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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 Halaba Language, the “verb form” varies with respective of person, number, and gender. The verb form ends as mentioned in the below table. (Halaba)
I was not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "I", the verb form ends with ''-aammiitik'k'ibaxa" (/faarsaammiitik'k'ibaxa/ rosaammiitik'k'ibaxa). (Halaba)
We were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "we", the verb form ends with ''-naammiitik'k'ibaxa/ -aammiitik'k'ibaxa" (faarsinaammiitik'k'ibaxa/ ronsaammiitik'k'ibaxa). If the verb fom ends with “-aammiitik’k’ibaxa?” (taught-rosinsaammiitik’k’ibaxa?”), the the letter “n” comes before the “-aammiitik’k’ibaxa?”. (Halaba)
You (m) were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "You(m)", the verb form ends with ''-taantiitik'k'ibaxa/ -aantiitik'k'ibaxa" (faarsitaantiitik'k'ibaxa/ rossaantiitik'k'ibaxa). (Halaba)
You (f) were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "You(f)", the verb form ends with ''-taantiitik'k'ibaxa/-aantiitik'k'ibaxa" (faarsitaantiitik'k'ibaxa/ rossaantiitik'k'ibaxa). (Halaba)
She was not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "She", the verb form ends with ''-taaxiitik'k'ibaxa/-aaxiitik'k'ibaxa" (faarsitaaxiitik'k'ibaxa/ rossaaxiitik'k'ibaxa). (Halaba)
You (pl) were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "You(pl)", the verb form ends with ''-teenantaatik'k'ibaxa/ -eenantaatik'k'ibaxa" (faarsiteenantaatik'k'ibaxa/ rosseenantaatik'k'ibaxa). (Halaba)
He was not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "He", the verb form ends with ''-anootik'k'ibaxa" (faarsanootik'k'ibaxa). (Halaba)
They were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "They", the verb form ends with ''-taaxiitik'k'ibaxa/ -aaxiitik'k'ibaxa" (faarsitaaxiitik'k'ibaxa/ rossaaxiitik'k'ibaxa). (Halaba)