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First, understand this idea.
Was/were + ing. Ek kaam chal raha tha jab doosra hua: “I was studying when the phone rang.”
ماضی کے کسی وقت جاری کام کے لیے was یا were کے بعد فعل کی ing والی شکل لگائیں۔
I was reading at eight.
میں آٹھ بجے پڑھ رہا تھا۔
Build the English sentence.
Urdu parhein. Rebuild the example from this lesson. Words ko sahi order mein choose karein. Tap a chosen word to put it back.
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Use the past continuous to describe an activity in progress at a past time. It often gives the background to a shorter event expressed in the past simple.
First, understand the idea.
Was/were + ing. Ek kaam chal raha tha jab doosra hua: “I was studying when the phone rang.”
ماضی کے کسی وقت جاری کام کے لیے was یا were کے بعد فعل کی ing والی شکل لگائیں۔
See it. Hear it. Say it.
میں آٹھ بجے پڑھ رہا تھا۔
وہ چل رہے تھے جب بارش شروع ہوئی۔
وہ سو نہیں رہی تھی۔
One common mistake to avoid.
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Describe what you were doing yesterday at three different times. Add one interruption.
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