Past continuous + Phrasal verbsÀwọn ọ̀rọ̀ èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì
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Jẹ́ ká bẹ̀rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú àwọn ìṣe àìmọ̀ràn tí wọ́n wọ́pọ̀ tí ó wúlò nínú èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì ojoojúmọ́!
to go on
tẹ̀síwájú
The party went on until 3am.
to give up
fi silẹ
She didn't give up on her dreams.
to put off
sun siwaju
He had to put off the meeting because he was very busy.
to work out
ṣe eré ìdárayá
I go to the gym every day to work out and stay healthy.
to find out
láti wádìí
We are trying to find out what the problem is.
to get over
lati borí
I got over it quickly.
to break up
fìyàsọ
She wants to break up with me.
to look something up
wá nkan kan kiri
You should look it up on the Internet.
to ask somebody out
fẹ́ bẹ́rẹ̀ sí í bá ẹnì kan dánná
He asked me out.

She was too shy to ask him out.
O tiju pupọ lati bẹrẹ ibatan pẹlu rẹ.
to call off
fagile
Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancée.
I called off the meeting.
Mo ti fagile ipade naa.
to get away with something
lọ́wọ́ nínú ohun kan kí wọ́n má sì mú ọ
She always gets away with being late to class.
to sort something out
lati yanju nkan kan
I need to sort this problem out before the meeting.
*Ti o ti kọja lemọlemọfún ẹdọfu*
A nlo *Ilọsiwaju Tẹsiwaju* lati tọka si *iṣe ti n tẹsiwaju tabi ipo ti n ṣẹlẹ ni aaye kan ni iṣaaju* .
Iṣoro yii jẹ idasile nipa pipọpọ iṣesi ti o ti kọja "to be (was/were)"pẹlu apakan ọrọ-ọrọ lọwọlọwọ *( "-ing"ọrọ).*
Nigbagbogbo a lo lati ṣe apejuwe *awọn ipo ti o wa ni igba atijọ.*
"The sun was shining every day that summer."
"It was snowing yesterday."
"They were eating at the restaurant."
effort
igbiyanju
She put a lot of effort into her homework.
to explore
ṣawari
I want to explore the forest this weekend.
a possibility
seese
She considered the possibility of moving to another city.

They were exploring different possibilities for their holiday.
Wọn ń ṣàyẹ̀wò àwọn ọ̀nà ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀ fún isinmi wọn.
holiday
isimi
She was exploring the possibility of taking a holiday in Spain.

I was reading a book yesterday evening.
Mo n ka iwe kan lana arole.
They were playing football in the park.
Wọn ń bọ́ọ̀lù gbá nínú ọgbà.
It was improving.
Ó ń sunwọ̀n sí i.
His condition was improving.
I was listening carefully.
Mo ń tẹ́tí sílẹ̀ dáadáa.
"Was"tabi "were"- *Kini lati lo?*
Ranti lati yi ọrọ-ìse pada "to be"ki *o baamu koko-ọrọ naa.* Lo "was"pẹlu "I, he, she,"tabi "it", ati lo "were"pẹlu "you, we,"tabi "they."
"She was working on an email when the fire alarm rang."
"The team was playing well until the second half."
Lo "were"fun gbogbo awọn koko-ọrọ miiran, pẹlu gbogbo awọn koko-ọrọ pupọ. "Were"tun lo pẹlu "you".
"The days were getting shorter as winter approached."
The days were getting longer.
Àwọn ọjọ́ náà ń gùn sí i.
The days were getting longer as summer approached.
They were traveling a lot.
Wọ́n rìnrìn-àjò gan-an.
They were traveling a lot last summer.
My mother was cooking.
Ìyá mi ń sè oúnjẹ.
My mother was cooking the dinner when we arrived.
We were dancing all night.
A jó ní gbogbo òru.

Was it raining?
Ṣé òjò ń rọ̀ nígbà yẹn?
Was it raining the whole day?

