Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense (पास्ट कंटीन्यूअस टेंस)

हिंदी में

Past Continuous Tense का उपयोग उन कार्यों के लिए किया जाता है जो भूतकाल (Past) में किसी निश्चित समय पर जारी (Continuous) थे।

पहचान

वाक्यों के अंत में अक्सर:

• रहा था
• रही थी
• रहे थे

जैसे शब्द आते हैं।

संरचना (Structure)

Subject + was/were + Verb की 1st form + ing + Object

• I, He, She, It, Singular Subject → was
• You, We, They, Plural Subject → were

उदाहरण

1. मैं पढ़ रहा था।
   • I was studying.
2. वह खाना बना रही थी।
   • She was cooking food.
3. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे थे।
   • They were playing cricket.
4. हम टीवी देख रहे थे।
   • We were watching TV.
5. बच्चे पार्क में दौड़ रहे थे।
   • The children were running in the park.

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In English

Definition

Past Continuous Tense is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.

Structure

Subject + was/were + Verb (-ing form) + Object

Examples

1. I was reading a book.
   • मैं एक किताब पढ़ रहा था।
2. She was singing a song.
   • वह एक गाना गा रही थी।
3. They were playing football.
   • वे फुटबॉल खेल रहे थे।
4. We were having dinner.
   • हम रात का खाना खा रहे थे।
5. The birds were flying in the sky.
   • पक्षी आसमान में उड़ रहे थे।

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Negative Sentences (नकारात्मक वाक्य)

Structure

Subject + was/were + not + Verb-ing + Object

Examples

• I was not sleeping.
  • मैं नहीं सो रहा था।
• She was not working.
  • वह काम नहीं कर रही थी।
• They were not talking.
  • वे बात नहीं कर रहे थे।

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Interrogative Sentences (प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य)

Structure

Was/Were + Subject + Verb-ing + Object?

Examples

• Was he studying?
  • क्या वह पढ़ रहा था?
• Were they playing cricket?
  • क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे थे?
• Were you waiting for me?
  • क्या तुम मेरा इंतजार कर रहे थे?

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एक छोटा पैराग्राफ (Past Continuous Tense)

English:

Yesterday at 8 PM, I was studying in my room. My mother was cooking dinner, and my father was watching TV. My friends were playing cricket outside.

Hindi:

कल रात 8 बजे मैं अपने कमरे में पढ़ रहा था। मेरी माँ खाना बना रही थीं और मेरे पिता टीवी देख रहे थे। मेरे दोस्त बाहर क्रिकेट खेल रहे थे।

याद रखने का सूत्र

$\text{Subject} + \text{was/were} + \text{Verb+ing}$

उदाहरण:
He was playing. = वह खेल रहा था।
They were studying. = वे पढ़ रहे थे।

Day 42

• Past Continuous

Past Continuous Tense

(Hindi + English)

Past Continuous Tense क्या है?

Past Continuous Tense का प्रयोग उस कार्य के लिए होता है जो भूतकाल में किसी समय जारी था (चल रहा था)।

👉 पहचान:
रहा था, रही थी, रहे थे, रहा था आदि।

Examples

• I was reading a book.
  — मैं किताब पढ़ रहा था।
• They were playing football.
  — वे फुटबॉल खेल रहे थे।

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Structure (Formula)

1. Simple Sentence

Subject + was/were + V1 + ing + object

Subject	Helping Verb
I, He, She, It, Name, This, That	was
We, You, They, These, Those	were

Examples

• She was cooking food.
  — वह खाना बना रही थी।
• We were studying English.
  — हम अंग्रेजी पढ़ रहे थे।

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2. Negative Sentence

Subject + was/were + not + V1 + ing + object

Examples

• I was not sleeping.
  — मैं नहीं सो रहा था।
• They were not playing.
  — वे नहीं खेल रहे थे।

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3. Interrogative Sentence

Was/Were + Subject + V1 + ing + object?

Examples

• Were you reading?
  — क्या तुम पढ़ रहे थे?
• Was he running?
  — क्या वह दौड़ रहा था?

