ืชืจื’ื™ืœื™ื ืขืœ Past Continuous (ืขื‘ืจ ืžืžื•ืฉืš)

ืžืกืคื™ืง ืชื™ืื•ืจื™ื”!

ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืœืืžืŸ ืืช ืฉืจื™ืจื™ ื”ื“ืงื“ื•ืง ืฉืœื›ื?

ืชืคืกื• ืขื˜ โ€” ื•ื ืกื• ืืช ื”ืชืจื’ื™ืœื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื!

ื”ื ื™ืขื–ืจื• ืœื›ื ืœืชืจื’ืœ ืืช ื”ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืฉื•ื ื•ืช: ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืช, ืฉืœื™ืœื™ืช, ืฉืืœื”, ื•ืฉืืœื” ื‘ืฉืœื™ืœื”.

ืชืžืฆืื• ืืช ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืžืืžืจ.

ืื– ืœื ืœืจืžื•ืช (:

ื”ืฉืœื™ืžื• ืืช ื”ื—ืกืจ ื‘ืฆื•ืจืช Past Continuous (ืขื‘ืจ ืžืžื•ืฉืš) ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื”

At 9 PM last night, I was watching (watch) my favorite show.

They were playing (play) basketball when it started to rain.

She was not (wasnโ€™t) listening (not/listen) to music while she was studying.

Were you working (you/work) on that project when I called?

We were eating (eat) pizza when the lights went out.

ื›ืชื‘ื• ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ Past Continuous (ืขื‘ืจ ืžืžื•ืฉืš)

He was cooking dinner when the guests arrived.

I was reading a book when I heard a loud bang outside.

We were playing soccer when it started snowing.

She was walking the dog when the storm hit.

They were studying in the library when the fire alarm went off.

ืฆืจื• ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืœืคื™ ื”ื”ื ื—ื™ื•ืช ื”ื‘ืื•ืช

At 8 oโ€™clock last night, I was watching the latest episode of my favorite show.

While I was driving to work, it was raining so heavily I could barely see the road.

When the phone rang, I was just about to fall asleepโ€”talk about bad timing!

She wasnโ€™t paying attention because she was texting during the meeting.

I was doing my homework when my dog jumped onto the table and spilled my coffee all over my notes!

ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ืœืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ื‘-Past Continuous (ืขื‘ืจ ืžืžื•ืฉืš)

ืื•ืงื™ื™, ื”ื›ืœ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ื™ืคื” โ€” ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืš ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืž"ื‘ืขืจืš ื”ื‘ื ืชื™" ืœ-"ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ื‘-Past Continuous (ืขื‘ืจ ืžืžื•ืฉืš) ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื›ื, ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื” ื›ืžื” ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ื™ืขื™ืœื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ:

ืœืกืคืจ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื–ื” ื›ื™ืฃ

ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืื“ื™ืจื™ื ื‘-Past Continuous (ืขื‘ืจ ืžืžื•ืฉืš) ื”ื•ื ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื• ื‘ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื. ืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ื”ืคืขื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืฉืกื™ืคืจืชื ืœื—ื‘ืจ โ€” ืื• ืœืืจื ื‘ืช ืฉืœื›ื, ืœื ืฉื•ืคื˜ื™ื โ€” ืขืœ ื”ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื›ื.

ืืžืจืชื ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ืžื•:

"I was walking on the street when a pigeon fell from the sky right at my feet."

(ืชืจื’ื•ื: ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ ื›ืฉื™ื•ื ื” ื ืคืœื” ืžื”ืฉืžื™ื™ื ื™ืฉืจ ืœืจื’ืœื™ื™ืด)

ื–ื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘-Past Continuous ื‘ืคืขื•ืœื”!

ืชืชืจื’ืœื• ืืช ื–ื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืชื™ืื•ืจ ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ ืื• ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืขืœ ืกืคืจ ืื• ืกืจื˜, ืชื•ืš ื”ืชืžืงื“ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘-Past Continuous ืœืชื™ืื•ืจ ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ื‘ืขื™ืฆื•ืžืŸ.

ืฉื™ืžื• ืœื‘ ืœื”ืงืฉืจ

ื–ื›ืจื•: Past Continuous (ืขื‘ืจ ืžืžื•ืฉืš) ืขื•ืกืง ื‘ืžื” ืฉื”ืชืจื—ืฉ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืžืกื•ื™ื ืื• ื‘ืžื” ืฉื ืงื˜ืข. ื›ืืฉืจ ืืชื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ื‘ืขื‘ืจ, ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืื™ืœื• ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื•ืื™ืœื• ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืงื˜ืขื• ืื•ืชืŸ.

ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ื• ื‘ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช

ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื–ื” ืื•ืœื™ ื™ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืœื ื˜ื‘ืขื™, ืื‘ืœ ื›ื›ืœ ืฉืชืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘-Past Continuous (ืขื‘ืจ ืžืžื•ืฉืš) ื‘ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืช, ื–ื” ื™ืฉืชืคืจ

ืœืžืฉืœ, ื›ืฉื—ื‘ืจ ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื™ืฉืืœ ืืชื›ื:

"What were you doing Saturday night?"

ืขื ื• ื‘ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืžืœื:

"Oh, I was watching TV when my friend called and invited me to this crazy party!"

(ืื”, ืฆืคื™ืชื™ ื‘ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” ื›ืฉื”ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื”ืชืงืฉืจ ื•ื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื™ ืœืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืžื˜ื•ืจืคืช!)

ื–ื›ืจื•: ืชืจื’ื•ืœ ืžื‘ื™ื ืœืฉืœืžื•ืช โ€” ื•ื‘ื›ื ื•ืช, ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื“ืขืช ื’ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ื–ื•!

ื”ืื–ื™ื ื• ืœื“ื•ื‘ืจื™ ืฉืคืช ืื

ืื ืืชื ื ื”ื ื™ื ืžืคื•ื“ืงืืกื˜ื™ื, ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื”, ืกืจื˜ื™ื ืื• ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื˜ื™ื•ื‘ ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช, ืฉื™ืžื• ืœื‘ ืžืชื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘-Past Continuous (ืขื‘ืจ ืžืžื•ืฉืš).

ืชืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ื”ื•ื ื ืคื•ืฅ ื‘ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืช.

ื•ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื“ื•ื‘ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช โ€” ืชืจื’ืœื• ืื™ืชื! ื•ืื ืœื, ืชืžื™ื“ ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืžืฆื•ื ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืชืจื’ื•ืœ ื‘ืจืฉืชื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื•ืคื•ืจื•ืžื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืฉืคื•ืช.

ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืžืŸ

ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ื“ืจืš ื ื”ื“ืจืช ืœื–ื›ื•ืจ โ€” ื•ื”ื™ื ื’ื ืžืจื’ื™ืขื” ืžืื•ื“.

ื ืกื• ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืžืŸ ื™ื•ืžื™, ื•ืฉื™ืžื• ื“ื’ืฉ ืขืœ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘-Past Continuous (ืขื‘ืจ ืžืžื•ืฉืš) ื›ืฉื–ื” ืžืชืื™ื.

ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื”:

"This morning, I was writing an article for the Berlitz blog when my bunny decided to eat the cable of my laptop."

(ืดื”ื‘ื•ืงืจ ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืžืืžืจ ืœื‘ืœื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื‘ืจืœื™ืฅ ื›ืฉื”ืืจื ื‘ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื” ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืืช ื›ื‘ืœ ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ ืฉืœื™ืด)

ืฉืœื‘ื• ืื•ืชื• ืขื ื–ืžื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื

ืื—ื“ ื”ืืชื’ืจื™ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘-Past Continuous (ืขื‘ืจ ืžืžื•ืฉืš) ื”ื•ื ืœื“ืขืช ืœืฉืœื‘ ืื•ืชื• ืขื ื–ืžื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื. ืœื›ืŸ, ื›ื“ื™ื™ ืœืชืจื’ืœ ืžืขื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื–ืžื ื™ื. ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืขื ืžืฉืคื˜ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื‘-Past Simple (ืขื‘ืจ ืคืฉื•ื˜), ื•ืื– ื”ื•ืกื™ืคื• ืžืฉืคื˜ ื‘-Past Continuous ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืืจ ืคืขื•ืœื” ื ื•ืกืคืช ืฉื”ืชืจื—ืฉื” ื‘ื• ื–ืžื ื™ืช. ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื”:

"I was working on my article when my bunny chewed on the cable."

(ืดืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืžืืžืจ ืฉืœื™ ื›ืฉื”ืืจื ื‘ืช ืฉืœื™ ื›ืจืกืžื” ืืช ื”ื›ื‘ืœืด)

ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื โ€” ื•ืื ืœื, ืงืจืื• ืฉื•ื‘ โ€” Past Continuous (ืขื‘ืจ ืžืžื•ืฉืš) ื”ื•ื ื”ืžืคืชื— ืœืชื™ืื•ืจ ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืžืชืžืฉื›ื•ืช ื•ืœื”ืคืกืงื•ืช ืžืคืชื™ืขื•ืช, ื›ืžื• ื›ืฉื ื™ืกื™ืชื ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืžืืžืจ ืขืœ Past Continuous ื•ื”ืืจื ื‘ืช ืฉืœื›ื ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื” ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืืช ื”ื›ื‘ืœื™ื.

