Past Continuous: sentensi, mazoezi, mitihani na mifano

Past Continuous tunatumia

Past Continuous hutumika kueleza vitendo vilivyokuwa vinaendelea katika wakati maalum uliopita, michakato inayoendelea, hali za usuli, vitendo vinavyotokea kwa wakati mmoja, na vitendo vilivyokatizwa na tukio jingine.

Past Continuous Fomu

Subject + was / were + V-ing

Past Continuous Sheria

• Wakati Endelevu wa Zamani hutumika kwa vitendo vinavyokuwa vinaendelea katika wakati maalum uliopita.
  I was reading an email at that moment.
  Nilikuwa nikisoma barua pepe wakati huo.
  She was speaking to a client at 10 o'clock.
  Alikuwa akizungumza na mteja saa kumi.
• Hutumika kwa vitendo au michakato mirefu zaidi katika wakati uliopita.
  They were talking all night.
  Walikuwa wakizungumza usiku kucha.
  He was studying for hours.
  Alikuwa akisoma kwa saa nyingi.
• Wakati Uliopita Endelevu huelezea tendo refu la usuli, ilhali Wakati Uliopita Sahili huonyesha tendo linalokatiza.
  I was cooking when he called.
  Nilikuwa nikipika alipopiga simu.
  They were walking home when it started to rain.
  Walikuwa wakitembea kurudi nyumbani wakati mvua ilipoanza kunyesha.
• Inaweza kueleza vitendo viwili vinavyotokea kwa wakati mmoja.
  I was doing my homework while my sister was watching TV.
  Nilikuwa nikifanya kazi yangu ya nyumbani huku dada yangu akiangalia televisheni.
  She was writing emails while he was making phone calls.
  Alikuwa akiandika barua pepe huku yeye akipiga simu.
• Wakati endelevu wa zamani mara nyingi hutumika kuelezea hali za usuli.
  People were walking in the park and children were playing.
  Watu walikuwa wakitembea kwenye bustani na watoto walikuwa wakicheza.
  Music was playing and everyone was dancing.
  Muziki ulikuwa ukichezwa na kila mtu alikuwa akicheza.
• Past Continuous inaweza kutumiwa pamoja na always kueleza kukerwa au vitendo vya kurudiwa.
  He was always complaining about his job.
  Alikuwa akilalamika kila mara kuhusu kazi yake.
  She was always leaving the lights on.
  Alikuwa akiacha taa zikiwa zimewashwa kila mara.
• Viashiria vya kawaida vya wakati ni pamoja na:
  wakati huo, saa kumi na moja jioni, wakati, wakati ambapo, siku nzima, jioni yote
  She was working late that evening.
  Alikuwa akifanya kazi hadi usiku wa manane siku hiyo jioni.
  I was feeling tired all day.
  Nilikuwa nikihisi uchovu siku nzima.
• Kuna kanuni rahisi za tahajia za kuunda -ing.
  • Iwapo kitenzi kinaishia na -e, tunaondoa e na kuongeza -ing.
  • Ikiwa kitenzi kinaishia kwa konsonanti-irabu-konsonanti, tunaongeza maradufu konsonanti ya mwisho.
  • Ikiwa kitenzi kinaishia kwa -ie, tunakibadilisha kuwa y na kuongeza -ing.
  make → making, run → running, lie → lying
• Baadhi ya vitenzi kwa kawaida havitumiki katika hali ya kuendelea (know, like, want, need, understand).
  ✅ I knew the answer.

  ❌ I was knowing the answer.

Past Continuous Kukanusha

• Ukanushaji huundwa kwa kutumia was not na were not.
  I was not working at that time.
  Sikuwa nikifanya kazi wakati huo.
  She wasn't listening to music.
  Hakuwa anasikiliza muziki.
  They weren't waiting outside.
  Hawakukuwa wakingoja nje.

Past Continuous Maswali

Katika maswali, was / were huja kabla ya kiima.

Was / Were + subject + V-ing?
Wh-word + was / were + subject + V-ing?

Past Continuous Makosa ya kawaida

Past Continuous Sentensi

Past Continuous Mifano