Past Continuous Tense in English and Urdu for students and English Learners who are at the beginner level of English Learning. This series of Tenses is really helpful for learners.
Past Continuous Tense tells us about the action which started in Past and continued for some time. For actions which started in Past and Continued for some time, we use Past Continuous Tense to describe all those. Point to Remember is, this tense does not describe those actions which started in Past and got Completed. In Past Continuous Tense, actions are continued.
یہ ٹینس ایک ایسے ایکشن کو ظاہر کرتا ہے جو ماضی میں ایک خاص وقت میں شروع ہوا اور جاری حالت میں پایا گیا ۔
کر رہا تھا، کر رہی تھی ، کر رہے تھے ، تا رہا تھا ، تی رہی تھی , تے رہے تھے وغیرہ آتا ہے ۔
- Past Continuous Tense uses Fourth Form of Verb (v1+ing)
- Helping Verbs used in Past Continuous Tense are Was and Were.
- Was is used with He, She, It, I and Singular Subjects.
- Were is used with We, You, They and Plural Subjects
In Positive and Negative Sentences, we have the same structure of sentences with only one change of NOT in Negative Sentences of Course. Structures of both Positive and Negative Sentences respectively is given below
Subject + Was/were+ ing form of verb + Object.
Subject + was/were + not + ing Form of verb+ Object.
While in Interrogative Sentences, we have Helping Verb at the start of Sentence, then Subject and then same structure is there as it is with the addition of Question Mark at the end of sentence. Structure is given below
Was/were + subject + ing Form of verb + Object?
Examples Sentences
Positive Sentences: The girl was singing a song
Negative Sentences: The girl was not singing a song
Interrogative Sentences: Was the girl singing a song?
Positive Sentences
Positive Sentences, as we have discussed earlier, follow the following structure
Subject + Was/were+ ing form of verb + Object.
| The girl was singing a song | لڑکی گانا گا رہی تھی |
| The boys were playing football | لڑکے فٹ بال کھیل رہے تھے ۔ |
| The postman was delivering the posts. | ڈاکیا ڈاک تقسیم کر رہا تھا |
| The sun was rising in the east | سورج مشرق سے نکل رہا تھا |
| Zainab was writing a story | زینب کہانی لکھ رہی تھی |
| They were playing cricket | وہ کرکٹ کھیل رہے تھے |
| The birds were chirping | پرندے چہچہا رہے تھے |
| The girls were playing with doll | لڑکیاں گڑیا سے کھیل رہی تھیں ۔ |
| The woman was stitching new dresses | عورت نئے کپڑے سلائی کر رہی تھی |
| The boy was painting a new portrait. | لڑکا نیا پورٹریٹ بنا رہا تھا ۔ |
| The people were going to the zoo | لوگ چڑیا گھر کی سیر کو جا رہے تھے ۔ |
| The baby was crying | بچہ رو رہا تھا۔ |
| The mother was sleeping | ماں سو رہی تھی ۔ |
| The father was reading newspaper | باپ اخبار پڑھ رہا تھا ۔ |
| The sister was taking shower | بہن شاور لے رہی تھی |
| The brother was going to the market | بھائی بازار جارہا تھا ۔ |
Negative Sentences
Structure for Negative Sentences is given below
Subject + was/were+ not + ing Form of verb+ Object.
| Abdullah was not going to school. | عبدللہ سکول نہیں جا رہا تھا |
| Alina was not playing with toys | علینا کھلونوں کے ساتھ نہیں کھیل رہی تھی ۔ |
| Sonia was not decorating her new home | سونیا اپنے نئے گھر کو نہیں سجا رہی تھی ۔ |
| The people were not sighting the moon of Eid | لوگ عید کا چاند نہیں دیکھ رہے تھے ۔ |
| The birds were not flying in the open air | پرندے کھلی ہوا میں نہیں اڑ رہے تھے ۔ |
| The boys were not playing cricket | لڑکے کرکٹ نہیں کھیل رہے تھے ۔ |
| The people were not going to market. | لوگ بازار نہیں جا رہے تھے ۔ |
| The woman was not crying | عورت نہیں رو رہی تھی ۔ |
| The baby was not playing | بچہ نہیں کھیل رہا تھا ۔ |
| The people were not laughing at the poor | لوگ غریب پر ہنس نہیں رہے تھے ۔ |
| The players were not taking rest | کھلاڑی آرام نہیں کر رہے تھے ۔ |
| The passengers were not waiting for bus | مسافر بس کا انتظار نہیں کر رہے تھے ۔ |
| The girl was not doing her work. | لڑکی اپنا کام نہیں کر رہی تھی ۔ |
| The police was not catching the thief | پولیس چور کو نہیں پکڑ رہی تھی ۔ |
| The gardener was not watering the plants | مالی پودوں کو پانی نہیں دے رہا تھا ۔ |
Interrogative Sentences
Was/were + subject + ing Form of verb + Object ?