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4. Negative + Interrogative

Was/Were + Subject + not + V1 + ing + object?

Examples

• Were you not studying?
  — क्या तुम पढ़ाई नहीं कर रहे थे?
• Was she not singing?
  — क्या वह गाना नहीं गा रही थी?

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5. WH Question Sentences

WH Word + was/were + subject + V1 + ing + object?

Examples

• Why were you crying?
  — तुम क्यों रो रहे थे?
• Where was he going?
  — वह कहाँ जा रहा था?

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Subject के साथ प्रयोग

Subject	Example
I	I was sleeping.
We	We were playing.
You	You were writing.
They	They were dancing.
He	He was reading.
She	She was cooking.
Name	Rahul was running.
It	It was raining.
This	This was shining.
That	That was looking nice.
These	These were falling.
Those	Those were flying.

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200 Past Continuous Sentences

(Hindi + English)

I Sentences

1. I was reading a book. — मैं किताब पढ़ रहा था।
2. I was playing cricket. — मैं क्रिकेट खेल रहा था।
3. I was writing a letter. — मैं पत्र लिख रहा था।
4. I was cooking food. — मैं खाना बना रहा था।
5. I was watching TV. — मैं टीवी देख रहा था।
6. I was learning English. — मैं अंग्रेजी सीख रहा था।
7. I was cleaning my room. — मैं अपना कमरा साफ कर रहा था।
8. I was helping my father. — मैं अपने पिता की मदद कर रहा था।
9. I was drawing a picture. — मैं चित्र बना रहा था।
10. I was drinking water. — मैं पानी पी रहा था।
11. I was not sleeping. — मैं नहीं सो रहा था।
12. I was not eating rice. — मैं चावल नहीं खा रहा था।
13. I was not crying. — मैं नहीं रो रहा था।
14. Was I making noise? — क्या मैं शोर कर रहा था?
15. Was I not listening carefully? — क्या मैं ध्यान से नहीं सुन रहा था?
16. Why was I laughing? — मैं क्यों हँस रहा था?
17. Where was I sitting? — मैं कहाँ बैठा था?
18. When was I studying? — मैं कब पढ़ रहा था?
19. How was I working? — मैं कैसे काम कर रहा था?
20. What was I doing? — मैं क्या कर रहा था?

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We Sentences

21. We were playing football. — हम फुटबॉल खेल रहे थे।
22. We were watching a movie. — हम फिल्म देख रहे थे।
23. We were singing songs. — हम गाने गा रहे थे।
24. We were studying grammar. — हम व्याकरण पढ़ रहे थे।
25. We were planting trees. — हम पेड़ लगा रहे थे।
26. We were cleaning the classroom. — हम कक्षा साफ कर रहे थे।
27. We were cooking dinner. — हम रात का खाना बना रहे थे।
28. We were talking loudly. — हम जोर से बात कर रहे थे।
29. We were learning new words. — हम नए शब्द सीख रहे थे।
30. We were enjoying the picnic. — हम पिकनिक का आनंद ले रहे थे।
31. We were not fighting. — हम लड़ाई नहीं कर रहे थे।
32. We were not wasting time. — हम समय बर्बाद नहीं कर रहे थे।
33. Were we playing well? — क्या हम अच्छा खेल रहे थे?
34. Were we not helping them? — क्या हम उनकी मदद नहीं कर रहे थे?
35. Why were we running? — हम क्यों दौड़ रहे थे?
36. Where were we going? — हम कहाँ जा रहे थे?
37. When were we studying? — हम कब पढ़ रहे थे?
38. How were we traveling? — हम यात्रा कैसे कर रहे थे?
39. What were we discussing? — हम क्या चर्चा कर रहे थे?
40. Who was teaching us? — हमें कौन पढ़ा रहा था?