ืขื ื”ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช, ื”ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ื•ื”ืชืจื’ื™ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื• โ€” ืืชื ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืœืกืคืจ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ.

ื•ืื ืชืจืฆื• ืœืฉื“ืจื’ ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื›ื, ืืœ ืชืฉื›ื—ื• ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ื’ื ืืช ื”ืžืืžืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืขืœ Past Perfect (ืขื‘ืจ ืžื•ืฉืœื) ื•-Past Simple (ืขื‘ืจ ืคืฉื•ื˜).

ืœืžื™ื“ื” ืžื”ื ื”!

ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœืชืจื’ื™ืœื™ื

ื”ืฉืœื™ืžื• ืืช ื”ื—ืกืจ ื‘ืฆื•ืจืช Past Continuous (ืขื‘ืจ ืžืžื•ืฉืš) ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื”:

  • At 9 PM last night, I was watching (watch) my favorite show. (ื‘ืฉืขื” 9 ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ืืชืžื•ืœ, ืฆืคื™ืชื™ (watch) ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื” ืขืœื™ื™.)
  • They were playing (play) basketball when it started to rain. (ื”ื ืฉื™ื—ืงื• (play) ื›ื“ื•ืจืกืœ ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืจื“ืช ื’ืฉื.)
  • She was not (wasnโ€™t) listening (not/listen) to music while she was studying. (ื”ื™ื ืœื ื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ื” (not/listen) ืœืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืœืžื“ื”.)
  • Were you working (you/work) on that project when I called? (ืขื‘ื“ืช (you/work) ืขืœ ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ืฉื—ื™ื™ื’ืชื™?)
  • We were eating (eat) pizza when the lights went out. (ืื›ืœื ื• (eat) ืคื™ืฆื” ื›ืฉื”ืื•ืจื•ืช ื›ื‘ื•.)

ื›ืชื‘ื• ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ Past Continuous (ืขื‘ืจ ืžืžื•ืฉืš):

  • He was cooking dinner when the guests arrived. (ื”ื•ื ื‘ื™ืฉืœ ืืจื•ื—ืช ืขืจื‘ ื›ืฉื”ืื•ืจื—ื™ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื•.)
  • I was reading a book when I heard a loud bang outside. (ืื ื™ ืงืจืืชื™ ืกืคืจ ื›ืฉืฉืžืขืชื™ ืจืขืฉ ื—ื–ืง ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ.)
  • We were playing soccer when it started snowing. (ืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื™ื—ืงื ื• ื›ื“ื•ืจื’ืœ ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืจื“ืช ืฉืœื’.)
  • She was walking the dog when the storm hit. (ื”ื™ื ื˜ื™ื™ืœื” ืขื ื”ื›ืœื‘ ื›ืฉื”ืกืขืจื” ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื”.)
  • They were studying in the library when the fire alarm went off. (ื”ื ืœืžื“ื• ื‘ืกืคืจื™ื™ื” ืฉื”ืื–ืขืงื” ื”ื•ืคืขืœื”.)

ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืœืคื™ ื”ื”ื ื—ื™ื•ืช (ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืืคืฉืจื™ื•ืช โ€“ ืืคืฉืจ ื’ื ืœื”ืžืฆื™ื ื‘ืขืฆืžื›ื!):

  • At 8 oโ€™clock last night, I was watching the latest episode of my favorite show. (ื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉืžื•ื ื” ื‘ืขืจื‘ ืืชืžื•ืœ, ืฆืคื™ืชื™ ื‘ืคืจืง ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื” ืขืœื™ื™.)
  • While I was driving to work, it was raining so heavily I could barely see the road. (ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื ื”ื’ืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, ื™ืจื“ ื’ืฉื ื—ื–ืง ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืฉื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ.)
  • When the phone rang, I was just about to fall asleep โ€” talk about bad timing! (ื›ืฉื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ืฆืœืฆืœ, ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืขืžื“ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ืจื“ื โ€” ืชื–ืžื•ืŸ ื’ืจื•ืข!)
  • She wasnโ€™t paying attention because she was texting during the meeting. (ื”ื™ื ืœื ืฉืžื” ืœื‘ ื›ื™ ืฉืœื—ื” ื”ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืคื’ื™ืฉื”.)
  • I was doing my homework when my dog jumped onto the table and spilled my coffee all over my notes! (ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ื‘ื™ืช ื›ืฉื”ื›ืœื‘ ืฉืœื™ ืงืคืฅ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื•ืฉืคืš ืืช ื”ืงืคื” ืฉืœื™ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืžื—ื‘ืจื•ืช!)