Oge gara aga na-aga n'ihu + ngwaa nkebiOkwu bekee

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Ka anyị malite na ụfọdụ nkịtị phrasal verbs nke bara uru na Bekee kwa ụbọchị!

to go on

gaa n'ihu

The party went on until 3am.

to give up

ịdapụ n'isi

She didn't give up on her dreams.

to put off

yigharịrị

He had to put off the meeting because he was very busy.

to work out

ịzụ ahụ

I go to the gym every day to work out and stay healthy.

to find out

ịchọpụta

We are trying to find out what the problem is.

to get over

imeri

I got over it quickly.

to break up

ịkwụsị mmekọrịta

She wants to break up with me.

to look something up

ịchọpụta ihe

You should look it up on the Internet.

to ask somebody out

ịkpọ onye ọ bụla ka unu pụọ

He asked me out.

She was too shy to ask him out.

Ihere mere ya nke ukwuu nke na o nweghị ike ịjụ ya ka ha na-akpa.

to call off

ịkagbu

Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancée.

I called off the meeting.

E kagburu m nzukọ ahụ.

to get away with something

ịpụ n'ihe n'enweghị nsogbu

She always gets away with being late to class.

to sort something out

idozi ihe

I need to sort this problem out before the meeting.

*Oge gara aga na-aga n'ihu* Anyị na-eji *ihe na-aga n'ihu gara aga* na-ezo aka na *omume ma ọ bụ ọnọdụ na-aga n'ihu na-eme n'oge ụfọdụ n'oge gara aga* . Nke a na-etolite site na ijikọta oge gara aga "to be (was/were)"na ngwaa dị ugbu a *( "-ing"okwu).* A na-ejikarị akọwa *ọnọdụ ndị dị n'oge gara aga.* "The sun was shining every day that summer." "It was snowing yesterday." "They were eating at the restaurant."

effort

mgbalị

She put a lot of effort into her homework.

to explore

inyocha

I want to explore the forest this weekend.

a possibility

ohere

She considered the possibility of moving to another city.

They were exploring different possibilities for their holiday.

Ha na-enyocha ụzọ dị iche iche ha ga-esi na-eme ezumike ha.

holiday

ezumike

She was exploring the possibility of taking a holiday in Spain.

I was reading a book yesterday evening.

Agụrụ m akwụkwọ n'anyasị ụnyaahụ.

They were playing football in the park.

Ha na-egwu bọọlụ n'ogige ntụrụndụ.

It was improving.

Ọ na-akawanye mma.

His condition was improving.

I was listening carefully.

Egeere m ntị nke ọma.

"Was"ma ọ bụ "were"- *Gịnị ga-eji?* Cheta ịgbanwe ngwaa "to be"ka *ọ dabara na isiokwu ahụ.* Jiri "was""I, he, she,"ma ọ bụ "it", wee jiri "were"ma "you, we,"ọ bụ "they." "She was working on an email when the fire alarm rang." "The team was playing well until the second half." Jiri "were"maka isiokwu ndị ọzọ niile, gụnyere ọtụtụ isiokwu niile. "Were"a na-ejikwa ya "you". "The days were getting shorter as winter approached."

The days were getting longer.

Ụbọchị ndị ahụ na-ogologo.

The days were getting longer as summer approached.

They were traveling a lot.

Ha na-eme njem nke ukwuu.

They were traveling a lot last summer.

My mother was cooking.

Nne m na-esi nri.

My mother was cooking the dinner when we arrived.

We were dancing all night.

Anyị gbara egwu n'abalị ahụ dum.

Was it raining?

Mmiri ọ na-ezo?

Was it raining the whole day?

He was studying last night.

Ọ na-amụ ihe n'abalị ụnyaahụ.

They were sleeping.

Ha na-ehi ụra.

While they were sleeping, the cat jumped on the bed.

*Ajụjụ gara aga na-aga n'ihu* 1. A na-etolite ajụjụ ndị nwere ike ịza *ee* ma ọ bụ *mba* site n'ịgbanwe isiokwu na ụdị ngwaa *bụ ( "was/were").* "Was he studying all night again?" 2. Wh- ajụjụ enweghị ike ịza ee ma ọ bụ mba. "Where was he going?"

to snore

ịkụrụ ụra

He snores loudly.

Was she improving?

Ọ na-akawanye mma?

to overcome

imeri

He had to overcome many obstacles to achieve his dreams.

Were you studying all night?

Ị gụrụ akwụkwọ abalị niile?

Were we talking too loud?

Anyị na-ekwucha okwu ike?

to measure

ịtụ

We want to measure your blood pressure.

What was he measuring?

Gịnị ka ọ na-atụ?

Where were you going?

Ebee ka ị na-aga?

