ืืื ืืชื ืจืืฆืื ืืจืืืฉ ืฉืคื ื ืืกืคืช?
ืืืจื ืืช ืืฉืคื ืฉืืชื ืืขืื ืืื ืื ืืืืื

ืืืฆื ืืืฉืชืืฉ ืืืื ืขืืจ ืืชืืฉื: ืืืจืื ืืืคื ืขื ืืืืืืืช
Author:
Elinor Zucchet
ืืืืืืช ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืช, ืชืืฆืื ืืช ืืืื Past Continuous (ืขืืจ ืืืืฉื). ืืื ืฉืืขืชื ืขืืื ืืงืืจืก ืื ืืืืช, ืื ืืืื ืงืจืืชื ืขืืื ืืกืคืจ ืืงืืืง ืืืืืง โ ืืื ืื ื ืืืืขืื: ืืืื ืืงืืืง ืื ืชืืื ืืื ืืจืืฉืื ืืขืืื.
ืืื ืื ืืืื! ืื ื ืืืจืื ืงืฆืจ ืืืืคื ืฉืืขืืืจ ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืื ืื ืฉืฆืจืื ืืืขืช โ ืื ืืืขื โ ืขื ืืืื ืืื, ืืื ืขื ืืืืืืืช ื-Past Continuous.
ืืงืฆืจื, ืืืื Past Continuous ืขืืกืง ืืคืขืืืืช ืฉืืื ืืขืืฆืืื ืื ืงืืืช ืืื ืืกืืืืช ืืขืืจ. ืืืฉืืื ืืงืจืื ืืื ืืืขืืืง ืืืื ืกืืคืจ ืฉืืืืฉื ืื.
ืกืคืืืืจ: ืืกืืฃ ืืืืืจ ืชืืจืฆื ืืืฉืชืืฉ ืื ืืื ืืงืื!
ืืื ืืืื Past Continuous?
ืจืืฉืืช, ืืืื ื ืืื: ืืื ืืืื Past Continuous ืืืกืชืืจื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืจืื ืขืืื? ืืืื, ืื ืื ืคืฉืื ืขืืจ (Past Simple), ืืื ืืืืช โ ืื ืื ืคืฉืื!
ืืขืืงืจืื, Past Continuous ืืฉืืฉ ืืคืขืืืืช ืฉืืื ืืขืืฆืืื ืื ืงืืืช ืืื ืืกืืืืช ืืขืืจ. ืืืืืจ, ืื ืขืฉืืชื ืืฉืื, ืืื ืงืจื ืืฉืื ืืืจ โ ืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืชืฉืชืืฉื.
ืชืืฉืื ืขื ืื ืืื ืืืืืงืช ืืจืงืข ืืกืจื ืืืจืชืง ืฉื ืืืืื: ืืคืขืืื ืฉืืชืจืืฉื, ืืื ืืฉืื ื ืืกืฃ ืงืจื.
ืืืืืื:
"I was reading a book when the phone rang."
(ืชืจืืื: "ืงืจืืชื ืกืคืจ ืืฉืืืืคืื ืฆืืฆื.")
ืืงืจืืื ืื ืืชืืืื ืืืกืชืืืื ืืืืืืช โ ืืื ืืืืชื ืืชืืืื ืืฉืืชืจืืฉื ืืืคืจืขื. ืืืื ืื ืืืืชื ืฉืืืช ืืืคืื ืืืื ืืกืงืจื ืช? ืขื ืื ืืื ืืืืชื? ืชืืืื ืืกืคืจ ืืช ืืกืืคืืจ ืชืื ืฉืืืืฉ ืืื ืืืื ืื: Past Simple, Past Perfect ื-Past Continuous.
ืืื ืืืฆืจืื ืืช ืืืื Past Continuous?
ืืฆืืจืช ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืคืฉืืื ืืืขืืื ืืื ืขืืื!
ืืืื ื:
Subject + was/were + verb + ing
ืืื ืืื! ืืื ืื ืืชื ืืืืจืื ืขื ืขืฆืืื, ืขื ืืืจื ืืช ืฉืืื ืื ืขื ืืืืืช ืฉืืื โ ืืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืืืคืชื ืืฉืืืื ื-Past Continuous.

ืฆืืจืืช ืฉื ืืืื Past Continuous
ืฆืืจืช ืืืืื (Affirmative Form) ืฉื Past Continuous
ืืฆืืจืช ืืืืื โ ืฉืืื ืืฉืืจื ืืคืฉืืื โ ืืฆืืื ืื ืฉืคืฉืื ืืฉืื ืงืจื ืืขืืฆืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืกืืื.
ืืืื ื:
Subject + was/were + present participle (verb + ing)
ืืืืื:
"My bunny was eating my computer cable when I found her."
