LESSON - 6 PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE OF G S SPOKEN ENGLISH

 LESSON - 6 
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Introduction:

The past continuous tense is used to describe actions that happened

 in a specific time in the past.

The sentence is expressed with the words ‘was’ or ‘were’ with ‘ing’ form.

If  a sentence is in a singular form ‘was’ and ‘ing’ are used.

Example: The dog was barking. The girl was running.

If a sentence is in plural form ‘were’ and ‘ing’ are used.
Example: They were playing cricket. Children were eating snacks.  

Past continuous tense is also combined with past simple tense.

An example of this combination is:

Phone was ringing when I opened the door.

The thief was trying to escape when the police arrived.

Use  'was'  and  ‘ing’ for  _ ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’ or single names.

Use 'were'  and ‘ing’ for _  ‘ you’, ‘we’, ‘they’.   
                                                     

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE He was watching a video. She was talking on phone.  They were getting ready to attend a marriage. Suddenly it rained when children were playing out.

                                                   

1.	Sunil was writing exam. सुनील परीक्षा लिख ​​रहा था। సునీల్ అప్పుడు పరీక్ష రాస్తున్నాడు
2.	She was cooking. वह खाना बना रही थी। ఆమె అప్పుడు వంట చేస్తోంది.
3.	I was typing. मैं टाइप कर रहा था। నేనప్పుడు  టైప్ చేస్తున్నాను.
4.	I was reading newspaper. मैं अखबार पढ़ रहा था। నేనప్పుడు న్యూస్పేపర్ చదువుతున్నాను
5.	They were watching TV. वे टीवी देख रहे थे। వాళ్ళప్పుడు టీవీ చూస్తున్నారు.
6.	They were eating. वे खा रहे थे। వాళ్ళప్పుడు  తింటున్నారు.
7.	You were talking on phone. आप फोन पर बात कर रहे थे। మీరప్పుడు ఫోన్లో మాట్లాడుతున్నారు.
8.	You were sleeping. तुम सो रहे थे। నువ్వప్పుడు నిద్రపోతున్నావు
9.	We were playing cricket. हम क्रिकेट खेल रहे थे। మేమప్పుడు క్రికెట్ ఆడుతున్నాము
10.	We were learning spoken English. हम अंग्रेजी बोलना सीख रहे थे। మేమప్పుడు  స్పోకెన్ ఇంగ్లీష్ నేర్చుకుంటున్నాము
11.	I was talking on the phone when he came. मैं फोन पर बात कर रहा था जब वह आया था। అతను వచ్చినప్పుడు నేను ఫోన్‌లో మాట్లాడుతున్నాను.
12.	The girl fell when she was cycling. సైకిల్  తొక్కేటప్పుడు అమ్మాయి పడిపోయింది साइकिल चलाते समय लड़की गिर गई।
13.	Swathi was writing exam when the bell rang. जब घंटी बजी तो स्वाति परीक्षा लिख ​​रही थी। గంట కొట్టినప్పుడు స్వాతి పరీక్ష వ్రాస్తువున్నింది
14.	She was not sleeping when he called. जब उसने फोन किया तो वह सो नहीं रही थी। అతను పిలిచినప్పుడు ఆమె నిద్రపోలేదు
15.	It was raining when we started. जब हमने शुरुआत की थी तब बारिश हो रही थी। మేము బయలుదేరియునప్పుడు వర్షం మొదలైంది

Some more examples with question and answers:

1. What was Ramesh doing ?                     He was preparing for exam.

2. Where were you going?                          I was going to shop.

3. Which movie were you watching ?      We were watching a Hindi movie.

4. Where was she waiting?                        She was waiting at her college.

5. When were you waiting for me ?          I was waiting from 5 to 6 p.m.

6. What was he telling ?                             He was telling about his office. 

7. Which phone was she using ?              She was using Nokia phone.

8. How were they going?                           They were going by car.

9. Where were you living ?                        We were living in Mumbai.

10.What were we doing at that time?      You were buying in the shop.

Conversation with the tenses learned till now. 

(Simple Future, Simple Past, Present Continuous and Past Continuous)

Conversation on phone:

Ravi:     Hello Raghu, what are you doing ?

Raghu:   I am having break fast.

Ravi:      Yesterday evening I saw you going by bike. 

               Where were you  going?

Raghu:    I was going to market to get vegetables. 

                Where did you see me?

Ravi:       I saw you at Mother Theresa hospital.

Raghu :   Why did you come there?

Ravi:       Yesterday I went to hospital to meet my uncle.

Raghu:    O.K. Will you meet me today?

Ravi:        I will meet you in the evening after 5.

Raghu:     I will wait for you at the bus stop near my house.

Ravi:        O.K. Thank you.