PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE (STRUCTURE + USE )
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE ଯେତେବେଳେ କାହାର କାମ ଅତୀତରେ ଚାଲୁଥିଲା ( Continue in past time), ସେଥିରେ Past Continuous ବ୍ୟବହୃତ ହୁଏ। ଉଦାହରଣ: (1) ସେ ବଜାରକୁ ଯାଉଥିଲା। He was going to market. (2) ରମେଶ ଚିଠି ଲେଖୁଥିଲା। Ramesh was writing a letter. (3) ସେ ଗୀତ ଗାଉଥିଲା। She was singing a song. (4) ସେ ସୋଇଥିଲା। She was sleeping. (5) ସେମାନେ ଫୁଟବଲ୍ ଖେଳୁଥିଲେ। They were playing football. (6) ରହିମ୍ ପଢ଼ୁଥିଲା। Rahim was studying. (7) ବର୍ଷା ହେଉଥିଲା। It was raining. (8) ମୁଁ ଖେଳୁଥିଲି। I was playing. (9) ତୁମେ କପଡ଼ ଧୁଅଉଥିଲା। You were washing clothes. (10) ଆମେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟାଳୟକୁ ଯାଉଥିଲୁ। We were going to office. STRUCTURE: Subject + was/were + V-ing + Object Verb + ing (Present Participle form) Was → Singular Subject ପାଇଁ Were→ Plural Subject ଓ You ପାଇଁ Ø Negative ଓ Interrogative Sentences Negative : Subject + was/were + not + V-ing + Object Interrogative: Was/Were + Subject + V-ing + Object ? **Examp...