Tense:- Past Continuous Tense

                               

-> The tense that refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past is known as past continuous tense. It is also called Past Imperfect Tense or Past Progressive Tense.

पहचानने का नियम

-> इन वाक्यों के अंत में रहा था, रही थी, रहे थे आदि शब्द आते हैं।

Formats

* For Affirmative Sentences 

-> Sub + Was/Were + V₄ + Obj + Other words + Time reference 

e.g. वह एक पत्र लिख रहा था।

    - He was writing a letter.

      वह कल फुटबॉल खेल रहा था।

    - He was playing football yesterday.

      वे कल रात शतरंज खेल रहे थे।

    - They were playing chess last night.

* For Negative Sentences 

-> Sub + Was/Were + not + V₄ + Obj + Other words + Time reference 

                      or 

-> Sub + Wasn't/Weren't + V₄ + Obj + Other words + Time reference 

e.g. वे कल रात शतरंज नहीं खेल रहे थे।

     - They were not playing chess last night.

      वह दो दिनों से नहीं टहल रहा था।

     - He wasn't walking for two days.

* For Interrogative Sentences

-> Was/Were + sub + V₄ + Obj + Other words + Time reference 

e.g. क्या वह कल फुटबॉल खेल रहा था?

     - Was he playing football yesterday?

      क्या वह पूरे दिन सो रही थी?

     - Was she sleeping the whole day?

      क्या वे कहीं नहीं जा रहे थे?

     - Were they not going anywhere?

* For Interrogative-Negative Sentences

-> was/were + sub + not + V₄ + Obj + Other words + Time reference

                      or 

-> wasn't/weren't + Sub + V₄ + Obj + Other words + Time reference 

e.g. क्या वह कल फुटबॉल नहीं खेल रहा था?

     - Was he not playing football yesterday?

      क्या वह कल शाम बाजार नहीं जा रही था?

    - was she not going to market last evening?

      क्या गायें घास नहीं खा रही थीं?

    - were the cows not eating the grass?

* For Wh-word sentences

-> Wh-word + was/were + sub + V₄ + Obj + Other words + Time reference

e.g. तुम रात भर क्या कर रहे थे?

      - What were you doing all night/overnight?

      वह किससे मिलने जा रही थी?

     - Whom was she going to meet?

      वेलोग मुंबई क्यों जा रहे थे?

    - Why were they going to Mumbai?

      कितने लड़के मैदान में खेल रहे थे?

    - How many boys were playing in the field?

* For Wh-word Negative sentences

-> Wh-word + was/were + sub + not + V₄ + Obj + Other words + Time reference

e.g. आप पूरी रात क्यों नहीं सो रहे थे?

     - Why were you not sleeping the whole night?

      वह कल बाजार क्यों नहीं जा रहा था?

    - Why wasn't he going to market yesterday?

      क्या मैं तुम्हारे साथ नहीं जा रहा था?

    - Was I not going with you?