(ืชืจืืื: "ืืืจื ืืช ืฉืื ืืืื ืืช ืืื ืืืืฉื ืฉืื ืืฉืืฆืืชื ืืืชื.") โ ืกืืคืืจ ืืืืชื! (ืืขืื ืขื ืืขืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืช โ ืืื.)
ืื ืื ืขืืืื ืื ืืจืืจ, ืืืฉืืื ืืงืจืื ืืืื, ืืฉ ืขืื ืืืืืืืช.
ืืืืืืืช ืืฉืืืืฉ ืืืื Past Continuous ืืฆืืจืช ืืืืื
- I was watching TV when you called. (ืฆืคืืชื ืืืืืืืืื ืืฉืืืืืช.)
- She was cooking dinner when the power went out. (ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืจืืืช ืขืจื ืืฉืืืฉืื ืืื.)
- They were running in the park when it started raining. (ืื ืจืฆื ืืคืืจืง ืืฉืืชืืื ืืจืืช ืืฉื.)
- We were laughing at the joke when the teacher walked in.(ืฆืืงื ื ืืืืืืื ืืฉืืืืจื ื ืื ืกื.)
- You were listening to music when I arrived. (ืืืื ืชื ืืืืืืงื ืืฉืืืขืชื.)
- I was singing like crazy when the neighbor knocked at the door. (ืฉืจืชื ืืืืจืืฃ ืฉืืฉืื ืืคืง ืขื ืืืืช.)
- The kids were playing outside when the storm hit. (ืืืืืื ืฉืืืงื ืืืืฅ ืืฉืืกืขืจื ืืชืืืื.)
- My rabbit was sleeping on the couch while I was working. (ืืืจื ืืช ืฉืื ืืฉื ื ืขื ืืกืคื ืืืื ืฉืขืืืชื.)
- The team was celebrating their victory when the fire alarm went off. (ืืงืืืฆื ืืืื ืืช ืื ืืฆืืื ืฉืื ืฉืืืืขืงื ืคืขืื.)
- We were eating pizza when we got the news. (ืืืื ื ืคืืฆื ืืฉืงืืืื ื ืืช ืืืฉืืจื.)
ืืืืืืืช ืืืื Past Continuous ืืฆืืจืช ืฉืืืื
- I wasnโt sleeping when you called. (ืื ืืฉื ืชื ืืฉืืืืืช.)
- She wasnโt paying attention during the meeting. (ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืื ืืืืื ืืคืืืฉื.)
- We werenโt driving to the store; we were walking. (ืื ื ืกืขื ื ืืื ืืช; ืืืื ื ืืจืื.)
- They werenโt playing outside when it started raining. (ืื ืื ืฉืืืงื ืืืืฅ ืืฉืืชืืื ืืจืืช ืืฉื.)
- You werenโt studying when the fire alarm went off. (ืื ืืืืชื ืฉืืืืขืงื ืคืขืื.)
- He wasnโt watching the movie with us. (ืืื ืื ืฆืคื ืืกืจื ืืืชื ื.)
- I wasnโt texting while driving, I swear! (ืื ืฉืืืชื ืืืืขืืช ืืืื ืื ืืืื, ืื ื ื ืฉืืข!)
- The children werenโt playing soccer when it got dark. (ืืืืืื ืื ืฉืืืงื ืืืืจืื ืืฉืืืฉืื.)
- My dog wasnโt barking when the doorbell rang. (ืืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืื ืืฉืฆืืฆืื ืืืืช.)
- We werenโt eating when the guests arrived. (ืื ืืืื ื ืืฉืืืืจืืื ืืืืขื.)
ืืืืืืืช ืืฉืืืืช ืืืื Past Continuous
- Were you working late last night? (ืขืืืชื ืขื ืืืืืจ ืืืฉ?)
- Was she studying when you called? (ืืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืงืฉืจืช?)
- Were they playing basketball after school? (ืื ืฉืืืงื ืืืืจืกื ืืืจื ืืืช ืืกืคืจ?)
- Was he driving when it started snowing? (ืืื ื ืื ืืฉืืชืืื ืืจืืช ืฉืื?)
- Were we dancing at the party? (ืจืงืื ื ืืืกืืื?)
- Was your sister cooking dinner when you got home? (ืืืืชื ืืืฉืื ืืจืืืช ืขืจื ืืฉืืืขืช ืืืืชื?)
- Were they laughing at the joke? (ืื ืฆืืงื ืืืืืืื?)
- Was I singing too loudly? (ืฉืจืชื ืืืง ืืื?)
- Were we waiting in line for the concert tickets? (ืืืืื ื ืืชืืจ ืืืจืืืกื ืืืืคืขื?)
- Was she reading when the lights went out? (ืืื ืงืจืื ืืฉืืืืจ ืืื?)
