Uses of Past Continuous Tense

                           

 1) To refers to an action or events that were continued in the past.

e.g. वह सो रहा था। 

     - He was sleeping.

     वे फुटबॉल खेल रहे थे।

    - They were playing football.

     वह कल से काम कर रहा था।

    - He was working since yesterday.

2) Some words are used in this tense to represent a habitual and frequent action.

These words are Always, Continually, Constantly.

e.g. वह हमेशा शिकायत करती रहती थी।

     - She always kept complaining.

     वेलोग हमेशा दुसरो को गाली देते रहते थे।

     - They were always abusing others.

     वह लगातार मुझे परेशान कर रहा था।

     - He was constantly irritating me.

     सीता लगातार स्कूल मैराथन दौड़ में भाग ले रही थीं।

     - Sita was continually participating in the school marathon race.

3) It is used when two actions started in the past together. In this case, We use the Wh-Word "While" to make sentences.

e.g. जब वह खाना बना रही थी, मैं कपडे धो रहा था। 

    - While she was cooking, I was washing the clothes.

     जब बच्चा रो रहा था, माँ खाना बना रही थी। 

    - While the child was crying, the mother was cooking.

     जब मैं काम कर रहा था, वह नाच रही थी। 

    - While I was working, she was dancing.

4) To set up an event when an action or events that were continued in the past.

Note:- In this case, Always use:-

       Initial action                                       Final action

             ↓                                                         ↓

      Past Continuous                                   Past Indefinite

e.g. जब वह अंदर आया तो मैं पढ़ रहा था।

     - I was reading when he came in.

      मैं उससे तब मिला जब वह पार्टी से आ रहा था।

    - I met him when he was coming from the party.    

      जब वह बाहर गया तो सूरज चमक रहा था।

    - The sun was shining when he went outside.