تدريب على إكمال الجمل للتمييز بين الماضي البسيط والماضي المستمر. تعرّف متى يقطع حدثٌ قصير حدثًا مستمرًا، ومتى يكون الحدث في خلفية المشهد.
She ___ (cook) dinner when I called.
was cooking — الماضي المستمر: حدث طويل قطعه حدث قصير (called)
I ___ (call) her while she was cooking.
called — الماضي البسيط: الحدث القصير الذي قطع الحدث المستمر
They ___ (watch) TV when the lights went out.
were watching — الماضي المستمر: خلفية للحدث القصير
The lights ___ (go) out suddenly.
went — الماضي البسيط: حدث قصير ومفاجئ
While we ___ (walk) home, it started to rain.
were walking — الماضي المستمر: حدث في الخلفية
It ___ (start) to rain while we were walking.
started — الماضي البسيط
He ___ (read) a book all evening yesterday.
was reading — الماضي المستمر: حدث استمر لفترة من الزمن
Last night I ___ (finish) my homework at 9.
finished — الماضي البسيط: حدث اكتمل في وقت محدد
What ___ you ___ (do) at 8 o'clock last night?
were / doing — الماضي المستمر: حدث جارٍ في لحظة معيّنة
When the phone rang, she ___ (sleep).
was sleeping — الماضي المستمر: خلفية لحظة وقوع الحدث القصير
The phone ___ (ring) while she was sleeping.
rang — الماضي البسيط
We ___ (play) football when it began to snow.
were playing — الماضي المستمر
I ___ (see) him yesterday at the mall.
saw — الماضي البسيط: حقيقة اكتملت في الماضي
While the teacher ___ (explain), the students listened.
was explaining — الماضي المستمر: حدث مستمر في الخلفية
The students ___ (listen) carefully.
listened — الماضي البسيط
At 7 a.m. yesterday I ___ (drive) to work.
was driving — الماضي المستمر: حدث جارٍ في ساعة معيّنة
She ___ (wash) the dishes when the guests arrived.
was washing — الماضي المستمر
The guests ___ (arrive) early.
arrived — الماضي البسيط
He ___ (not / listen) when I spoke to him.
was not listening — الماضي المستمر في النفي
I ___ (not / hear) the alarm this morning.
did not hear — الماضي البسيط في النفي
While they ___ (travel), they met an old friend.
were travelling — الماضي المستمر
They ___ (meet) an old friend during the trip.
met — الماضي البسيط
The baby ___ (cry) all night long.
was crying — الماضي المستمر: حدث استمر وقتًا طويلًا
Yesterday she ___ (visit) her grandmother.
visited — الماضي البسيط
What ___ you ___ (wear) when I saw you?
were / wearing — الماضي المستمر
I ___ (lose) my keys last week.
lost — الماضي البسيط
The sun ___ (shine) while we were at the beach.
was shining — الماضي المستمر: خلفية
We ___ (build) a sandcastle on the beach.
built — الماضي البسيط
He fell while he ___ (run) in the park.
was running — الماضي المستمر: حدث انقطع
He ___ (fall) and hurt his knee.
fell — الماضي البسيط
While I ___ (study), my brother played music.
was studying — الماضي المستمر (حدثان متزامنان)
My brother ___ (play) music while I was studying.
was playing — الماضي المستمر: حدث متزامن مستمر
She ___ (write) emails all morning.
was writing — الماضي المستمر
At noon yesterday we ___ (have) lunch.
were having — الماضي المستمر: حدث جارٍ في وقت محدد
I ___ (open) the door and went outside.
opened — الماضي البسيط: تتابع أحداث قصيرة
When we arrived, they ___ (wait) for us.
were waiting — الماضي المستمر: حدث كان جاريًا بالفعل
It ___ (rain) when I left the house.
was raining — الماضي المستمر: حالة في الخلفية
I ___ (forget) to lock the door yesterday.
forgot — الماضي البسيط