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الزمن الماضي المستمر
THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
It is used to show that an action was going on when an other action interrupted it in the past.
يستعمل للتعبير عن حدث كان مستمراً وقطعه حدث آخر في الماضي.
القاعدة في حالة الإثبات The rule in the positive
1) I, he, she, it + was +verb +ing
2) we, they, you + were + verb +ing , e.g.:
1) while we were listening to the lesson, the bell rang.
2) the bell rang while we were listening to the lesson.
3) The boy was running, when he hit an old man.
لاحظ أن في الجملة زمنين الماضي المستمر وهو الذي حصل اولاً, والماضي البسيط وهو الذي حصل بعده.
القاعدة في حالة ألاستفهام THE RULE:
Were or was + subject + verb +ing, e.g.:
1) Was the boy running, when he crashed an old man?
2) Were we listening to the lesson when the bell rang?

القاعدة في حالة النفي THE RULE:
subject +were or was + verb +ing, e.g.:
1) The boy was not running, when he crashed an old man?
2) We were not listening to the lesson when the bell rang?
While and as تعنيان بينما وتستخدمان فقط مع الماضي المستمر وهي كلمات دالة عليه. بينما when تستخدم فقط مع الماضي البسيط.