Turkish/Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense

verb stem + present tense suffix + past tense suffix + personal ending(in 3.plural person the personal ending comes before the past tense suffix.)

for example,"gelmek (to come)": Gel + iyor + du + m -->Geliyordum. (I was coming.) Geliyordun. (You were coming.) Geliyordu. (He/She/It was coming.) Geliyorduk. (We were coming.) Geliyordunuz. (You were coming.) Geliyorlardı. (They were coming.)

Another example,"gülümsemek (to smile)": gülüms(e is fallen)+ üyor+ du +m --> Gülümsüyordum.(I was smiling.)  Gülümsüyordun. (You were smiling.) Gülümsüyordu. (He/She/It was smiling.) Gülümsüyorduk. (We were smiling.) Gülümsüyordunuz. (You were smiling.) Gülümsüyorlardı. (They were smiling.) Past Continuous Tense