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LESSON 220The Past Progressive
Lesson objective
In this lesson, you will learn how to express “was doing,” “were doing,” and “used to do.”
Formation
Use: past tense of kan + present-tense verb
Examples
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| He was speaking | kan kay-tkllm. |
| He was not speaking | ma-kan-š kay-tkllm. |
| You were speaking | knti kat-tkllm. |
| I was not working | ma-knt-š kan-xdm. |
| She was writing | kant kat-ktb. |
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