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You Sentences

41. You were writing homework. — तुम गृहकार्य लिख रहे थे।
42. You were driving a car. — तुम गाड़ी चला रहे थे।
43. You were speaking English. — तुम अंग्रेजी बोल रहे थे।
44. You were opening the gate. — तुम गेट खोल रहे थे।
45. You were watching cartoons. — तुम कार्टून देख रहे थे।
46. You were not studying. — तुम पढ़ाई नहीं कर रहे थे।
47. You were not sleeping. — तुम नहीं सो रहे थे।
48. Were you dancing? — क्या तुम नाच रहे थे?
49. Were you not listening? — क्या तुम नहीं सुन रहे थे?
50. Why were you crying? — तुम क्यों रो रहे थे?
51. Where were you standing? — तुम कहाँ खड़े थे?
52. When were you coming? — तुम कब आ रहे थे?
53. How were you learning English? — तुम अंग्रेजी कैसे सीख रहे थे?
54. What were you eating? — तुम क्या खा रहे थे?
55. Who was calling you? — तुम्हें कौन बुला रहा था?
56. You were helping your friend. — तुम अपने दोस्त की मदद कर रहे थे।
57. You were cleaning the board. — तुम बोर्ड साफ कर रहे थे।
58. You were reading newspapers. — तुम अखबार पढ़ रहे थे।
59. You were laughing loudly. — तुम जोर से हँस रहे थे।
60. You were preparing tea. — तुम चाय बना रहे थे।

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They Sentences

61. They were playing hockey. — वे हॉकी खेल रहे थे।
62. They were watching TV. — वे टीवी देख रहे थे।
63. They were repairing the road. — वे सड़क ठीक कर रहे थे।
64. They were helping poor people. — वे गरीबों की मदद कर रहे थे।
65. They were buying vegetables. — वे सब्जियाँ खरीद रहे थे।
66. They were not attending class. — वे कक्षा में उपस्थित नहीं हो रहे थे।
67. They were not working properly. — वे सही से काम नहीं कर रहे थे।
68. Were they singing songs? — क्या वे गाने गा रहे थे?
69. Were they not waiting for us? — क्या वे हमारा इंतजार नहीं कर रहे थे?
70. Why were they shouting? — वे क्यों चिल्ला रहे थे?
71. Where were they sitting? — वे कहाँ बैठे थे?
72. When were they arriving? — वे कब आ रहे थे?
73. How were they traveling? — वे यात्रा कैसे कर रहे थे?
74. What were they discussing? — वे क्या चर्चा कर रहे थे?
75. Who was guiding them? — उन्हें कौन मार्गदर्शन दे रहा था?
76. They were dancing together. — वे साथ नाच रहे थे।
77. They were playing in the park. — वे पार्क में खेल रहे थे।
78. They were cooking food. — वे खाना बना रहे थे।
79. They were learning computer skills. — वे कंप्यूटर कौशल सीख रहे थे।
80. They were cleaning the garden. — वे बगीचा साफ कर रहे थे।

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He Sentences

81. He was reading a newspaper. — वह अखबार पढ़ रहा था।
82. He was playing football. — वह फुटबॉल खेल रहा था।
83. He was washing clothes. — वह कपड़े धो रहा था।
84. He was repairing the bike. — वह बाइक ठीक कर रहा था।
85. He was studying mathematics. — वह गणित पढ़ रहा था।
86. He was not sleeping. — वह नहीं सो रहा था।
87. He was not speaking loudly. — वह जोर से नहीं बोल रहा था।
88. Was he running fast? — क्या वह तेज दौड़ रहा था?
89. Was he not helping you? — क्या वह तुम्हारी मदद नहीं कर रहा था?
90. Why was he laughing? — वह क्यों हँस रहा था?
91. Where was he going? — वह कहाँ जा रहा था?
92. When was he leaving? — वह कब जा रहा था?
93. How was he solving the problem? — वह समस्या कैसे हल कर रहा था?
94. What was he writing? — वह क्या लिख रहा था?
95. Who was teaching him? — उसे कौन पढ़ा रहा था?
96. He was cleaning the room. — वह कमरा साफ कर रहा था।
97. He was cooking rice. — वह चावल बना रहा था।
98. He was watering the plants. — वह पौधों को पानी दे रहा था।
99. He was painting the wall. — वह दीवार रंग रहा था।
100. He was talking on the phone. — वह फोन पर बात कर रहा था।

