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Past Progressive

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אנו משתמשים ב- past progressive בכדי לתאר:

  • פעולה בזמן ספציפי בעבר.

דוגמה: I was playing football at 19:00 .

  • מספר פעולות ממושכות המתבצעות במקביל.

דוגמה: The kids were playing outside while their parents were sitting and talking.

  • פעולה ארוכה/ממושכת בעבר . She was studying all night

ביטויי זמן אופיינים:

  • Past progressive: as, while= בזמן ש...
  • Past simple: when, suddenly= כאשר, פתאום
  • פעולה ארוכה שנקטעת על ידי פעולה אחרת, קצרה או פתאומית. הפעולה הארוכה תהייה ב- past progressive.

דוגמה: I was doing my homework when Dan suddenly came into the room.

מבנה המשפט:

S + was + verb + ing

were

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Netgative

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Past progressive�Yes / No Questions

המשך המשפט

הפועל העיקרי

Verb + ing

Subject

נושא המשפט

To be פועל עזר

was\were

When you arrived?

sleeping

Was he sleeping

I \ he \ she \ it�

Was

When I called?

resting

Were you resting

you \ we \ they

Were

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Past progressive - Wh questions�

המשך המשפט

הפועל העיקרי

Verb + ing

נושא Subject

פועל עזר

was\were

Wh word

When the guests arrived?

doing

What was he doing

I \ he \ she \ it�

was

What

When I came into the room?

laughing

Why were you laughing

you \ we \ they

were

Why

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Let’s Practice

Positive

video

Review

  1. Practice 1
  2. Practice 2
  3. Practice 3
  4. Practice 4

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Let’s Practice

1. We __________(watch) a beautiful movie on T.V while they_____________(sleep)

2. Mika __________________ (read) a book as her sister _____________ (write) a letter.

3. I _________________ (not go) to the supermarket When I_________________ (meet) you.

4. Dana ____________________ (do) her homework while Guy______________ (play) quietly yesterday evening.

5. Adi _______________ (clean) the windows while Sara ________________ (wash) the floor.

6. The wind _____________________ (not blow) when I __________________ (go) out.

7. As the family _________________ (sit) for dinner, a strange man ______________ (walk) in.

8. Mom _____________ (fry) pancakes when she ___________(realize) that there was no maple syrup.

9. Dad ______________( not fix) the shelves in the den when one of the shelves ______________ (fall) on his leg.

10. He ___________________(leave) the house, ______________________(get) into his car and _____________________(drive) away yesterday morning.

11.___________ the children _________(have) breakfast when the phone ____________(ring)?

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Let’s Practice

1 My brother was reading / read/ wasn't read a book while I was practicing piano.

2. Some of the workers were eating lunch when the manager walked / � was walking / didn't walked into the office.

3. Sarit wasn’t doing / didn’t do/ wasn't do her homework when her parents came home.

4. Danny was playing a video game when the phone rang / was ringing/ were ringing.

5. At four o’clock yesterday afternoon David did / was doing / is doing his math homework.

6. I was waiting / were waiting/ waited near the supermarket at eight o’clock last night.

7. The students were taking / took / was taking a test when the bell rang.

8. Avner was talking on his cellphone when the accident was happening / happened/ did happen.

9. We were watching / was watching/ watched television while Mom was making dinner.

10. When we arrived / were arriving/ was arriving home, Tali was sleeping on the sofa.

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Let’s Practice

1 My brother was reading / read/ wasn't read a book while I was practicing piano.

2. Some of the workers were eating lunch when the manager walked / � was walking / didn't walked into the office.

3. Sarit wasn’t doing / didn’t do/ wasn't do her homework when her parents came home.

4. Danny was playing a video game when the phone rang / was ringing/ were ringing.

5. At four o’clock yesterday afternoon David did / was doing / is doing his math homework.

6. I was waiting / were waiting/ waited near the supermarket at eight o’clock last night.

7. The students were taking / took / was taking a test when the bell rang.

8. Avner was talking on his cellphone when the accident was happening / happened/ did happen.

9. We were watching / was watching/ watched television while Mom was making dinner.

10. When we arrived / were arriving/ was arriving home, Tali was sleeping on the sofa.

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Let’s Practice

1. We _were watching_(watch) a beautiful movie on T.V while they_were sleeping_(sleep)

2. Mika _was reading_ (read) a book as her sister _was writing__ (write) a letter.

3. I _________________ (not go) to the supermarket When I_________________ (meet) you.

4. Dana ____________________ (do) her homework while Guy______________ (play) quietly yesterday evening.

5. Adi _______________ (clean) the windows while Sara ________________ (wash) the floor.

6. The wind _____________________ (not blow) when I __________________ (go) out.

7. As the family _________________ (sit) for dinner, a strange man ______________ (walk) in.

8. Mom _____________ (fry) pancakes when she ___________(realize) that there was no maple syrup.

9. Dad ______________( not fix) the shelves in the den when one of the shelves ______________ (fall) on his leg.

10. He ___________________(leave) the house, ______________________(get) into his car and _____________________(drive) away yesterday morning.

11.___________ the children _________(have) breakfast when the phone ____________(ring)?

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Games and More

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כללי איות

I was talking on the phone all morning.

We were studying all morning.

  • מוסיפים ing

talk

study

I was preparing supper when they arrived.

  • מורידים את ה- e לפני

שמוסיפים ing

prepare

By 8:00 she was already sitting at her desk.

They were just beginning the game when it started to rain.

  • מכפילים את האות האחרונה

לפני שמוסיפים ing

sit

begin

What were you looking at when I saw you?

I stopped you because you were throwing out my notebook.

Something was happening in the next room.

  • לא מכפילים את האות האחרונה לפני שמוסיפים ing

look

mix

throw

play

happen

I was tying my shoelaces when the ball rang.

  • הופכים ie ל-y

ומוסיפים ing

lie

tie

die