شرح Past Continuous في اللغة الإنجليزية مع أمثلة واختبار (15 سؤالًا)

 

العنصر	التفاصيل
الاستخدام	فعل مستمر قطعه فعل آخر
الصيغة	Subject + was/were + V-ing
الكلمات الدالة	While, When
مستوى STEP	⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

Meta Description:

تعلم قاعدة Past Continuous (الماضي المستمر) بطريقة سهلة مع أمثلة واضحة، ثم اختبر نفسك من خلال 15 سؤال اختيار من متعدد مع الإجابات والشرح. الدرس مناسب للمبتدئين وطلاب اختبار STEP.

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ما هو Past Continuous؟

يُستخدم Past Continuous (الماضي المستمر) للتحدث عن حدث كان مستمرًا في الماضي، أو حدث كان جاريًا عندما وقع حدث آخر.

ويُعد من الأزمنة المهمة في اختبار STEP، خاصة عند التمييز بين Past Simple و Past Continuous.

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متى نستخدم Past Continuous؟

1. حدث كان مستمرًا في وقت معين في الماضي

Examples

I was studying at 8 p.m.

She was sleeping when I called.

They were playing football yesterday at 5 o'clock.

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2. حدث مستمر قطعه حدث آخر

هذه أشهر قاعدة في اختبار STEP.

Examples

I was watching TV when my friend called.

She was cooking when the electricity went out.

They were sleeping when the alarm rang.

الفعل المستمر يأتي في Past Continuous، والفعل الذي قطعه يأتي في Past Simple.

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3. حدثان مستمران في الوقت نفسه

Examples

While I was studying, my brother was watching TV.

She was reading while her sister was cooking.

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4. وصف مشهد في الماضي

Examples

The birds were singing.

The children were laughing.

People were walking in the park.

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صيغة Past Continuous

Subject + was / were + Verb + ing

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مع I / He / She / It

was + Verb-ing

Examples

I was reading.

He was driving.

She was sleeping.

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مع You / We / They

were + Verb-ing

Examples

We were studying.

They were playing.

You were waiting.

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النفي

Subject + was / were + not + Verb-ing

Examples

I was not sleeping.

She wasn't studying.

They weren't watching TV.

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السؤال

Was / Were + Subject + Verb-ing?

Examples

Were you studying?

Was Ahmed driving?

Were they playing?

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الكلمات الدالة على Past Continuous

while

when

at 7 p.m.

at that moment

all evening

all night

all afternoon

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الفرق بين Past Simple وPast Continuous

Past Simple	Past Continuous
حدث قصير أو انتهى	حدث كان مستمرًا
He arrived.	He was arriving.
I called him.	I was studying.

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القاعدة الذهبية في STEP

إذا وجدت:

When

فغالبًا يكون:

Past Continuous + when + Past Simple

Example

I was sleeping when my phone rang.

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إذا وجدت:

While

فغالبًا يكون بعدها:

Past Continuous

Example

While I was sleeping, my brother was studying.

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اختبار Past Continuous

1. I ______ TV when my friend called.

A) watched

B) was watching

C) have watched

D) watch

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2. They ______ football at 6 p.m. yesterday.

A) played

B) play

C) were playing

D) have played

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3. She ______ dinner when the lights went out.

A) cooked

B) cooks

C) was cooking

D) has cooked

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4. While Ahmed ______, his brother was sleeping.

A) studied

B) was studying

C) studies

D) has studied

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5. We ______ when the teacher entered.

A) talked

B) were talking

C) have talked

D) talk

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6. The children ______ happily in the garden.

A) were playing

B) played

C) play

D) have played

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7. ______ you sleeping at 11 p.m.?

A) Did

B) Do

C) Were

D) Have

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8. My mother ______ lunch while I was cleaning my room.

A) prepared

B) prepares

C) was preparing

D) has prepared

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9. He ______ a book when I saw him.

A) read

B) was reading

C) reads

D) has read

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10. We ______ for the bus when it started raining.

A) waited

B) wait

C) were waiting

D) have waited

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11. The baby ______ when his mother came home.

A) cried

B) cries

C) was crying

D) has cried

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12. They ______ all evening.

A) studied

B) were studying

C) study

D) have studied

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13. I ______ breakfast while my sister was getting ready.

A) ate

B) eat

C) was eating

D) have eaten

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14. What ______ you doing at 9 o'clock?

A) were

B) was

C) did

D) have

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15. It ______ heavily when we left the house.

A) rained

B) rains

C) was raining

D) has rained

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الإجابات

1. B

2. C

3. C

4. B

5. B

6. A

7. C

8. C

9. B

10. C

11. C

12. B

13. C

14. A

15. C

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شرح الإجابات

1. was watching

الفعل كان مستمرًا، ثم قاطعه حدث آخر (called).

2. were playing

وجود وقت محدد في الماضي (at 6 p.m. yesterday) يدل على أن الفعل كان مستمرًا في تلك اللحظة.

3. was cooking

الطبخ كان مستمرًا عندما انقطعت الكهرباء.

4. was studying

بعد While نستخدم غالبًا Past Continuous.

5. were talking

الكلام كان مستمرًا عندما دخل المعلم.

6. were playing

الجملة تصف نشاطًا مستمرًا في الماضي.

7. Were

مع you نستخدم Were في السؤال.

8. was preparing

تحضير الغداء كان مستمرًا أثناء تنظيف الغرفة.

9. was reading

رأيته أثناء القراءة، أي أن القراءة كانت مستمرة.

10. were waiting

الانتظار كان مستمرًا عندما بدأ المطر.

11. was crying

البكاء كان مستمرًا عندما وصلت الأم.

12. were studying

عبارة all evening تدل على استمرار الحدث.

13. was eating

حدثان مستمران في الوقت نفسه، لذلك نستخدم Past Continuous مع while.

14. were

السؤال الصحيح هو: What were you doing...?

15. was raining

المطر كان مستمرًا عندما غادرنا المنزل.

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أشهر الكلمات المفتاحية في Past Continuous

• while

• when

• at that moment

• at 5 p.m.

• all evening

• all afternoon

• all night

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أخطاء شائعة

❌ I was study when he arrived.

✅ I was studying when he arrived.

بعد was / were يجب أن يكون الفعل منتهيًا بـ ing.

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❌ While I studied, he was sleeping.

✅ While I was studying, he was sleeping.

بعد while نستخدم غالبًا Past Continuous لأنه يدل على حدث مستمر.

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خلاصة الدرس

احفظ هذه القاعدة الذهبية:

Subject + was / were + Verb + ing

واستخدم Past Continuous عندما:

• تتحدث عن حدث كان مستمرًا في الماضي.

• يقطع حدثٌ قصيرٌ حدثًا مستمرًا.

• تصف حدثين مستمرين في الوقت نفسه باستخدام while.

• تصف مشهدًا أو موقفًا كان يحدث في الماضي.

نصيحة لطلاب STEP:

إذا رأيت في السؤال when، ففكر في النمط: Past Continuous + when + Past Simple. وإذا رأيت while، فغالبًا يأتي بعدها Past Continuous. هذا من أكثر الأنماط تكرارًا في أسئلة القواعد.