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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 Amharic Language, the “main verb form” as well as “helping verb from” varies with respective person, number, and gender. The verb form begins and ends as mentioned in the below table. (Amharic)
(Komo)
I was not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "I" verb form begins with "እያ or እየ" and ends with "ሁ or ኩ+አልነበርኩም" - (እያፈላሁ+አልነበርኩም/እየተማርኩ+አልነበርኩም). (Amharic)
(Komo)
We were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "We" verb form begins with "እያ or እየ" and ends with "ን+አልነበርንም" - (እናፈላለን+አልነበርንም/እየተማርን+አልነበርንም). (Amharic)
(Komo)
You (m) were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "You(m)" verb form begins with "እያ or እየ" and ends with "ህ or ክ+አልነበርክም" - (እያፈላህ+አልነበርክም/እየተማርክ+አልነበርክም). (Amharic)
(Komo)
You (f) were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "You(f)" verb form begins with "እያ or እየ" and ends with "ሽ+አልነበርሽም" - (እያፈላሽ+አልነበርሽም/እየተማርሽ+አልነበርሽም). (Amharic)
(Komo)
She was not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "She" verb form begins with "እያ or እየ" and ends with "ች+አልነበረችም" - (እያፈላች+አልነበረችም/እየተማረች+አልነበረችም). (Amharic)
(Komo)
You (pl) were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "You(pl)" verb form begins with "እያ or እየ" and ends with "ች+አልነበረችም" - (እያፈላች+አልነበረችም/እየተማረች+አልነበረችም). (Amharic)
(Komo)
He was not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "He" verb form begins with "እያ or እየ" and ends with "ለ/ረ/ደ/ሰ/በ+አልነበረም"- (እያፈላ+አልነበረም/እየተማረ+አልነበረም). (Amharic)
(Komo)
They were not making/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "They" verb form begins with "እያ or እየ" and ends with "ሉ/ሩ/ዱ/ሱ/ቡ+አልነበሩም" - (እያፈሉ+አልነበሩም/እየተማሩ+አልነበሩም). (Amharic)
(Komo)