He was studying last night.
Ó ń kàwé lọ́jọ́ tó kọjá lálẹ́.
They were sleeping.
Wọn ti n sun
While they were sleeping, the cat jumped on the bed.
*Ti o ti kọja lemọlemọfún ibeere*
1. Awọn ibeere ti a le dahun pẹlu *bẹẹni* tabi *rara* ni a ṣẹda nipasẹ yiyipada koko-ọrọ ati fọọmu ti o pe ti ọrọ-ìse naa *jẹ ( "was/were").*
"Was he studying all night again?"
2. Wh- awọn ibeere ko le dahun pẹlu bẹẹni tabi rara.
"Where was he going?"
to snore
kíńnì
He snores loudly.
Was she improving?
Ṣé ó ń di ẹni tó ń sunwọ̀n sí i ni?
to overcome
bori
He had to overcome many obstacles to achieve his dreams.
Were you studying all night?
Ṣé o kàwé gbogbo òru ni?
Were we talking too loud?
Ṣé a ń sọ̀rọ̀ sókè jù ni?
to measure
wọ̀n
We want to measure your blood pressure.
What was he measuring?
Kí ló ń wọ̀n?
Where were you going?
Níbo lo ń lọ?
Where were you going last night?

What was he doing?
Kí ló ń ṣe?
to run late
pẹ́ dé
He was running late again.
Why were the buses running late?
Kí ló fa àṣeyẹ nínú bí àwọn bọ́ọ̀sì ṣe ń ṣiṣẹ́?
*Ti o ti kọja lemọlemọfún odi fọọmu*
Lati ṣe alaye rere *odi* , ṣafikun "not"ṣaaju *ọrọ-ọrọ +"-ing"* .
"You were not doing your homework."
O tun le lo *ihamọ (kii ṣe / kii ṣe).*
"You weren't doing your homework."

He wasn't planning it.
Kò ṣe ètò rẹ̀.
She was surprised because he wasn't planning it at all.
I wasn't running late.
Mi ò pẹ́.
I wasn't running late for the movie, I arrived just as the previews were starting.
They weren't studying all night.
Wọn kò kàwé kárọ́dá.
She wasn't snoring.
Kò hún kùn.
Last night she wasn't snoring.
My mother wasn't cooking.
Ìyá mi kò se oúnjẹ
The children weren't sleeping during the drive home.
Àwọn ọmọ náà kò sùn nígbà tí wọ́n ń bọ̀ wá ilé.
to tell the truth
láti sọ òtító
My boyfriend was not telling me the truth.
Ọ̀rẹ́kùnrin mi ò sọ òtítọ́ fún mi.

You were not doing your homework.
O o se ise-ile re.
*Ayipada Akọtọ*
Ṣọra bi *awọn iyipada akọtọ* kan tun wa nigbati o ṣẹda *fọọmu -ing* ti awọn ọrọ-ọrọ.
*Fun awọn ọrọ-ọrọ ti o pari pẹlu ọkan -e, ju -e silẹ ki o ṣafikun -ing.*
"live - living"
"make - making"
"give - giving"
*Pẹlu awọn ọrọ-ìse ti o pari pẹlu ohun gun -e, fikun-un bi deede*
"see - seeing"
"be - being"
"agree - agreeing"
*Ti ọrọ-ìse kan ba pari ni -ie yipada ie si y ati lẹhinna ṣafikun -ing.*
"die - dying"
"lie - lying"
to agree
fohùn ṣọ̀kan
We all agreed to meet up at 8:00.
to hide
fi pamọ
He tried to hide his profile.
Where were you hiding?
Níbo lo ti ń fipamọ́?
After searching the whole house, I finally found my brother and asked, "Where were you hiding?
He was lying.
O n paro.
He was lying about his age to get into the club.
to die
kú
The main character will die at the end.

My phone battery was dying during the trip.
Bátìrì fóònù mi ń tán lọ nígbà tí mo wà lórí ìrìn àjò náà.
to make excuses
wá àwáwí
He is making excuses again.

