Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense

   February 17, 2019       barkha verma

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Past Continous Tense

This tense indicates the continuing of action in the past time:

Read the rules given below:

• In the past continuous tense, we use was or were and the first form of the main verb with ing.
• when the subject is I, she, it or same singular number, we use was [i was writing a letter then]
• when the subject is you, we, they or some plural number, we use were. [we were thinking over the problem quite seriously.]
• In negative sentences, we put not between we/were and I from+ing. [was not going./were not going].
• In interrogative Sentences was or were is placed before the subject.[was he, were you when you]
• In int-neg sentences, we use not after the subject but before the main verb.

(Affirmative Sentence)

She was preparing tea.
Ii was sleeping in my room.
He was selling books.
I was writing an essay.
The goldsmith was making ornaments.
The boys were swimming in the river.
We were revising our lesson.
The mansion was making a building.
You were cleaning the utensils.
He was specking very past.

(Negative Sentences)

I was not abusing you.
The boys were not laughing.
They were not winning the match.
I was not taking my meals.
The well was not working.
They were not shedding tears.
The farmer was not ploughing the field.
He was not selling tickets.
Raju and babu were not fighing.
The sun was not setting.

(Interrogative and interro-negative sentences)

Was the fountain playing?
Were you receiving the guests?
Was the dog barking?
Was the postman sorting the letters?
Were you writing a poem?
Were you buying a new watch?
Was he not reading the newspaper?
Was the bird not flying?
Was the peon not ringing the bell?
Was he teacher not punishing the boys?