Past continues

‫الماضييالمستمر‬
The boy was crying.

They were sleeping

I → was → v ing
He → was → v ing
She → was → v ing
It → was → v ing

They → were → v ing

We → were → v ing
You → were → v ing

Singular Plural
I was playing We were playing
You were playing You were playing
He/she/it was playing They were playing

Negative:
I wasn’t not playing.
He/she/it wasn’t playing.
They/we/you weren’t playing.

Question:
was he playing?
Yes, he was.
were they playing?
Yes, they were
were we playing?
No, we weren’t.
 • :‫دالالت استخدام المضارع المستمر‬

while
when

▪ they were waiting for the bus when the accident happened.
▪ Caroline was skiing when she broke her leg.
▪ When we arrived he was having a bath.
▪ When the fire started I was watching television.

1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) dinner.

3. The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.

4. I (practise) the guitar when he came home.

5. We (not / cycle) all day.

6. While Aaron (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the pool.

7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) .

8. What (you / do) yesterday?

9. Most of the time we (sit) in the park.

 Future Continuous
‫المستمر المستقبل‬

To talk about something in the future

‫لتحدثيعنيشءيفيالمستقبل‬

I → will be → v ing
He → will be → v ing
She → will be → v ing
It → will be → v ing
They → will be → v ing
We → will be → v ing
You → will be → v ing

Affirmative Negative Interrogative Negative Interrogative

I will be staying. I won't be staying. Will I be staying? Won't I be staying?

You will be staying. You won't be staying. Will you be staying? Won't you be staying?

He will be staying. He won't be staying. Will he be staying? Won't he be staying?

She will be staying. She won't be staying. Will she be staying? Won't she be staying?

It will be staying. It won't be staying. Will it be staying? Won't it be staying?

We will be staying. We won't be staying. Will we be staying? Won't we be staying?

They will be staying. They won't be staying. Will they be staying? Won't they be staying?

EXAMPLES
▪ This time next week I will be sun-bathing in Bali.
▪ By Christmas I will be skiing like a pro.
▪ Just think, next Monday you will be working in your new job.
▪ He'll be coming to the meeting, I expect.
▪ I guess you'll be feeling thirsty after working in the sun.
▪ You'll be missing the sunshine once you're back in England.
 Future continuous

1. At midnight we (sleep) .

2. This time next week we (sit) at the beach.

3. At nine I (watch) the news.

4. Tonight we (cram up) for our English test.

5. They (dance) all night.

6. He (not / play) all afternoon.

7. I (not / work) all day.

8. (eat / you) at six?

9. (drive / she) to London?

10. (fight / they) again?