What was happening versus what happened
means I was sleeping; you were sleeping; he/she was sleeping. Use the familiar form with a past auxiliary. The negative is .
Compare (I closed my eyes: an event) with (my eyes were closed: a state). This is the useful contrast for telling what people were doing at the concert.
means he/she took photos, literally made photos. means in all of them: a useful compact reply about several pictures.
Ես քնում էի։I was sleeping.
Ես աչքերս փակեցի։I closed my eyes.
Ես չէի քնում։I was not sleeping.
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Notice the useful form
Find the form explained in this unit.
։
I was sleeping.
։
I closed my eyes.
։
I was not sleeping.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Choose the form that fits
Choose the right word for the gap.
Ես ։
I was sleeping.
Ես աչքերս ։
I closed my eyes.
Ես քնում։
I was not sleeping.
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete the message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ես ։
I was sleeping.
Ես աչքերս ։
I closed my eyes.
Ես քնում։
I was not sleeping.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Build a useful sentence
Put the words in order.
I was sleeping.
I closed my eyes.
I was not sleeping.
Practice 5/5 · Matching
Connect form and meaning
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