Where were you going last night?

What was he doing?

Gịnị ka ọ na-eme?

to run late

ịbịa n'oge

He was running late again.

Why were the buses running late?

Gịnị mere ụgbọ ala ndị ahụ ji gbuo oge?

*Ụdị ọjọọ na-aga n'ihu gara aga* Iji mee nkwupụta dị mma *adịghị mma* , gbakwunye "not"tupu *ngwaa +"-ing"* . "You were not doing your homework." Ị nwekwara ike iji *nkwekọrịta (ọ bụghị / abụghị).* "You weren't doing your homework."

He wasn't planning it.

O nweghi atumatu maka ya.

She was surprised because he wasn't planning it at all.

I wasn't running late.

Oge egeghi m aka.

I wasn't running late for the movie, I arrived just as the previews were starting.

They weren't studying all night.

Ha gụghị akwụkwọ n'abalị ahụ dum.

She wasn't snoring.

Ọ naghị akụrụ ụra.

Last night she wasn't snoring.

My mother wasn't cooking.

Nne m anaghị esi nri.

The children weren't sleeping during the drive home.

Ụmụaka ahụ adịghị ụra mgbe a na-ala n'ụlọ.

to tell the truth

ikwu eziokwu

My boyfriend was not telling me the truth.

Enyi m nwoke anaghi agwa m eziokwu.

You were not doing your homework.

Imeghị ọrụ ụlọ gị.

*Agbanwe asụpe* Kpachara anya n'ihi na enwekwara ụfọdụ *mgbanwe mkpoputa* mgbe ị mepụtara *ụdị ngwaa -ing* . *Maka ngwaa na-ejedebe na otu -e, dobe -e wee tinye -ing.* "live - living" "make - making" "give - giving" *Na ngwaa na-ejedebe na ogologo -e ụda, tinye -ing dị ka nkịtị* "see - seeing" "be - being" "agree - agreeing" *Ọ bụrụ na ngwaa kwụsịrị na -ie gbanwee ntụgharị gaa na y wee tinye -ing.* "die - dying" "lie - lying"

to agree

ikwenye

We all agreed to meet up at 8:00.

to hide

izochi

He tried to hide his profile.

Where were you hiding?

Ebee ka ị nọ na-ezo?

After searching the whole house, I finally found my brother and asked, "Where were you hiding?

He was lying.

Ọ na-agha ụgha.

He was lying about his age to get into the club.

to die

inwu

The main character will die at the end.

My phone battery was dying during the trip.

Batrị ekwentị m na-agwụ n'oge njem ahụ.

to make excuses

ịchọ mgbaghara

He is making excuses again.

We were making no excuses.

Anyị anaghị achọ ihe ngọpụ.

After the game, we were making no excuses for our loss; we simply needed to play better.

We were living without the internet for two weeks.

Anyị nọrọ izu abụọ na-enweghị ịntanetị.

I was just being polite.

Naanị na-eme ezigbo omume ka m nọ.

I didn't really want to go to the party, but I was just being polite.

homeless people

ndị na-enweghị ebe obibi

We were giving food to the homeless people.

Anyị na-enye ndị enweghị ebe obibi nri.

*Kedu mgbe a ga-eji okpukpu abụọ nke ikpeazụ?* Ọ bụrụ na ngwaa nwere *otu syllable* wee *mechie na CVC* (a consonant + ụdaume + consonant), anyị *na-enwe okpukpu abụọ nke ikpeazụ consonant* tupu ịgbakwunye -ing agwụ. "run - running" "plan - planning" Anyị na-agbakọkwa consonant ikpeazụ okpukpu abụọ *ma ọ bụrụ na e mesiri mkpuruokwu ikpeazụ ike.* "begin - beginning" "forget - forgetting" Otú ọ dị, *emela consonant okpukpu abụọ* *maka ngwaa na-agwụ na w, x ma ọ bụ y.* "stay - staying" "show - showing" "wax - waxing"

to forget

ichefu

I keep forgetting to drink water!

I keep forgetting

Ana m echefu mgbe niile

I keep forgetting to take my medication.

to begin

ịmalite

It was beginning to snow.

It was beginning to rain.

Mmiri na-amalite izo.

It was beginning to rain when we got home.

to show the way

igosi ụzọ

I can show you the way.

She was showing him the way.

Ọ na-egosi ya ụzọ.

I was shopping.

Ana m azụ ihe n'ahịa.

My parents arrived while I was shopping.

to stay up

ịnọgide na-amụ anya

I decided to stay up late to finish my homework.

She was planning her holiday to Italy.

Ọ na-eme atụmatụ ezumike ya na Ịtali.

We were staying at a small hotel near the beach.

