Lecture # 8 Past Continuous Tense

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6. Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense is used:
- For the action that continued in past.

Affirmative Structure:
Subject + Auxiliary (Helping) Verb + Main Verb (ing Form) + Object

Auxiliary Verb:
He, She, It, Name, I  > "Was"
You, They, We  > "Were"

Affirmative:

For Instance;
1. He was playing Football.
2. She was watching T.V.
3. Urooba was eating Mango.
4. I was drinking water.
5. You were taking a Tea.
6. They were visiting Sehwan Sharif.
7. We are driving Benz.

Auxiliary (Helping) Verb:
He, She, It, Name, I > "Was"
You, They, We > "Were"

We can make Interrogative, Negative, and Interrogative Negative with the help of these Helping / Auxiliary Verbs.

Interrogative ( To ask question):

For Instance;
1. Was he playing Football?
2. was she watching T.V?
3. was Urooba eating Mango?
4. Was i drinking water?
5. Were you taking a Tea?
6. Were they visiting Sehwan Sharif?
7. Were we driving Benz?

Negative ( To negate):

For Instance;
1. He was not playing Football.
2. She was not watching T.V.
3. Urooba was not eating Mango.
4. I was not drinking water.
5. You were not taking a Tea.
6. They were not visiting Sehwan Sharif.
7. We were not driving Benz.

# We can use following abbreviations:
wasn't = was not
weren't = were not

Interrogative Negative ( To ask question while negating):

For Instance;
1. Was he not playing Football?
2. Was she not watching T.V?
3. Was Urooba not eating Mango?
4. Was i not drinking water?
5. Were you not taking a Tea?
6. Were they not visiting Sehwan Sharif?

7. Were we not driving Benz?

Question Mark "?" is mandatory in order to make questions.

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