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।
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।
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?
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।
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।
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
Keep practicing!!
Will meet again /Phir milenge / फिर मिलेंगे!
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