Anyị na-anọ n'otu obere họtel dị nso n'ikpere mmiri.

We were planning on telling you.

Anyi na-eme atumatu igwa gi.

When were you planning on telling me?

The team was playing well.

Ndị otu ahụ na-egwuri egwu nke ọma.

The team was playing well until the second half.

to stick to something

ịrapara n'ihe

You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.

*Gara aga na-aga n'ihu na gara aga dị mfe* A nwekwara ike iji ihe na-aga n'ihu na-aga *n'ihu kọwaa ihe na-eme n'oge gara aga* mgbe omume ọzọ *kwụsịrị ya.* "I was making dinner when she arrived." *Mara:* Ọ bụghị ngwaa ọ bụla na-akọwa ihe na-aga n'ihu! *Enweghị ike iji ngwaa ụfọdụ n'oge gara aga na-aga n'ihu.* Otu ihe atụ a na-ahụkarị bụ ngwaa "to arrive". ezighi ezi: "At noon, he was arriving." ziri ezi "At noon, he arrived.":

I was reading when he knocked.

Ana m agụ akwụkwọ mgbe ọ kụrụ aka.

She was cooking when I came home.

Ọ na-esi nri mgbe m lọtara n'ụlọ.

to get home

ịla n'ụlọ

What time did you get home last night?

When I got home, they were eating.

Mgbe m rutere n'ụlọ, ha na-eri nri.

When we arrived, you were sleeping.

Mgbe anyị rutere, ị na-ehi ụra.

after I left

mgbe m gbachara

After I left, everyone at the party was still having fun.

What were you doing after I left?

Gịnị ka ị na-eme mgbe mụ na gị pụrụ?

Nobody was dancing when the music stopped.

Ọ dịghị onye na-agba egwu mgbe egwu kwụsịrị.

*Ngwaa na-aga n'ihu na-aga n'ihu + Phrasal* Ka anyị jikọta ihe na-aga n'ihu na-aga n'ihu na ụfọdụ ngwaa nkebiokwu ndị anyị ka mụtaworo!

I was setting up the meeting.

Ana m akwado nzukọ ahụ.

I was setting up the meeting when I saw him.

She was breaking up with her boyfriend.

Ọ na-akwụsị mmekọrịta ya na enyi ya nwoke.

When I saw her, she was breaking up with her boyfriend.

He was looking it up.

Ọ na-achọgharị ya.

She was looking it up on her phone during the meeting.

Things were working out.

Ihe niile na-aga nke ọma.

After a few weeks of hard work, things were working out for the team.

We were already giving up.

Anyị agbarala mbọ.

When the rain started, we were already giving up on our picnic plans.

She was getting over the flu when I visited her.

Ọ na-agbake n'ọrịa flu mgbe m gara ileta ya.

I was working out when they called me.

Ana m eme mgbatị ahụ mgbe ha kpọrọ m.

*Ngwaa ị nweghị ike iji n'oge gara aga na-aga n'ihu* Enwere ụdị ngwaa nke enweghị ike iji mee ihe n'ụdị ọ bụla na-aga n'ihu, gụnyere ihe na-aga n'ihu n'oge gara aga. A na-akpọ ndị a *ngwaa stive.* N'ihi na ngwaa stitive na-aga n'ihu na-aga n'ihu, ọ na-ada ụda itinye ha n'ọgba aghara na-aga n'ihu. Ị nwere ike iji ha *n'oge gara aga* kama. Ngwaa stive bụ ọmụmaatụ: "love", "like", "believe""seem", "need", "want", wdg.

It seemed easy.

O dị ka ihe dị mfe.

It seemed easy at first.

We loved the movie!

Ihe nkiri ahụ tọrọ anyị ụtọ nke ukwuu!

We loved the new movie from Tarantino!

He wanted to go.

Ọ chọrọ ịla.

He wanted to go to the party but he couldn't.

I need to go home.

Ọ dị m mkpa ịla n'ụlọ.

After a long day, I need to go home and relax.

to realize

ịghọta

He realized his mistake at once.

I realized later.

Emechara m ghọta ya.

I realized later that he was lying to me.

She believes everything I say.

O kwere ihe niile m na-ekwu.

We understood your question.

Anyi ghọtara ajuju gi.

We understood your question but we didn't know the answer.

*Ọchịchọ na hypotheses* Anyị nwekwara ike iji ihe gara aga na-aga n'ihu *na-ezo aka ugbu a ma ọ bụ ọdịnihu n'echiche* (mgbe anyị na-eche ihe), ma ọ bụ n'okwu ole na ole dị mma. "These seats are very uncomfortable. I wish we were traveling first class." "If Jack was playing, they would probably win." "Excuse me, I was wondering if this was the train for New York."