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Past Continuous
Tense
The past continuous
tense is the equivalent of 'i was....ing' in English. It describes
an action that was taking place in the past.
To form this tense and the
following suffix onto a verb;
'-iyordum' - 'i
was...'
eg 'i was coming' -
'gel-iyordum'
Following the same
pattern as the present
continuous tense, we must change parts of the ending according
to vowel
harmony;
If the last vowel in
the verb is;
e/i - the suffix will stay '-iyordum'
a/y -
the suffix will become '- yordum'
o/u -
the suffix will become '-uyordum'
ö/ü -
the suffix will become '-üyordum'
Personal
endings
'-iyordum'
- 'i was.....'
'-iyordun'
- 'you were....'(singular/familiar)
'-iyordu' -
'he/she/it was.....'
'-iyorduk'
- 'we were.....''
'-iyordunuz' - 'you
were......(plural/polite)
'-iyorlard' - 'they were.......'
examples
'i was going' =
'gidiyordum'
'you were staying' =
'kalyordun'
'he was looking' =
'bakyordu'
'we were coming' =
'geliyorduk'
'you were going' =
'gidiyordunuz'
'they were looking'
= 'bakyorlard'
Negative tense
To
turn this tense negative, eg 'they were not looking', we must add
the negative marker '-me/ma' and change the 'e' to 'i' or the 'a' to
''.
Follow this formula;
verb + negative (mi/m) + past continuous +
personal
bak +
m + yordu + m = 'i was not
looking'
git +
mi + yordu + n = 'you were not looking'
Test Yourself!
Using the following vocabulary, translate
the sentences below from English to Turkish.
gel - come
drink - iç
walk - yürü
be - ol
look -
bak
go -
git
there -
oraya
stupid
- aptal
example - I was looking - bakyordum
1) i was walking - ______________
2) you
(plural/polite) were not going there - ______________
3) they
were looking - __________________
4) he
was drinking - _____________
5) we
were not being stupid, he was being stupid -
___________________
6) you
(singular/familiar) were walking there - ________________
7) i
was not coming - ______________
8) we
were coming - ______________________
Translate the following sentences from Turkish to
English.
example - içmiyordunuz - you were not
drinking
1)
oraya gitmiyordum - ________________
2) yürüyorlard - __________________
3)
aptal oluyordum - ______________
4) oraya bakyorduk - ______________
5) bakmyordu - _______________
6)
içiyordun - ____________________
7) biz
geliyorduk, o gelmiyordu - _____________________
8)
aptal olmuyordun - _______________
Answers
1) i was walking - yürüyordum
2) you (plural/polite) were not going there -
oraya gitmiyorsunuz
3) they were looking - bak yorlard
4) he was drinking - içiyordu
5) we were not being stupid, he was being
stupid - biz aptal olmuyorduk, o aptal
oluyordu
6) you (singular/familiar) were walking there -
oraya yürüyordun
7) i was not coming - gelmiyordum
8) we
were coming - geliyorduk
1)
oraya gitmiyordum - i was not going
there
2) yürüyorlard - they were
walking
3)
aptal oluyordum - i was being
stupid
4) oraya bakyorduk - we were looking
there
5) bakmyordu - he was not
looking
6)
içiyordun - you were drinking
7) biz
geliyorduk, o gelmiyordu - we were coming,
he wasn't coming
8)
aptal olmuyordun - you were not being
stupid
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