PAST CONTINOUS TENSE
(Active Voice)
“Past Continuous Tense” is a tense that describes an action which was going on for some time in the past. It may be mentioned time or not in the sentences.
Subject + was / were + (verb +ing)
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- I was playing hockey.
- We were playing hockey.
- You were playing hockey.
- He/she was playing hockey.
- They were playing hockey.
- What was she doing last Sunday?
Note:
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- To describe parallel action as such;
- While I was washing the dishes, I heard a loud noise.
- To describe what someone was doing at a particular point in time such as;
- I was working in the garden all day yesterday.
- To express Interrupted action in the past such as;
- I was driving to work when I crashed my bike.
- To describe repetition and irritation such as;
- He was always complaining in class.
- Past Continuous Tense is often used together with a Past Indefinite Tense when two clauses in the past tense are joined with ‘when’, or ‘while’.
- I saw Ali while he was playing football.
- I was raining when I reached school
- When she was having her breakfast, I went to see him.
- When I saw him, he was playing chess.
- When the bell rang, I was saying my prayer.
- To describe parallel action as such;
Affirmative Sentences
Subject + was/were + v-ing + Object
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- Fatima was going.
- I was taking breakfast.
- The sun was shining.
- He was running fast.
- You were telling a story.
- They were selling their car.
- She was weeping g bitterly.
- Horses were grazing in a field.
- The dog was barking at night.
- My father was waiting for his friends.
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Negative Sentences
Subject + was / were + not + v-ing + Objec
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- The woodcutter was not felling a tree.
- They were not going.
- We were not bathing in the canal.
- You were not buying fruit.
- They were not doing their work.
- The peon was not ringing the bell.
- The rich man was not giving alms to the poor.
- The boy was not solving the sum.
- We were not travelling together.
- They were not making false promise.
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Interrogative Sentences
Was / were + Subject + v-ing + Object +?
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- Was he leaving for Bahawalpur?
- Were they welcoming the guest?
- Was I making a noise?
- Were we swimming in the river?
- Were you telling a lie?
- Was she taking part in the games?
- Were you shivering with cold?
- Why were they walking on foot?
- When was I looking at the sky?
- Who was asking about you?
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Interrogative & Negative Sentences
Was/were + Subject + not + V-ing + Object +?
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- Was he not running fast?
- Was it not raining?
- Were you not combing your hair?
- Whose socks were they not darning?
- Were they not lighting the fire?
- Where was the loin not roaring in the morning?
- Were they not listening to their teacher attentively?
- Where was the doctor not examining the patient?
- How many men were not assembling in the garden?
- Were people not reaching the station quickly?
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