?" — say "Were you sleeping?". اسأل بـ Was أو Were، لا بـ did.
جرّب بنفسك: Ira: Did you see the new painting in the hall? Amina: No, I ___. I was talking to the teacher. اختر ما تقوله Amina. (wasn't looking / wasn't talking / didn't watching) الإجابة: wasn't looking — كانت Amina تتكلم، فلم تكن عيناها على اللوحة: wasn't looking.
broke وfell وhurt وdropped وspilled
break → broke، fall → fell، hurt → hurt. أما drop وspill فتأخذان -ed فقط: dropped (اكتب الـ p مرتين)، وspilled.
He fell in the park.
The window broke.
She spilled the soup.
Not "He falled in the park." — say "He fell in the park.". fall لها صيغة ماضٍ خاصة: fell.
جرّب بنفسك: Ira: Where's your blue cup? Amina: I dropped it, and it ___. اختر ما تقوله Amina. (hurt / falled / broke) الإجابة: broke — سقط الكوب على الأرض فانكسر، إذن الجواب broke. ماضي break هو broke.
الفعل الطويل والفعل القصير
استخدم was / were + -ing للفعل الطويل، وصيغة الماضي للفعل القصير الذي يحدث في وسطه.
She was running when she fell.
جرّب بنفسك: Ira: Is the art room clean now? Amina: No. I ___ it when you came in, so I stopped. اختر ما تقوله Amina. (was cleaning / cleaned / was cooking) الإجابة: was cleaning — توقفت Amina في وسط التنظيف عندما دخلت Ira، إذن هي was cleaning.
while + الطويل، when + القصير
ضع while قبل الفعل الطويل: while I was waiting. وضع when قبل الفعل القصير: when I saw him.
While I was waiting for the bus, I saw an old friend.
I was waiting for the bus when I saw an old friend.
جرّب بنفسك: Ira: Where did you lose your umbrella? Amina: I lost it ___ I was walking home. اختر ما تقوله Amina. (then / while / finally) الإجابة: while — المشي إلى البيت هو الفعل الطويل، وwhile تأتي قبل الفعل الطويل.
first وthen وafter that وfinally: الترتيب
لتحكي ما حدث بالترتيب، استخدم first وthen وafter that، وfinally لآخر شيء.
First we bought tickets. Then we found our seats. After that, we saw a movie. Finally, we had pizza.
جرّب بنفسك: Ira: How was your Saturday? Amina: Busy! I went to class, then I studied, and after that I cooked. ___, I went to bed. اختر ما تقوله Amina. (Finally / First / While) الإجابة: Finally — الذهاب إلى النوم كان آخر شيء، إذن هي Finally.