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She Sentences

101. She was cooking food. — वह खाना बना रही थी।
102. She was singing a song. — वह गाना गा रही थी।
103. She was washing dishes. — वह बर्तन धो रही थी।
104. She was studying English. — वह अंग्रेजी पढ़ रही थी।
105. She was drawing pictures. — वह चित्र बना रही थी।
106. She was not crying. — वह नहीं रो रही थी।
107. She was not sleeping. — वह नहीं सो रही थी।
108. Was she dancing well? — क्या वह अच्छा नाच रही थी?
109. Was she not helping her mother? — क्या वह अपनी माँ की मदद नहीं कर रही थी?
110. Why was she shouting? — वह क्यों चिल्ला रही थी?
111. Where was she sitting? — वह कहाँ बैठी थी?
112. When was she coming? — वह कब आ रही थी?
113. How was she learning English? — वह अंग्रेजी कैसे सीख रही थी?
114. What was she cooking? — वह क्या बना रही थी?
115. Who was calling her? — उसे कौन बुला रहा था?
116. She was cleaning the kitchen. — वह रसोई साफ कर रही थी।
117. She was planting flowers. — वह फूल लगा रही थी।
118. She was reading a novel. — वह उपन्यास पढ़ रही थी।
119. She was preparing breakfast. — वह नाश्ता बना रही थी।
120. She was listening to music. — वह संगीत सुन रही थी।

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Name Sentences

121. Rahul was playing cricket. — राहुल क्रिकेट खेल रहा था।
122. Sita was cooking dinner. — सीता रात का खाना बना रही थी।
123. Mohan was driving a car. — मोहन गाड़ी चला रहा था।
124. Riya was singing beautifully. — रिया सुंदर गाना गा रही थी।
125. Amit was repairing the fan. — अमित पंखा ठीक कर रहा था।
126. Rahul was not attending school. — राहुल स्कूल नहीं जा रहा था।
127. Sita was not watching TV. — सीता टीवी नहीं देख रही थी।
128. Was Mohan reading a book? — क्या मोहन किताब पढ़ रहा था?
129. Was Riya not dancing? — क्या रिया नाच नहीं रही थी?
130. Why was Amit laughing? — अमित क्यों हँस रहा था?

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It / This / That / These / Those

131. It was raining heavily. — तेज बारिश हो रही थी।
132. It was shining brightly. — यह तेज चमक रहा था।
133. It was not working properly. — यह सही से काम नहीं कर रहा था।
134. Was it making noise? — क्या यह शोर कर रहा था?
135. Why was it moving slowly? — यह धीरे क्यों चल रहा था?
136. This was looking beautiful. — यह सुंदर दिख रहा था।
137. This was helping me. — यह मेरी मदद कर रहा था।
138. This was not hurting anyone. — यह किसी को नुकसान नहीं पहुँचा रहा था।
139. Was this shining at night? — क्या यह रात में चमक रहा था?
140. Why was this happening? — यह क्यों हो रहा था?
141. That was sounding strange. — वह अजीब लग रहा था।
142. That was not working well. — वह अच्छा काम नहीं कर रहा था।
143. Was that moving fast? — क्या वह तेज चल रहा था?
144. Why was that falling down? — वह नीचे क्यों गिर रहा था?
145. That was making me happy. — वह मुझे खुश कर रहा था।
146. These were helping poor people. — ये गरीबों की मदद कर रहे थे।
147. These were not growing fast. — ये तेजी से नहीं बढ़ रहे थे।
148. Were these shining brightly? — क्या ये तेज चमक रहे थे?
149. Why were these breaking? — ये क्यों टूट रहे थे?
150. These were looking expensive. — ये महंगे दिख रहे थे।
151. Those were flying in the sky. — वे आकाश में उड़ रहे थे।
152. Those were making noise. — वे शोर कर रहे थे।
153. Those were not helping us. — वे हमारी मदद नहीं कर रहे थे।
154. Were those children crying? — क्या वे बच्चे रो रहे थे?
155. Why were those boys fighting? — वे लड़के क्यों लड़ रहे थे?

