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The Past and Present Continuous Tenses in Amharic

Observe the following sentences.

a. ጸጉሬን እየታጠብኩ ነው S’guren ïyätat’äbku näw. I am washing my hair.

b. ቁርሴን እየበላሁ ነው k’ursen ïyäbälahu näw. I am eating my breakfast.

i. እኔ ወደ ቤቴ ስሄድ ልጆች እየተጫወቱ ነበር ïne wädä bete sïhed lïjoč ïyätäč’awätu näbär. When I went home, kids were playing.

ii. አባቴ ሲመጣ እኔ የቤት ስራዬን እየሰራሁ ነበር abbate simät’a ïne yäbet sïrayen ïyäsärahu näbär. When my father came, I was finishing my work.

The generalized formula for these forms is:

Present continuous (affirmative) = እየ - ïyä + simple past tense verb + ነው näw Past continuous (affirmative) = እየ - ïyä + simple past tense verb + ነበር näbär

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 ==Source==
 https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf
+==Related Lessons==
+* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Conjugation-of-the-verb-መኖር-“to-live”-(present-tense)|Conjugation of the verb መኖር “to live” (present tense)]]
+* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/bästä-prefix|bästä prefix]]
+* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Personal-pronouns|Personal pronouns]]
+* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Questions|Questions]]
+* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/The-Possessive-Forms-(second-method)|The Possessive Forms (second method)]]
+* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Question-Words|Question Words]]
+* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Expressing-Obligation-or-Necessity|Expressing Obligation or Necessity]]
+* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Time-Adverbs|Time Adverbs]]
+* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Compound-sentence|Compound sentence]]
+* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]]