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<div class="pg_page_title"> The Past and Present Continuous Tenses in Amharic</div> | |||
Observe the following sentences. | Observe the following sentences. | ||
==Present continuous:== | ==Present continuous:== | ||
'''a.''' ጸጉሬን እየታጠብኩ ነው S’guren ïyätat’äbku näw. I am washing my hair. | '''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. | '''b.''' ቁርሴን እየበላሁ ነው k’ursen ïyäbälahu näw. I am eating my breakfast. | ||
==Past continuous:== | ==Past continuous:== | ||
'''i.''' እኔ ወደ ቤቴ ስሄድ ልጆች እየተጫወቱ ነበር ïne wädä bete sïhed lïjoč ïyätäč’awätu näbär. When I went home, kids were playing. | '''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. | '''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. | ||
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|'''Present continuous (affirmative) = እየ - ïyä + simple past tense verb + ነው näw Past continuous (affirmative) = እየ - ïyä + simple past tense verb + ነበር näbär''' | |'''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== | ==Source== | ||
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf | https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf | ||
==Other 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]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 27 March 2023
The Past and Present Continuous Tenses in Amharic
Observe the following sentences.
Present continuous:[edit | edit source]
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.
Past continuous:[edit | edit source]
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 |
Source[edit | edit source]
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Conjugation of the verb መኖር “to live” (present tense)
- bästä prefix
- Personal pronouns
- Questions
- The Possessive Forms (second method)
- Question Words
- Expressing Obligation or Necessity
- Time Adverbs
- Compound sentence
- Future Tense