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More Practice Sentences (156–200)

156. I was visiting my grandmother. — मैं अपनी दादी से मिलने जा रहा था।
157. We were traveling by train. — हम ट्रेन से यात्रा कर रहे थे।
158. You were solving puzzles. — तुम पहेलियाँ हल कर रहे थे।
159. They were building a house. — वे घर बना रहे थे।
160. He was kicking the ball. — वह गेंद मार रहा था।
161. She was watering plants. — वह पौधों को पानी दे रही थी।
162. Rahul was opening the gate. — राहुल गेट खोल रहा था।
163. It was making everyone laugh. — यह सबको हँसा रहा था।
164. This was inspiring me. — यह मुझे प्रेरित कर रहा था।
165. Those students were preparing for exams. — वे विद्यार्थी परीक्षा की तैयारी कर रहे थे।
166. I was not forgetting your birthday. — मैं तुम्हारा जन्मदिन नहीं भूल रहा था।
167. We were not wasting food. — हम भोजन बर्बाद नहीं कर रहे थे।
168. You were not driving carefully. — तुम सावधानी से गाड़ी नहीं चला रहे थे।
169. They were not fighting today. — वे आज लड़ाई नहीं कर रहे थे।
170. He was not answering properly. — वह सही उत्तर नहीं दे रहा था।
171. She was not opening the box. — वह डिब्बा नहीं खोल रही थी।
172. Was I disturbing you? — क्या मैं तुम्हें परेशान कर रहा था?
173. Were we missing the train? — क्या हम ट्रेन छोड़ रहे थे?
174. Were you enjoying the game? — क्या तुम खेल का आनंद ले रहे थे?
175. Were they cleaning the room? — क्या वे कमरा साफ कर रहे थे?
176. Was he writing a letter? — क्या वह पत्र लिख रहा था?
177. Was she preparing tea? — क्या वह चाय बना रही थी?
178. Why was Rahul shouting? — राहुल क्यों चिल्ला रहा था?
179. Where was Sita keeping the keys? — सीता चाबियाँ कहाँ रख रही थी?
180. When was Mohan arriving? — मोहन कब आ रहा था?
181. How were you learning dancing? — तुम नृत्य कैसे सीख रहे थे?
182. What were they asking? — वे क्या पूछ रहे थे?
183. Who was visiting your house? — तुम्हारे घर कौन आ रहा था?
184. Why was the teacher scolding you? — शिक्षक तुम्हें क्यों डाँट रहे थे?
185. Where were the children playing? — बच्चे कहाँ खेल रहे थे?
186. When was the movie ending? — फिल्म कब समाप्त हो रही थी?
187. How was the glass breaking? — शीशा कैसे टूट रहा था?
188. What was she telling you? — वह तुम्हें क्या बता रही थी?
189. Who was cleaning the classroom? — कक्षा कौन साफ कर रहा था?
190. I was enjoying the festival. — मैं त्योहार का आनंद ले रहा था।
191. We were visiting the museum. — हम संग्रहालय जा रहे थे।
192. You were learning new words. — तुम नए शब्द सीख रहे थे।
193. They were building roads. — वे सड़कें बना रहे थे।
194. He was throwing stones. — वह पत्थर फेंक रहा था।
195. She was decorating the room. — वह कमरा सजा रही थी।
196. Rahul was helping old people. — राहुल बूढ़ों की मदद कर रहा था।
197. This was making me sad. — यह मुझे दुखी कर रहा था।
198. Those girls were singing together. — वे लड़कियाँ साथ गा रही थीं।
199. It was surprising everyone. — यह सबको चौंका रहा था।
200. We were celebrating the victory. — हम जीत का जश्न मना रहे थे।