| Were you going to school? | کیا تم سکول جا رہے تھے ؟ |
| Was the teacher teaching lesson to students? | کیا استانی بچوں کو سبق پڑھا رہی تھی ؟ |
| Were people shopping for Eid? | کیا لوگ عید کی خریداری کر رہے تھے ؟ |
| Was Maria decorating the school? | کیا ماریہ سکول کو سجا رہی تھی ؟ |
| Was she going to the market? | کیا وہ بازار جا رہی تھی؟ |
| Was he making his notes for Math? | کیا وہ ریاضی کے نوٹس بنا رہا تھا ؟ |
| Were they looking for some new job? | کیا وہ کوئی نئی نوکری تلاش کر رہے تھے؟ |
| Were you waiting for bus? | کیا تم بس کا انتظار کر رہے تھے؟ |
| Was she waiting for new dress? | کیا وہ نئے ڈریس کا انتظار کر رہی تھی؟ |
| Was the girl singing a song? | کیا لڑکی گانا گا رہی تھی ؟ |
| Were they playing chess? | کیا وہ شطرنج کھیل رہے تھے ؟ |
| Was she applying Henna? | کیا وہ مہندی لگا رہی تھی ؟ |
| Was the girl smiling? | کیا لڑکی مسکرا رہی تھی ؟ |
| Was she cooking rice? | کیا وہ چاول پکا رہی تھی؟ |
| Was he laughing? | کیا وہ ہنس رہا تھا ؟ |
| Were they waiting for train? | کیا وہ ٹرین کا انتظار کر رہے تھے؟ |
| Was I going to school? | کیا میں سکول جا رہا تھا ؟ |
| Were they drinking water? | کیا وہ پانی پی رہے تھے؟ |
Negative + Interrogative Sentences
Was/Were + subject + Not + ing form of verb + Object?
| Were the girls not singing a song? | کیا لڑکیاں گانا نہیں گا رہی تھیں ؟ |
| Were the sparrows not chirping? | کیا چڑیا چہچہا نہیں رہی تھیں ؟ |
| Was the boy not playing match? | کیا لڑکا میچ نہیں کھیل رہا تھا ؟ |
| Was grandmother not telling the stories? | کیا دادی اماں کہانیاں نہیں سنا رہی تھیں ؟ |
| Were they not playing piano? | کیا وہ پیانو نہیں بجا رہی تھیں ؟ |
| Was he not writing a letter? | کیا وہ ایک خط نہیں لکھ رہا تھا ؟ |
| Was she not playing with doll? | کیا وہ گڑیا کے ساتھ نہیں کھیل رہی تھی ؟ |
| Was he not smiling? | کیا وہ مسکرا نہیں رہا تھا ؟ |
| Were they not going to Lahore? | کیا وہ اسلام آباد نہیں جا رہے تھے؟ |
| Were you not thinking about her? | کیا تم اس کے بارے میں نہیں سوچ رہے تھے؟ |
| Was it not falling down? | کیا یہ نیچے نہیں گر رہا تھا ؟ |
| Was he not writing a letter? | کیا وہ خط نہیں لکھ رہا تھا ؟ |
| Was she not playing? | کیا وہ کھیل نہیں رہی تھی؟ |
| Was she not washing clothes? | کیا وہ کپڑے نہیں دھو رہی تھی ؟ |
| Were they not climbing the mountain? | کیا وہ پہاڑ پہ نہیں چڑھ رہے تھے؟ |
| Were you not writing homework? | کیا تم ہوم ورک نہیں لکھ رہے تھے؟ |
| Was she not stitching the dresses? | کیا وہ کپڑے سلائی نہیں کر رہی تھی ؟ |
| Were you not doing work on this project? | کیا تم اس پراجیکٹ پر کام نہیں کر رہے تھے ؟ |
| Were the police not catching the thief? | کیا پولیس چور کو پکڑ نہیں رہی تھی؟ |
| Was she not eating breakfast? | کیا وہ ناشتہ نہیں کر رہی تھی؟ |
| Was he not watching T.V? | کیا وہ ٹی وی نہیں دیکھ رہا تھا ؟ |
| Were they not protesting against Govt.? | کیا وہ حکومت کے خلاف احتجاج نہیں کر رہے تھے؟ |
| Were you not smiling with her? | کیا تم اس کے ساتھ مسکرا نہیں رہے تھے؟ |
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