B1 ยท IntermediateUnit 14: Complex Grammar

โณArabic Past Tenses

I was doing vs I did โ€” ongoing vs completed

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ูƒุงู† ูŠูุนู„

was doing

verbโ–ผ
ูุนู„ุชู

I did

verbโ–ผ
ูƒุงู† ู…ุชุนุจุงู‹

was being

verbโ–ผ
ูƒู†ุชู ููŠ

I was (for a defined period)

verbโ–ผ
ูƒุงู† ุนู†ุฏู‡

had

verbโ–ผ
ูƒุงู† ุนู†ุฏูŠ

I had (specific event)

verbโ–ผ
ูƒุงู†

was

verbโ–ผ
ูƒุงู†ุช

was (event/specific moment)

verbโ–ผ
ุจูŠู†ู…ุง

while

conjโ–ผ
ุนู†ุฏู…ุง

when

conjโ–ผ
ูุฌุฃุฉ

suddenly

phraseโ–ผ
ูƒู„ ูŠูˆู…

every day

phraseโ–ผ
ุฏุงุฆู…ุงู‹

always

advโ–ผ
ูƒู„ ุตูŠู

every summer

phraseโ–ผ
ู…ุฑุฉ ูˆุงุญุฏุฉ

once

phraseโ–ผ
ููŠ ุชู„ูƒ ุงู„ู„ุญุธุฉ

at that moment

phraseโ–ผ
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