The Past Progressive tense in Kazakh grammar, also known as the past continuous tense, expresses an action or situation that was ongoing, incomplete and in progress in the past. It is commonly used to describe an interrupted action or event, or to indicate that an action was happening at a certain time. In Kazakh, you typically form the past progressive tense by using the past tense of the verb “to be” followed by a verb with the -п and -птал endings.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb to express the Past Progressive tense.
1. Мен _______ (жатты) *мен жатты* отірдем. (I was sitting)
2. Ол _______ (ойнаған) *ойнаған* футбол. (He was playing)
3. Біз _______ (сөйлесті) *сөйлесті* бақшада. (We were talking)
4. Сіз _______ (оқуға) *оқуға* бастады. (You started studying)
5. Олар _______ (жүгірді) *жүгірді* тепілкінде. (They were walking)
2. Ол _______ (ойнаған) *ойнаған* футбол. (He was playing)
3. Біз _______ (сөйлесті) *сөйлесті* бақшада. (We were talking)
4. Сіз _______ (оқуға) *оқуға* бастады. (You started studying)
5. Олар _______ (жүгірді) *жүгірді* тепілкінде. (They were walking)
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences using the past progressive tense of the given verb in brackets.
6. Сен ________ (жазған) *жазған* хат. (You were writing)
7. Мен ________ (көруге) *көруге* бастады. (I started watching)
8. Біз _________ (жасай) *жасай* тақта. (We were making)
9. Сіз ________ (сапарда) *сапарда* болды. (You were on a trip)
10. Ол ________ (күткен) *күткен* автобұста. (He was waiting)
7. Мен ________ (көруге) *көруге* бастады. (I started watching)
8. Біз _________ (жасай) *жасай* тақта. (We were making)
9. Сіз ________ (сапарда) *сапарда* болды. (You were on a trip)
10. Ол ________ (күткен) *күткен* автобұста. (He was waiting)
