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(past continuous
negative)
To make a negative sentence in the past continuous tense, we use -mi, -mı, -mu, -mü
between the stem of the verb and the past continuous tense marker -yordu followed by
the personal pronoun ending.
• Kahvaltı yapmıyordum.
• Serhat ders çalışmıyordu.
Structure: verb + -mi, -mı, -mu, -mü, + yordu + personal pronoun ending
Negative
Ben gel-mi-yordum. I wasn’t coming.
Sen gel-mi-yordun. You weren’t coming.
O gel-mi-yordu. S/he/It wasn’t coming.
Biz gel-mi-yorduk. We weren’t coming.
Siz gel-mi-yordunuz. You weren’t coming.
Onlar gel-mi-yorlardı. They weren’t coming.
Use:
2- Verbs ending in a syllable having -ı or -a are followed by mı+ yordu and the
personal pronoun ending:
3- Verbs ending in a syllable having -o or -u are followed by uyordu and the personal
pronoun ending:
4- Verbs ending in a syllable having -ö or -ü are followed by mu+ yordu and the
personal pronoun ending: