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343) Past Continuous Tense - Negative Form - Rule

In English Language, “Present participle form” of a verb is used irrespective of person, number, and gender but to indicate past continuous tense, helping verb “was not” is used for the subjects’ I/He/She and “were not” for the subjects “We/You/They”. (English)
In Afaan Oromoo, both the “main and helping verb is the same across all subject pronouns as mentioned in the following. The main verb adds "-aa" and the helping verb adds "-re" (Afaan Oromoo)
I was not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "I" verb The main verb adds "-aa" and the helping verb adds "-re". (Danfisaa/barataa hinturre). (Afaan Oromoo)
We were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "We" The main verb adds "-aa" and the helping verb adds "-re". (Danfisaa/barataa hinturre). (Afaan Oromoo)
You (m) were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "You (m)" The main verb adds "-aa" and the helping verb adds "-re". (Danfisaa/barataa hinturre). (Afaan Oromoo)
You (f) were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "You (f)" The main verb adds "-aa" and the helping verb adds "-re". (Danfisaa/barataa hinturre). (Afaan Oromoo)
She was not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "she" The main verb adds "-aa" and the helping verb adds "-re"(Danfisaa/barataa hinturre). (Afaan Oromoo)
You (pl) were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "You (pl)" The main verb adds "-aa" and the helping verb adds "-re". (Danfisaa/barataa hinturre). (Afaan Oromoo)
He was not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "He" The main verb adds "-aa" and the helping verb adds "-re". (Danfisaa/barataa hinturre). (Afaan Oromoo)
They were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "They" The main verb adds "-aa" and the helping verb adds "-re". (Danfisaa/barataa hinturre). (Afaan Oromoo)