ืืืืืืืช ืืฉืืืืช ืฉืืืืืืช ืืืื Past Continuous
- Was I not listening when you gave the instructions? (ืื ืืงืฉืืชื ืืฉืืกืืจืช ืืช ืืืืจืืืช?)
- Werenโt they playing outside when it started to rain? (ืื ืื ืฉืืืงื ืืืืฅ ืืฉืืชืืื ืืจืืช ืืฉื?)
- Wasnโt he driving too fast? (ืืื ืื ื ืื ืืืจ ืืื?)
- Were you not studying for your exam last night? (ืื ืืืืชื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืฉ?)
- Wasnโt she cooking dinner when I called? (ืืื ืื ืืืฉืื ืืฉืืชืงืฉืจืชื?)
- Werenโt we dancing when the music stopped? (ืื ืจืงืื ื ืืฉืืืืืืงื ื ืขืฆืจื?)
- Was your dog not barking when the delivery arrived? (ืืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืื ืืฉืืฉืืื ืืืืข?)
- Werenโt we celebrating our victory? (ืื ืืืื ื ืืช ืื ืืฆืืื ืฉืื ื?)
- Wasnโt I singing during the car ride? (ืื ืฉืจืชื ืืืืื ืื ืกืืขื ืืจืื?)
- Were they not playing cards when the lights went out? (ืื ืื ืฉืืืงื ืงืืคืื ืืฉืืืืจืืช ืืื?)

ืืืืืื | ืืฉืคื ืืืืืื | ืืกืืจ |
At this time yesterday ืืืื ืืื ืืชืืื | At this time yesterday, I was studying for my exam. ืืืื ืืื ืืชืืื, ืืืืชื ืืืืื ืฉืื. | Describes an action that was happening at the same time the day before. ืืชืืจ ืคืขืืื ืฉืืชืจืืฉื ืืืืชื ืืื ืืืื ืืงืืื. |
While ืืืื ืฉ... | While I was cooking dinner, he was watching TV. ืืืื ืฉืืืฉืืชื ืืจืืืช ืขืจื, ืืื ืฆืคื ืืืืืืืืื. | Describes two simultaneous actions occurring in the past. ืืชืืจ ืฉืชื ืคืขืืืืช ืฉืืชืจืืฉื ืืืงืืื ืืขืืจ. |
All day long ืื ืืืื | I was waiting for the package all day long. ืืืืืชื ืืืืืื ืื ืืืื. | Expresses an action that took place over a prolonged period in the past. ืืชืืจ ืคืขืืื ืฉืืชืจืืฉื ืืืฉื ืืื ืืืืฉื ืืขืืจ. |
Throughout the night ืืืืจื ืื ืืืืื | The baby was crying throughout the night. ืืชืื ืืง ืืื ืืืืจื ืื ืืืืื. | Indicates an ongoing action during a specific timeframe in the past (the night). ืืฆืืื ืคืขืืื ืืชืืฉืืช ืืืกืืจืช ืืื ืืกืืืืช ืืขืืจ (ืืืืื). |
All morning ืื ืืืืงืจ | She was cleaning the house all morning. ืืื ื ืืงืชื ืืช ืืืืช ืื ืืืืงืจ. | Shows that an action was continuously happening during the morning. ืืฆืื ืคืขืืื ืฉืืชืจืืฉื ืืจืฆืืคืืช ืืืืื ืืืืงืจ. |
At that moment ืืืืชื ืจืืข | At that moment, they were leaving the building. ืืืืชื ืจืืข, ืื ืขืืื ืืช ืืื ืืื. | Refers to a specific moment in the past when something was happening. ืืชืืืืก ืืจืืข ืืกืืื ืืขืืจ ืฉืื ืืชืจืืฉื ืคืขืืื. |
From 5 PM to 6 PM ื-5 ืืืจ ืืฆืืจืืื ืขื 6 | From 5 PM to 6 PM, I was talking to my boss. ื-5 ืขื 6 ืืืจ ืืฆืืจืืื ืืืืจืชื ืขื ืืืืก ืฉืื. | Indicates a specific period during which an action was taking place. ืืฆืืื ืคืจืง ืืื ืืกืืื ืฉืื ืืชืจืืฉื ืคืขืืื. |
For hours ืฉืขืืช ืืจืืืืช | They were arguing for hours before the meeting started. ืื ืืชืืืืื ืฉืขืืช ืืจืืืืช ืืคื ื ืฉืืคืืืฉื ืืชืืืื. | Describes an ongoing action happening for an extended duration in the past. ืืชืืจ ืคืขืืื ืืชืืฉืืช ืฉืืชืจืืฉื ืืืฉื ืืื ืืืืฉื ืืขืืจ. |
As ืืืื ืฉ... | As I was driving home, it was raining heavily. ืืืื ืฉื ืืืชื ืืืืชื, ืืจื ืืฉื ืืื. | Used to describe two actions occurring simultaneously in the past. ืืฉืืฉ ืืชืืืืจ ืฉืชื ืคืขืืืืช ืฉืืชืจืืฉื ืื ืืื ืืช ืืขืืจ. |
The whole time ืื ืืืื | The whole time, she was thinking about her next move. ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืฉืื ืขื ืืฆืขื ืืื ืฉืื. | Refers to an action happening continuously during a specific time period. ืืชืืืืก ืืคืขืืื ืฉืืชืจืืฉื ืืจืฆืืคืืช ืืืืื ืชืงืืคืช ืืื ืืกืืืืช. |
ืืขืืืืช ื ืคืืฆืืช ืืืื Past Continuous (ืขืืจ ืืืืฉื) ืฉืืฉ ืืืืื ืข ืืื
ืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืคื ืฉืืื ืื ื โ ืืืื ื ืืืื ื ืฉื: ืืฉืืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืื ืื ืื ื ืืืืื ืืงืืืง, ืืจืง ืืืจ ืื ืืืืื ืฉืืขืื ื ืืืืื.
