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Tenses Present_Indefinite_Tense Page - P2 - P3 - P4 Present_Continuous_Tense Page - P2 Present_Perfect_Tense Page - P2 Present_Perfect_Continuous_Tense Page - P2 Past_Indefinite_Tense Page - P2 Past_Continuous_Tense Page - P2 Past_Perfect_Tense Page - P2 Past_Perfect_Continuous_Tense Page - P2 Future_Indefinite_Tense Page - P2 Future_Continuous_Tense Page - P2 Future_Perfect_Tense Page - P2 Future_Perfect_Continuous_Tense Page - P2

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Past Continuous Tense

It is used to express an ongoing nature or continued action till a certain time in past. It is used to talk about a continuing action at a particular time in the past.

In Past Continuous Tense, time may come. Like in Present Continuous Tense, if starting time of the action is given and action remain continued, the Past Continuous Tense becomes Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

e.g. I was driving a car - Past Continuous Tense.
After adding continuous time 'for two hour' it becomes Past Perfect Continuous and will be translated as
I had been driving a car for two hours.

पास्ट कन्टीन्युअस टेन्स में वाक्य के अंत में 'रहा था', 'रही थी', 'रहे थे' का प्रयोग होता है ।

नोट: ऐसे वाक्यों में समय का प्रयोग तो हो सकता है लेकिन लगातार समय का प्रयोग नही होना चाहिेए । अगर लगातार समय का प्रयोग हो तो उन वाक्यों को पास्ट पर्फेक्ट कन्टीन्युअस कहते हैं ।

जैसे - वह सो रहा था - पास्ट कन्टीन्युअस टेन्स ।
वह दो घंटे से सो रहा था - पास्ट पर्फेक्ट कन्टीन्युअस टेन्स (क्योंकि यहां लगातार समय 'दो घंटे से' का प्रयोग हुआ है) ।

Past Continuous Tense - Positive

Past Continuous Tense - Positive
Type of Sentence	Rule
Positive	Subject + Was/Were + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + (.)

In Past Continuous Tense 'Was / Were' is used in sentence and 'Ing' is added with first form of the main verb. 'Was' is used with 'I' and third person singular subject - he/she/it/Ram/Dog/Tree/etc.

पास्ट कन्टीन्युअस टेन्स में 'Was/Were' का प्रयोग होता है और वर्ब की फर्स्ट फ़ॉर्म के साथ 'Ing' लगाया जाता है. 'Was' केवल 'I' और थर्ड पर्सन सिंगुलर सबजेक्ट के साथ लगता है ।

Past Continuous Tense - Positive			राम उस पर हंस रहा था ।
Person	Subject	Was/Were	Verb (Ist Form )+ Ing	Object
Ist person	I	was	laughing	at him.
Ist Person -Plural	We	were	laughing	at him.
2nd Person	You	were	laughing	at him.
3rd Person -Singular	He/She/It/Ram	was	laughing	at him.
3rd Person -Plural	They/boys	were	laughing	at him.

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Past Continuous Tense - Negative

Past Continuous Tense - Negative
Type of Sentence	Rule
Negative	Subject + Was/Were + Not + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + (.)

In Past Continuous Negative sentence, 'Not' is added just before 'Verb(Ist form)'. 'Ing' is added with first form of Verb in all types of sentences of Past Continuous tense.

पास्ट कन्टीन्युअस के नकारात्मक वाक्य में 'Not' को वर्ब ( Ist फ़ॉर्म) + 'Ing' से पहले लगाते हैं ।

Past Continuous Tense - Negative			हम उससे झगड़ नही रहे थे ।
Person	Subject	Was/Were	Not + Verb (Ist Form )+ Ing	Object
Ist person	I	was	not fighting	with him.
Ist Person -Plural	We	were	not fighting	with him.
2nd Person	You	were	not fighting	with him.
3rd Person -Singular	He/She/It/Ram	was	not fighting	with him.
3rd Person -Plural	They/boys	were	not fighting	with him.

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