We were making no excuses.
A kò ṣe àwáwí kankan.
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.
A gbé láìní ayélujára fún ọ̀sẹ̀ méjì.
I was just being polite.
Mo kàn ń ṣe ọ̀làjú ni.
I didn't really want to go to the party, but I was just being polite.

homeless people
àwọn aláìnílé

We were giving food to the homeless people.
A n pín oúnjẹ fún àwọn aláìnílé.
*Nigbawo lati ṣe ilọpo meji lẹta ti o kẹhin?*
Ti ọrọ-ìse naa ba ni *syllable kan* ti o si *pari pẹlu CVC* (consonant + vowel + consonant), a ṣe *ilọpo meji kọnsonanti ikẹhin* ṣaaju fifi ipari-ing sii.
"run - running"
"plan - planning"
A tun ṣe ilọpo meji kọnsonanti ipari *ti o ba jẹ pe syllable ti o kẹhin jẹ tẹnumọ.*
"begin - beginning"
"forget - forgetting"
Sibẹsibẹ, *ma ṣe ilọpo meji* kọnsonanti *fun awọn ọrọ-ọrọ ti o pari ni w, x tabi y.*
"stay - staying"
"show - showing"
"wax - waxing"

to forget
gbàgbé
I keep forgetting to drink water!

I keep forgetting
Mo ma n gbagbe nigbagbogbo
I keep forgetting to take my medication.
to begin
bẹ̀rẹ̀
It was beginning to snow.
It was beginning to rain.
Ojo bere si ni roro.
It was beginning to rain when we got home.
to show the way
fihàn ọ̀nà
I can show you the way.
She was showing him the way.
Ó ń fi ọ̀nà hàn án.
I was shopping.
Mo ti n se rira.
My parents arrived while I was shopping.

to stay up
lati wà lójú
I decided to stay up late to finish my homework.

She was planning her holiday to Italy.
Ó ń gbero isinmi rẹ̀ sí ilẹ̀ Italia.
We were staying at a small hotel near the beach.
A wà ní ilé-òtéèlì kékeré kan tó súnmọ́ etí òkun nígbà yẹn.
We were planning on telling you.
A ń gbèrò láti sọ fún ọ.
When were you planning on telling me?
The team was playing well.
Àwọn ẹgbẹ́ náà ń ṣeré dáadáa.
The team was playing well until the second half.
to stick to something
fi ara mọ́ nǹkan kan
You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.
*Ti o ti kọja lemọlemọfún ati ti o ti kọja rọrun*
Iṣoro lemọlemọfún ti o kọja tẹlẹ tun le ṣee lo lati ṣapejuwe nkan ti *o n ṣẹlẹ nigbagbogbo ni iṣaaju* nigbati iṣe miiran *ba da duro.*
"I was making dinner when she arrived."
*Akiyesi:* Kii ṣe gbogbo ọrọ-ọrọ ṣe apejuwe iṣe ti nlọsiwaju! Awọn ọrọ-ìse kan *ko le ṣee lo ni iṣesi ilọsiwaju ti o kọja.*
Ọkan apẹẹrẹ ti o wọpọ ni ọrọ-ọrọ naa "to arrive".
Aṣiṣe: "At noon, he was arriving."
Atunse "At noon, he arrived.":
I was reading when he knocked.
Mo n ka iwe nigba ti o kan ilekun.
She was cooking when I came home.
Ó ń se oúnjẹ nígbà tí mo dé ilé.
to get home
lati dé ilé
What time did you get home last night?

When I got home, they were eating.
Nígbà tí mo dé ilé, wọ́n ti ń jẹun.
When we arrived, you were sleeping.
Nígbà tí a dé, o wà ní ipò oorun.

after I left
lẹ́yìn tí mo ti lọ
After I left, everyone at the party was still having fun.
What were you doing after I left?
Kí lo ń ṣe nígbà tí mo lọ?
Nobody was dancing when the music stopped.
Ko sí ẹni tó ń jó nígbà tí orin náà dá dúró.
*Tẹsiwaju ti o kọja + Awọn ọrọ-ọrọ phrasal*
Jẹ ki a ṣajọpọ wahala lemọlemọ ti o kọja pẹlu diẹ ninu awọn ọrọ-ọrọ phrasal ti a ṣẹṣẹ kọ!