ืืืื ื ืจืื ืืื ืืืืื ืข ืืื ืืขืชืื โ ืจืืข, ืื ืืืืจื ื ืขื ืืขืืจ?
ืืืืื ืืื Past Continuous (ืขืืจ ืืืืฉื) ื-Past Simple (ืขืืจ ืคืฉืื)
ืืืื ื ืฉืืขื ื ืืฉืคืืื ืืื: "I was ran to the store."
ืืืื Past Continuous (ืขืืจ ืืืืฉื) ืฆืจืื ืืช ืืคืืขื ืขื ืืกืืืืช -ing.
ืืืงืื "I was ran", ืฆืจืื ืืืืจ "I was running."
Past Continuous (ืขืืจ ืืืืฉื) ืืืืขื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืขืืฆืืื, ืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืชืจืืฉื ืืืกืชืืืื.
ืืื ืืืืื ืข ืืื
Tืืฉืื ืื ืืคืขืืื ืฉืืชื ืืชืืจืื ืืืืชื ืขืืืื ืืชืืืื ืืืื ืืกืืื.
ืื ืื โ ืืฉืชืืฉื ื-Past Continuous (ืขืืจ ืืืืฉื).
ืื ืื โ Past Simple (ืขืืจ ืคืฉืื) ืืื ืืืืืจื ืื ืืื ื.
ืฉืืืช ืฉืืืื ืขื ืคืขืืื ื ืืกืคืช ืืขืืจ
ืืืจื ืืื, Past Continuous (ืขืืจ ืืืืฉื) ืืฉืืื ืขื ืคืขืืื ื-Past Simple (ืขืืจ ืคืฉืื) ืืื ืืืจืืืช ืฉืืฉืื ืงืืข ืืช ืืคืขืืื.
ืืืฉื: "I was watching TV when the phone rang."
ืฆืืฆืื ืืืืคืื ืงืืข ืืช ืืจืชืื ืืฆืคืืื ืฉืืื โ ืืื ืื ืืขืื?
ืื ืชืฉืืื ืืช ืืืืง ืืฉื ื, ืชืืืื ืืช ืื ืืืจืื ืฉืืกืืคืืจ!
ืืื ืืืืื ืข ืืื
ืชืฉืืื ืืช ืขืฆืืื: "ืื ืงืืข ืืช ืืคืขืืื ืฉืื?"
ืื ืืฉ ืืืจืืข ื ืืกืฃ โ ืชืฆืืจืื ืื ืจืื ืืืฉืชืืฉ ืืืื ืืื ืื: Past Continuous (ืขืืจ ืืืืฉื) + Past Simple (ืขืืจ ืคืฉืื).
ืฉืืืืฉ ืืืคืจื ื-Past Continuous (ืขืืจ ืืืืฉื)
ืืืื ืื ืืชืื.
ืืจืืข ืฉืชืชืคืกื ืืช ืืขื ืืื ืขื Past Continuous (ืขืืจ ืืืืฉื) โ ืื ืืืืื! โ ืืืื ืืคืชื ืืืฉืชืืฉ ืื ืื ืืืื.
ืืื ืื ืื ืคืขืืื ืืขืืจ ืืืจืฉืช "ืืชืืื" ืืืืช. ืืคืขืืื, Past Simple (ืขืืจ ืคืฉืื) ืืื ืื ืื ืฉืฆืจืื.
ืืื ืืืืื ืข ืืื
ืืืจื: Past Continuous (ืขืืจ ืืืืฉื) ืืืืขื ืืืืืืฉ ืฉืคืขืืื ืืืืชื ืืชืืืื. ืื ืืื ืฆืืจื ืืืืืืฉ โ Past Simple (ืขืืจ ืคืฉืื) ืืกืคืืง ืืืืื.

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