الماضي المستمر

The Past Continuous describes an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past, often interrupted by another action.

الماضي المستمر يصف حدثًا كان جاريًا في وقت محدد في الماضي، كثيرًا ما يُقطع بحدث آخر.

التكوين

الاستخدامات

• At 9 p.m., she was reading. (في وقت محدد)
• I was cooking when the phone rang. (حدث قاطع)
• While she was studying, he was playing. (حدثان متزامنان)

when و while

when + Past Simple (short): I was sleeping when he called.

while + Past Continuous (long): While I was sleeping, he called.

أمثلة شاملة

تمارين

1. At 7 a.m., I ___ (have) breakfast.
2. She ___ (not/study) when I called.
3. While he ___ (walk), he found a coin.