Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense – Negative

Past Continuous Tense – Negative
Type of Sentence	Rule
Negative	Subject + Was/Were + Not + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + (.)

Past Continuous Tense Negative and interrogative In hindi

In Past Continuous Negative sentence, ‘Not’ is added just before ‘Verb(Ist form)’. ‘Ing’ is added with first form of Verb in all types of sentences of Past Continuous tense.

पास्ट कन्टीन्युअस के नकारात्मक वाक्य में ‘Not’ को वर्ब ( Ist फ़ॉर्म) + ‘Ing’ से पहले लगाते हैं ।

Present continuous tense Negative Rules and keypoints

S+was/were+not+V1form+ING+object

1. Was/were का प्रयोग होता है  ।  Was/were किसके साथ उपयोग होते है पिछले भाग मे देखे   Click here-
2. Verb का 1st form 
3. Present Continuous tense की तरह ING का प्रयोग होता है  । 
4. Negative sentence है तो “Not” का प्रयोग होगा 

How to identify Past continuous negative tenses

 जहाँ भी वाक्य मे was/were का प्रयोग हो साथ ही साथ Not और verb+ing फ्रॉम का उपयोग हो समझ लेना चहिये की ये वाक्य Past continuous negative tenses के अंतर्गत आता है । 

Past Continuous Tense – Negative	हम उससे झगड़ नही रहे थे ।
Person	Subject	Was/Were	Not + Verb (Ist Form )+ Ing	Object
Ist person	I	was	not fighting	with him.
Ist Person -Plural	We	were	not fighting	with him.
2nd Person	You	were	not fighting	with him.
3rd Person -Singular	He/She/It/Ram	was	not fighting	with him.
3rd Person -Plural	They/boys	were	not fighting	with him.

Past Continuous Tense – Interrogative 

Past Continuous Tense – Interrogative
Type of Sentence	Rule
Interrogative	Was/Were + Subject + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + (?)

Present continuous tense Negative Rules and keypoints

Was/Were + S + V (Ist form) + Ing + O + (?)

1. Was/were  का प्रयोग starting मे होता है 
2. Subject और verb का पहला फॉर्म 
3. Ing क्योंकि past continous टेन्स है 
4. ऑब्जेक्ट के बाद (?) question mark क्योंकि वाक्य interrogative है ।

How to identify Past continuous Interrogative tenses

 Was/were से वाक्य शुरू होंगे फिर verb का पहला फॉर्म होगा और अंत मे (?) question mark

Past Continuous Tense – Interrogative & Negative

Past Continuous Tense – Interrogative & Negative
Type of Sentence	Rule
Interrogative &Negative	Was/Were + Subject + Not + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + (?)

Present continuous tense Negative Rules and keypoints

Was/Were + S + Not + V(Ist form) + Ing + O + (?)

1. Was/were  का प्रयोग starting मे होता है 
2. Subject और verb का पहला फॉर्म 
3. नेगेटिव और interrogative है तो (Not) का प्रयोग होगा
4. Ing क्योंकि past continous टेन्स है 
5. ऑब्जेक्ट के बाद (?) question mark क्योंकि वाक्य interrogative है ।

How to identify Past continuous Interrogative tenses

 Was/were से वाक्य शुरू होंगे +S+ Not का प्रयोग फिर verb का पहला फॉर्म होगा +O और अंत मे (?) question mark

Past Continuous Tense – Interrogative And Interrogative & Negative

Past Continuous Tense – Interrogative And Interrogative & Negative
Type of Sentence	Rule
Interrogative	Was/Were + Subject + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + (?)
Interrogative & Negative	Was/Were + Subject + Not + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + (?)

Interrogative sentence of Past Continuous Tense starts with ‘Was/Were’ and first form of Verb with ‘Ing’ is used in it. In Interrogative & Negative sentence, ‘Not’ is added just before Verb.

पास्ट कन्टीन्युअस टेन्स के प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य ‘Was/Were’ से शुरु होते हैं । प्रश्नवाचक और नकारात्मक वाक्य में ‘Not’ को वर्ब से पहले लगाते हैं ।

Past Continuous Tense – Interrogative	क्या लड़के फ्रेंच सीख रहे थे?
Person	Was/Were	Subject	Verb (Ist Form) + Ing	Object
Ist person	Was	I	learning	French?
Ist Person -Plural	Were	we	learning	French?
2nd Person	Were	you	learning	French?
3rd Person -Singular	Was	he/she/it/ Krishna/radha	learning	French?
3rd Person -Plural	Were	they/boys	learning	French?

