Past continuous tense

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Past continuous tense:

Definition: অতীতে কোন কাজ চলতেছিল এরূপ বোঝালে তাকে Past continuous tense বলে।                                                                                                Top of Form

 We   were talking loudly when the teacher came into the room.Bottom of Form

Past  Continuous                                                                                                                                                                                         Use:
1) Use the past to ‘set the scene’ of a story before describing what happened.

    ‘It was raining. I was walking in the park. Some kids were playing football nearby. Suddenly…’

2) Use the past continuous to talk about an action which happened for some time in the past and was then interrupted. Use the past simple tense to talk about the interruption.

    I was cooking dinner when suddenly there was a knock at the door.

3) Use the past continuous to talk about events that were in progress at a certain time.

 At 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon, I was driving home from                                         work.                                                                                                   

 # Note the difference in meaning:

When James got home, I cooked dinner:-  I started cooking after he got home.
When James got home, I was cooking dinner: - I started cooking before he got home.                                                                      

Form: গঠনঃ
Positive : Sub + was / were + Verb + ing + (Extension).

I	was	Verb + ing
You	were
He / She / It	was
We / They	were

Example: They were playing.                                                                                                                                                             Negative : Sub + was not / were not + verb + ing + (Extension).

I	was not / wasn’t	verb+ing
You	were not / weren’t
He / She / It	was not / wasn’t
We / They	were not / weren’t

                                                                                                            

 Example:    They weren’t playing.                                                                                                                                                               

 Question : Was / Were + sub + verb + ing + (Extension) ?

was	I	Verb + ing?
were	you
was	he / she / it
were	we / they

                                                                                                                          

 Example: Was she singing?                                                                                                                                                                            Spelling Rules:
# If a verb ends in e, delete the e before you add –ing.
have   =>I was having lunch.

# If a verb ends in one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant (except w and y).
get     =>He was just getting up.
play    =>We were playing.                                                                                                                                                           Common mistakes
1) Some students remember the verb be but forget ‘ing’.
I was watch television.   =>I was watching television.
2) Some students make spelling mistakes.
I was studing.  =>I was studying.                                                                                                                                                        We were eatting   =>We were eating.