Learn Farsi: مدیر داشت اشکال را رفع می‌کرد.

It uses the past progressive structure, which pairs the auxiliary verb داشت (the conjugated past tense of "to have") with the past continuous form of the main verb, می‌کرد. Together, داشت and می‌کرد emphasize that the action was ongoing at that moment in the past.

Why are داشت and رفع می‌کرد separated by other words?

In the Farsi past progressive, the auxiliary verb (داشت) is usually placed near the beginning of the sentence, often right after the subject (مدیر). However, the main verb (رفع می‌کرد) must stay at the very end of the sentence. Any objects or adverbs, like اشکال را (the problem), fit into the gap between them.

Where exactly does the می prefix go in the compound verb رفع کردن?

In compound verbs like رفع کردن (to resolve or to fix), grammatical prefixes like می are only ever attached to the "verb" half of the compound. Therefore, کردن becomes می‌کرد, while the non-verbal half (رفع) stays separate right in front of it.

I usually learn the word مشکل for "problem", so how is اشکال different here?