Past Continuous Tense – Interrogative And Interrogative &Negative	क्या मैं तुम्हारी बहन को नही पढ़ा रहा था?
Person	Was/Were	Subject	Not + Verb (Ist Form) + Ing	Object
Ist person	Was	I	not teaching	your sister?
Ist Person -Plural	Were	we	not teaching	your sister?
2nd Person	Were	you	not teaching	your sister?
3rd Person -Singular	Was	he/she/it/ Krishna/radha	not teaching	your sister?
3rd Person -Plural	Were	they/boys	not teaching	your sister?

In Past Continuous Tense, time may come in sentence but starting time of action should not be there. If starting time of the action is given and action remains continue, the Continuous Tense becomes Perfect Continuous Tense e.g. He was studying in Government School. In this sentence, action is continuous but starting time of the action ‘studying’ is not given, hence it is Past Continuous Tense. If we add starting time of action ‘studying for three years’ then it will become Past Perfect Continuous tense and it will be translated as ‘He had been studying in Government school for the last three years’.

इन वाक्यों में समय का प्रयोग हो सकता है परन्तु ऐसे वाक्यों में लगातार समय का प्रयोग नही होना चाहिेए । वह वाक्य जहां कार्य शुरु होने का विगत समय दिया हुआ हो और एक्शन लगातार चल रहा हो और वाक्य के अंत में रहा था’, ‘रही थी’, ‘रहे थे’ भी हो तो वह पास्ट कन्टीन्युअस टेन्स नही रहता । वह वाक्य पास्ट पर्फेक्ट कन्टीन्युअस टेन्स बन जाता है – जैसे::

राधा खाना पका रही थी – पास्ट कन्टीन्युअस टेन्स
राघा सुबह से खाना पका रही थी – पास्ट पर्फेक्ट कन्टीन्युअस टेन्स (क्योंकि यहां लगातार समय ‘सुबह से’ का प्रयोग हुआ है) ।

Examples

वाक्य	Sentence
बाहर बूंदा बांदी हो रही थी ।	It was drizzling outside.
कुत्ते रात को गली में भौंक रहे थे ।	Dogs were barking in the street at night.
एक लड़का बाइक में से पेट्रोल चुरा रहा था ।	A boy was stealing petrol from a bike.
भीड़ एक चोर को पीट रही थी ।	The mob was beating a thief.
किसान खेतों में हल नही चला रहे थे ।	The farmers were not ploughing their fields.
चौकीदार लड़कों को गर्लस् होस्टल में घुसने से रोक रहा था ।	Gatekeeper was detaining boys to enter in girls hostel.
क्या विधार्थी स्कूल में प्रार्थना बोल रहे थे ?	Were the students saying prayer in school?
कल उसका बेटा सर्दी से कांप रहा था ।	His son was shivering with cold yesterday.
क्या बच्चे जोर जोर से चिल्ला रहे थे ?	Were the children crying at the top of their voice?
वह उसको मधुमक्खियों से बचाने की सारी कोशिश कर रही थी ।	She was making all efforts to save her from honey bees.

वाक्य	Sentence
ठंडी हवा बह रही थी ।	Cold wave was blowing.
वह सोने का बहाना कर रहा था ।	He was pretending to sleep.
वह झूठ नही बोल रहा था ।	He was not telling a lie.
क्या वह मेरी नकल कर रहा था ?	Was he imitating me?
तुम्हारी मम्मी कपड़े धो रही थी ।	Your mother was washing the clothes.
क्या तुम गाना गा रहे थे ?	Were you singing a song?
क्या वे स्कूल में डर्टी पिक्चर देख रहे थे ?	Were they watching Dirty movie in school?
वह अपनी बहन को पढ़ा रही थी ।	She was teaching her sister.
शिल्पा कविता लिख रही थी ।	Shilpa was writing a poem.
मैं तुम्हारा इंतजार कर रही थी ।	I was waiting for you.
वह छोटा बच्चा कार चला रहा था ।	That small child was driving car.