🔹 Past Continuous Tense
✅ Definition (Tareef)
Past Continuous Tense un kaamon ko zahir karta hai jo maazi (past) ke kisi waqt chal rahe
the, lekin mukammal nahi huay the.
Yani kaam us waqt progress mein tha.
Example:
He was reading a book yesterday at 5 o’clock. (Woh kal 5 baje kitab parh raha tha.)
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✅ Structure
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Affirmative (musbat):
Subject + was/were + verb (1st form + ing) + object + time.
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Negative (manfi):
Subject + was/were + not + verb (1st form + ing) + object + time.
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Interrogative (sawaliya):
Was/Were + Subject + verb (1st form + ing) + object + time + ?
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✅ Helping Verbs (Forms & Rules)
Was → Singular subjects (He, She, It, I) ke sath.
Were → Plural subjects (We, You, They) ke sath.
Aur main verb ki 1st form + ing lagti hai, kyun?
Kyunki continuous tense ka matlab hi "kaam chal raha tha" hota hai, aur "ing" lagane se
progress dikhai deti hai.
Example:
He was playing cricket.
They were watching TV.
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✅ Keywords (F/W – Formula Words)
Wo lafz jo zyada tar Past Continuous ke jumlon mein aate hain:
While (jab tak / jab ke)
When (jab)
At that time (us waqt)
All day yesterday (kal sara din)
All night (puri raat)
At 5 o’clock yesterday (kal 5 baje)
The whole day (pura din)
The whole night (puri raat)
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✅ Alamat (Signs / Pahchan)
English Alamat:
1. Helping verb was/were aata hai.
2. Verb hamesha 1st form + ing hota hai.
3. Time indicator aata hai (yesterday at 5 o’clock, while, when, all night etc.)
Example:
He was sleeping yesterday at 10 pm.
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Urdu Alamat:
1. Jis jumlay ka aakhir " "رہے تھے،" "رہی تھی،" "رہا تھاpar hota ho.
( وہ کھیل رہا تھا۔He was playing.)
( وہ کھانا پکا رہی تھی۔She was cooking food.)
( وہ کتاب پڑھ رہے تھے۔They were reading a book.)
2. Sawaliya jumlon mein shuru mein " "کیاaata hai:
( کیا وہ کھیل رہا تھا؟Was he playing?)
3. Manfi jumlon mein " "نہیںaata hai:
( وہ کھیل نہیں رہا تھا۔He was not playing.)
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✅ Sentence Types
1️⃣ Affirmative Sentences (10 examples)
1. He was reading a book yesterday.
2. She was cooking food at 8 o’clock.
3. They were playing cricket in the ground.
4. I was writing a letter last night.
5. We were watching TV.
6. The children were making noise.
7. Ali was driving a car yesterday.
8. The teacher was teaching the class.
9. I was listening to music.
10. They were waiting for the bus.
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2️⃣ Negative Sentences (10 examples)
1. He was not reading a book yesterday.
2. She was not cooking food at 8 o’clock.
3. They were not playing cricket in the ground.
4. I was not writing a letter last night.
5. We were not watching TV.
6. The children were not making noise.
7. Ali was not driving a car yesterday.
8. The teacher was not teaching the class.
9. I was not listening to music.
10. They were not waiting for the bus.
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3️⃣ Interrogative Sentences (10 examples)
1. Was he reading a book yesterday?
2. Was she cooking food at 8 o’clock?
3. Were they playing cricket in the ground?
4. Was I writing a letter last night?
5. Were we watching TV?
6. Were the children making noise?
7. Was Ali driving a car yesterday?
8. Was the teacher teaching the class?
9. Was I listening to music?
10. Were they waiting for the bus?
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✅ Short Summary
Helping Verbs: was/were
Verb Form: 1st form + ing
Keywords: while, when, yesterday at 5 o’clock, all night, all day
English Alamat: was/were + verb+ing
Urdu Alamat: رہے تھے، رہی تھی،رہا تھا
Use: Past mein koi kaam chal raha tha lekin us waqt mukammal nahi hua tha
