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The document provides an overview of the Past Continuous Tense, including its structure for affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. It outlines various uses of the tense, such as interrupted actions, specific time interruptions, parallel actions, and expressions of irritation. Additionally, it includes example sentences and exercises for practice in translating sentences into English.

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past continous

The document provides an overview of the Past Continuous Tense, including its structure for affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. It outlines various uses of the tense, such as interrupted actions, specific time interruptions, parallel actions, and expressions of irritation. Additionally, it includes example sentences and exercises for practice in translating sentences into English.

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Note: You can practice Past Continuous Tense by translating the sentences

given at the bottom. Your practice will be checked in the comment box.
Past Continuous Tense
‫پہچان‬:
‫ رہے تھے۔‬،‫ رہی تھی‬،‫رہا تھا‬
HV:
He, she, it was

I, we, you, they were


Transformations
Affirmative:
Sub HV V1+ing

He was Reading.

I Was Drawing.

Girls were Sleeping.


Interrogative:
HV Sub V1+ing?

was it Raining?

were you Standing?

was boy Weeping?


Negative:
Sub HV + not V1+ing

you Were not Reading.

I Was not Studying.

she Was not Driving.


Interrogative and negative:
HV Sub Not V1+ing
was I not Buying?

were they not Playing?

were boys not Studying?


Use_1
Interrupted Action in the Past
‫جب کوئی کام جاری تھا اور اس میں کوئی رکاوٹ آ گئی یا کسی وجہ سے آپ کو وہ کام بند کرنا پڑایا‬:‫یوز‬
‫تھوڑی دیر کا وقفہ آ گیا۔‬
Examples:
 He was watching TV when she called.
 When the phone rang, he was writing a letter.
 While they were having the picnic, it started to rain.
 What were you doing when the earthquake started?
 She was listening to my iPod, so I didn’t hear the fire alarm.
Use_2
Specific Time as an Interruption
‫جب کسی خاص ٹائم پہ توقف ہو۔‬:‫یوز‬
Examples:
 Last night at 6 PM, they were eating dinner.
 At midnight, they were still driving through the desert.
 Yesterday at this time, I was sitting at my desk at work.
Use_3
Parallel Actions
‫جب کوئی دو کام ایک ہی وقت میں جاری تھے۔‬:‫یوز‬
Examples:
 I was studying while he was making dinner.
 While Ellen was reading, Tim was watching television.
 Were you listening while he was talking?
 I wasn’t paying attention while I was writing the letter, so I
made several mistakes.
Use_4
Repetition and Irritation with “Always”
‫جب ہمیشہ کچھ اکتا دینے واال روٹین کے ساتھ چل رہا ہو۔‬
Examples:
 I was always coming to class late.
 She was constantly talking. She annoyed everyone.
 I didn’t like them because they were always complaining.
Adverb Placement
Place the adverb just after the subject.
 You were just studying when she called.
 Were you just studying when she called?
Example sentences:
 You phoned while I was having a bath.
 When I got home yesterday, a cat was sitting on the roof.
 It started to rain just as we were getting ready to have our picnic.
 Many people were shopping in the market when the bomb
exploded.
 When I went to bed last night the sun was already beginning to
rise.
 It was lucky we weren’t sitting under that tree when the lightning
hit.
 What were you doing when the lights went off last night?
 Were you watching me when I showed you how to do it?
 How fast was she driving when she had the accident?
 At this time last week I was lying on the beach in Florida.
 I had my car fixed because it wasn’t working
 Sorry, I wasn’t listening. Can you say it again please?
 What were you doing at 8 o’clock yesterday?
‫ اگر آپ نے یہ ٹینس سیکھ لیا ہےتو نیچے دیے گئے فقرات کو انگلش میں ٹرانسلیٹ کریں۔ کمنٹ بوکس میں‬:‫نوٹ‬
‫آپکی پریکٹس چیک کی جائے گی۔‬
Exercise
Simple Sentences:
1. ‫میں تصویر بنا رہا تھا۔‬
2. ‫سورج غروب ہو رہا تھا۔‬
3. ‫سعدیہ چائ بنا رہی تھی۔‬
Negative Sentences:
1. ‫ہم محنت نہیں کر رہے تھے۔‬
2. ‫طالب علم امتحان نہیں دے رہے تھے۔‬
3. ‫وہ اسکا پیچھا نہیں کر رہی تھی‬،
Interrogative Sentences:
1. ‫کیا ہم پیس خرچ کر رہے تھے؟‬
2. ‫کیا سورج غروب ہو رہا تھا؟‬
3. ‫کیا لڑکیاں کیک بنا رہی تھیں؟‬

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