I was setting up the meeting.
Mo ti n ṣeto ipade naa lọ.
I was setting up the meeting when I saw him.
She was breaking up with her boyfriend.
Ó ń bára rẹ̀ jáde pẹ̀lú ọ̀rẹ́kùnrin rẹ̀.
When I saw her, she was breaking up with her boyfriend.
He was looking it up.
Ó ń wá ìdí rẹ̀ lọ́wọ́.
She was looking it up on her phone during the meeting.
Things were working out.
Ohun gbogbo n lọ dáadáa.
After a few weeks of hard work, things were working out for the team.

We were already giving up.
A ti ń juwọ́ sílẹ̀.
When the rain started, we were already giving up on our picnic plans.

She was getting over the flu when I visited her.
Ó ń bọ́ lọ́wọ́ àrùn ibà nígbà tí mo lọ kí i.
I was working out when they called me.
Mo n se adaajo nigba ti won pe mi.
*Awọn ọrọ-ọrọ ti o ko le lo ni akoko ti o tẹsiwaju ti o kọja*
Iru ọrọ-ìse kan wa ti ko le ṣee lo ni eyikeyi iṣesi lemọlemọfún, pẹlu akoko lilọsiwaju ti o kọja. Iwọnyi ni a pe ni *awọn ọrọ-ọrọ iduro.*
Nítorí pé àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ ìṣe ìdúróṣánṣán jẹ́ títẹ̀síwájú lọ́nà ti ẹ̀dá, ó dà bí ohun tí ó ṣàjèjì láti fi wọ́n sínú àìnífẹ̀ẹ́. O le lo wọn *ni awọn ti o ti kọja ti o rọrun* dipo.
Awọn ọrọ-ọrọ iduro jẹ fun apẹẹrẹ: "love", "like", "believe", "seem", "need", "want", bbl
It seemed easy.
Ó dà bí ẹni pé ó rọrùn.
It seemed easy at first.
We loved the movie!
Fíìmù náà wù wá gan-an!
We loved the new movie from Tarantino!
He wanted to go.
Ó fẹ́ lọ.
He wanted to go to the party but he couldn't.

I need to go home.
Mo gbodo lo si ile.
After a long day, I need to go home and relax.
to realize
lati mọ̀
He realized his mistake at once.
I realized later.
Mo wá mọ̀ nígbà tó yá.
I realized later that he was lying to me.

She believes everything I say.
Ó gba ohun gbogbo tí mo bá sọ gbọ́.
We understood your question.
A ti loye ibeere rẹ.
We understood your question but we didn't know the answer.
*Awọn ifẹ ati awọn idawọle*
A tun le lo ilọsiwaju ti o kọja *lati tọka si lọwọlọwọ tabi ọjọ iwaju ni awọn idawọle* (nigbati a ba foju inu inu ohunkan), tabi ni awọn ikosile iwa rere diẹ.
"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."
I wish he was telling the truth.
Mo fẹ́ kí ó máa sọ òtítọ́.

I was wondering if...
Mo n iyanu boya...
I was wondering if you could help me.
I was wondering if you could help me with my homework.
Mo n bère bóyá o lè ràn mí lọ́wọ́ pẹ̀lú iṣẹ́ àmúléwá mi.
If only he wasn't snoring.
Iba ṣe pé kì í ké sísùn.
If only he wasn't snoring, I could finally get some sleep.

I wish it wasn't raining.
Mo wà fẹ́ kí òjò má rọ̀.
to pass an exam
kọjá ìdánwò
Did you pass the exam?

If he was studying, he would pass the exam.
Bí ó bá ń kàwé, ì bá ti kọjá ìdánwò náà.
I wish I was sleeping right now.
Mo wá fẹ́ kí n máa sùn lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́ báyìí.
After a long day, I wish I was sleeping instead of doing homework.
They wish things were working out.
Wọn fẹ́ kí nǹkan máa lọ déédéé.