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5)- The past continuousالزمن الماضي المستمر


Use the Past Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the Simple Past
Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time

Interruptيقاطع / يعترض


Key wordsالكلمات الدالة عليه:
while - when - as - I - He - She - It >>> was + verb + ing
We - You - They >>> were + verb + ing
Examples
1.I was speaking on the phone when my father called me
2.We were playing football when it started to rain
3.While the teacher was explaining the lesson Ahmad spoke
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6)-The present perfectالزمن المضارع التام
We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important. You CANNOT use the Present Perfect with specific time expressions such as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a child, when I lived in Japan, at that moment, that day, one day, etc. We CAN use the Present Perfect with unspecific expressions such as: ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet, etc
Key wordsالكلمات الدالة عليه
just - for - since - already - never - ever - yet
I , We , You , They >>> have + past participle
He , She , It >>> has + past Participal
Examples
1.I have already seen this film
2.She has not came back yet
3.They have just finished the homework
5. ?Have you ever seen a dinosaur
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