English Grammar – Past Continuous Tense

The past continuous tense is often used to describe the continuation of a business in past time.

Rules of Past Continuous Tense

‘was’ is used with singular subject and ‘were’ is used with plural subject and ‘you’.

Subject + was/were + V-ing

These are the some examples of Past Continuous Tense.

Hindi English
मैं जा रहा था। I was going.
मैं वहाँ जाऊँगा। I was go there.
वे आ रहे थे। They were coming.
मैं लिख रहा रहा था। I was writing.
हम सोच रहे थे। We were thinking.
वह मुझे बता रही थी। She was telling me.
वे जा रहे थे। They were going.
उसे अजीब लग रहा था। He was feeling strange.
हवा चल रही थी। The wind was blowing.


वे आपकी प्रशंसा कर रहे थे। They were praising you.
वह खूब पसीना बहा रहा था। He was sweating profusely.
लहरें तट पर टकरा रही थी। Waves were crashing on the shore.
वह बैठा था। He was sitting.
राम ने एक नई पोशाक पहन रखी थी। Ram was wearing a new dress.
गीता एक कतार में खड़ी थी। Gite was standing in a queue.
बारिश हो रही थी। It was raining.
हम मैदान में खेल रहे थे। We were playing in the field.
मैं उससे तब मिला जब वह पुल पार कर रहा था। I met him when he was crossing the bridge.
जब मैं खाना बना रही थी तो वह आई थी। She came in while I was cooking.