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**The action was in progress at a certain time. الحدث كان مستمر فى وقت معين (خلال دقايق أو ساعه مش ايام وشهور)** **I was eating breakfast at 6 AM yesterday.بدأت قبل الساعه 6 ولسه مستمر** **[Ideas : أفكاره فى الامتحان]** 1. [Key words ساعه معينه او وقت معين فى الماضى] - **[- \[Yesterday -- las...

**The action was in progress at a certain time. الحدث كان مستمر فى وقت معين (خلال دقايق أو ساعه مش ايام وشهور)** **I was eating breakfast at 6 AM yesterday.بدأت قبل الساعه 6 ولسه مستمر** **[Ideas : أفكاره فى الامتحان]** 1. [Key words ساعه معينه او وقت معين فى الماضى] - **[- \[Yesterday -- last..\] + all day -- all morning -- all night / o'clock]** - **[Couldn't].... [because] + [was], [were] +...in[g]** **Ex : I [studied] English [yesterday].** **Ex: I [was studying] English at 5 [o'clock] [yesterday]..** - **I (revise -- revised -- *was revising* -- had revised\] English *all night* *yesterday*.** - **She (listened -- *was listening* -- listen -- had listened) to music at five *o'clock* *last night*.** - **I couldn't answer the phone because I (had -- *was having* -- will have- -- have) a shower.** - **Between six and seven this morning, I( was having -- had -- having -- was had) breakfast.** - **Ahmed (ate -- was eating dinner) at noon yesterday.** 2. **[Meaning من المعنى]** - **The people next door(was making -- has made -- are making -- were making) noise until past midnight.** [Key words الكلمات دى ومعاهم فعلين ] 3. [While = as = Just as(أثناء ما \]+ past cont............past simple خلي بالك ان الماضى المستمر مدته دقايق أو ساعات(مش أيام أو للأبد) انما لو مده طويله يبقى ماضى بسيط] - **While I was washing the dishes, I suddenly (was having -- had -- has -- have) a brilliant idea.** - **He didn\'t hear the phone ring. He (listened -- was listening -- had listened -- listen) to really loud music** - **)Were you finding -- Did you find -- Did you found -- have you found) what you were looking for in the library yesterday?** - **When I heard the phone ring, I (was answering -- answered -- had answered -- answer) it straight away.** - **The sun was shining and the birds (sang -- were sing - were singing -- sing)** 4. [A source of irritation للتعبير عن الغضب by using always or constantly باستمرار] - **My wife (was always leaving -- is always leaving -- always leave -- always left) dirty dishes in the sink when we were in London.** - **When Amr was young, he (always took -- always take - was always taking -- is always taking) things apart to see how they worked.** 5. [To show changes over time: التغيير التدريجي بمرور الوقت ] - **His memory (fades -- faded -was fading -- has faded) as he got older.** 6. [While = as = Just as + past cont............past Cont.] [ أثناء ما كان بيحصل حاجه كان بيحصل حاجه تانى ] [يعنى الفعلين بيحصلوا فى نفس الوقت] **My father was working in a shop , and many people (*[came]* -- were coming -- have come -- coming) to him.** **While I was studying, I (listen -- was listening -- listened -- listening ) to music.** **While father was watching TV, mother was cooking.** 7. [While + \[v....ing\] لو مفيش بعدها فااااااااعل ] [While \[was listening - listening -- listened -- listen\]to music, The phone rang.] **Trick** :Don\'t talk while I (was studying - studying - am studying - studied). 8. [When + Past simple............past continuous **لما حصل كذا كان بيحصل كذا(فى فتره زمنيه دقايق أو ساعه)** ] [When the guests arrived, Jane was cooking dinnerكان بيطبخ قبل ما يوصلو ] [ ] [When the guests arrived, Jane cooked dinner. الضيوف وصلوا الاول]  9. [During + nounأسم........past simple] [(While -- When -- On -- During\] lunch, my uncle knocked on the door.] 10. [Past simple because/since/as + past cont.] - **[I couldn't answer the phone because I (had -- am having -- was having -- have) a shower.]** - **[He couldn't attend the party as he (studied -- studying -- is studying -- was studying ) for the exam.]** 11. [Use past simple not past cont. for state verbs.] - **[I (remembered -- was remembering -- was remember ) phoning my friend at 5 o'clock last night.]** 12. [We use past simple not past continuous for past actions or repeated actions.] - **[We (were moving - moved -- had moved -- was move)house a lot when I was a kid.]** 13. [On + \[v\....ing\] + past continuous] - **[On] (saw -- was seeing -- had seen -- seeing) the dog, I was walking.** **[Question :]** **What (did you do -- *were you doing* -- have you done-will you do ) when I arrived?** **[the moment + past simple = Just on + noun/ing]** **[The moment] [he ran]g the bell, two men came.\ [Just on ringing] the bell, two men came.\ [The moment] [he read] that letter, he left our village.\ [Just on reading].......,................\ \ \ ** 14. [7- Past continuous - passive voice المبنى للمجهول] **[Object المفعول + was/were + *being* + p.p....]** - **While the car(repaired -- was repairing -- was being repaired), I was drinking coffee.** **When uncle arrived, the food (was cooking -- cooking -- was being cooked).** **[لا نستخدم الماضى المستمر مع افعال الحواس والافعال المعنويه]** **Know يعرف Believe يعتقد Imagine يتخيل Wantيريد** **Realize يدرك Feel يشعر Doubtيشك Needيحتاج** **Understand يفهم Suppose يفترض Remember يتذكر Desireيرغب** **Love يحب Hate يكره Mind يمانع Astonishيندهش** **Like يحب Dislike يكره Care يهتم Amaze يندهش** **Appreciate يقدر Fear يخاف Surprise يندهش Envyيحسد** **Prefer يفضل Recognize يتعرف علي Thinkيعتقد Forgetينسى Meanيقصد** **Possess يمتلك = Have=Own Belongيخص أو يتبع Tasteيتذوق Hear يسمع See يري Smellيشم Feelيشعر** **Seem يبدو = Appear Costيكلف Beيكون Consist of يتكون من** **Lookيبدو Owe يدين Exist يوجد Containيحتوى علي** **Weighيزن Includeيشمل Sound يبدو Equalيساوى** **Resembleيشبه = Look like** **I [was wanting] to study English. (x) -- I [wanted] to study English.()** **I [was being] at home at 5 o'clock.(x) -- I [was] at home at 5 o'clock.()** **The car [was being repaired].( ). -- The car [was repairing].(x)** - **She (was seeming -- seemed )ill when I visited her.** - **While I (was -- was being ) at home, a man knocked on the door.** - **Ali (was being -- was )busy when I phoned him.**