Past Continuous Tense

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

APOORNA BHOOT KAAL/अपूर्ण भूत काल

The past continuous tense indicates an action that was going on in the past at a particular time. The completion of that action, however, is not known for sure.

Sentences in past continuous tense are formed by adding raha/rahe/rahi/रहा/रहे/रही  to the the verb ( as present continuous tense) according to the gender and number of the subject and then by adding the appropriate past tense indicator tha/they/thee/था/थे/थी.

Examples/udaharan/उदाहरण:

1.  I was eating the food.
     Main khana kha raha tha. / मैं खाना खा रहा था।

2. You were shopping in the shopping mall.
    Tum shopping mall main kharidaari kar rahe they./ तुम शॉपिंग मॉल में ख़रीदारी कर रहे थे।

3. Why Rohan  was laughing at that time?
    Rohan tab kyon hans raha tha? /  रोहन तब क्यों हँस रहा था?

4. Cool breeze was blowing slowly.
    Thandi hawa dheere dheere chal rahi thee. / ठंडी हवा धीरे धीरे चल रही थी।

5.  Sheela was watching a football match yesterday.
     Sheela kal football match dekh rahi the. / शीला कल फुटबॉल मैच देख रही थी।

Vocabulary / शब्दकोश

to eat- khana/खाना  , to shop-kharidaari karna/ख़रीदारी करना, to laugh- hansna/हँसना, to blow- chalna/behna/चलना/बहना, to watch-dekhna/देखना

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