ऐसे कार्य हेतु जो भूतकाल (Past) में जारी (Continue) थे, Past Continuous का प्रयोग किया जाता है। जैसे :
Read the following sentences:
- वह बाजार जा रहा था।
- रमेश पत्र लिख रहा था।
- वह गाना गा रही थी।
- वह सो रही थी।
- वे फुटबॉल खेल रहे थे।
Past Continuous Tense in Hindi
Past Continuous के वाक्यों में कार्य का जारी रहना भूतकाल में व्यक्त होता है। इस तरह के वाक्यों का अंग्रेजी अनुवाद करने हेतु निम्न Sentence Structure प्रयुक्त होता है।
Subject + was/were + V+ ing + Object
- वह बाजार जा रहा था। He was going to market.
- रमेश पत्र लिख रहा था। Ramesh was writing a letter.
- वह गाना गा रही थी। She was singing a song.
- वह सो रही थी। She was sleeping.
- वे फुटबॉल खेल रहे थे। They were playing football.
- रहीम पढ़ रहा था। Rahim was studying.
- वर्षा हो रही थी। It was raining.
- मैं खेल रहा था। I was playing.
- तुम कपड़े धो रही थीं। You were washing clothes.
- हम ऑफिस जा रहे थे। We were going to office.
Interrogative Sentences
Negative: Subject + was/were + not + V-IV + Object
Interrogative: Was/were + Subject + V-IV + Object ?
Use of Past Continuous Tense in Hindi
(1) ऐसे कार्य जो भूतकाल (Past time) में लगातार जारी रहे थे। जैसे :
- He was playing cricket.
- She was swimming in the river.
- They were watching T.V
- Rahim was repairing the car.
(2) ऐसे कार्य जो व्यक्ति past में आदतन एवं frequently करता रहा था। ऐसे वाक्यों में always, continually, constantly जैसे adverbs का प्रयोग किया जाता है। जैसे :
- He was always abusing others.
- They were continually threatening us.
- She was constantly crying those days.
- She was always grumbling.
(3) ऐसी स्थिति में भी Past Continuous का प्रयोग किया जाता है, जब कोई दूसरी घटना घटित हुई हो, एवं अन्य कोई कार्य भी जारी रहा हो। जैसे :
- When he arrived, his wife was washing her clothes.
- The boy was knocked down by a car, while he was crossing the road.
- Where were you living, when the war broke out?
- The sun was just setting as they reached the hill.
(4) एक साथ दो कार्य होते रहने की स्थिति में भी Past Continuous का प्रयोग दोनों कार्यों हेतु किया जाता है। जैसे :
- While she was cooking, I was washing the clothes.
- While I was singing, Ramesh was reading.
- While they were playing, I was watching T.V
- While he was reading, Sita was playing.