PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE: –
ACTIVE PASSIVE: –
Sr. No | ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬аActive | ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬аPassive |
┬а | Rules: – S + was/were + v1 + ing +ob | Rules: – Ob + was/were + being + v3 + by + sb |
1. | рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЗ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдХ рдореЗрдВ рдХреНрд░рд┐рдХреЗрдЯ рдЦреЗрд▓ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗред The children were playing cricket in the park. | рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЛрдВ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдХ рдореЗрдВ┬а рдХреНрд░рд┐рдХреЗрдЯ рдЦреЗрд▓рд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред Cricket was being played by the children in the park. |
┬а2. | рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рд░реНрдереА рдХрдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд╢реЛрд░ рдордЪрд╛ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗред The students were making a noise in the class. | рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рд░реНрдереА рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдХрдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд╢реЛрд░ рдордЪрд╛рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред A noise was being made by the students in the class. |
3. | рд╡рд╣ рдПрдХ рдирд╛рд╡рд▓ рдкрдврд╝ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред He was reading a novel. | рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдПрдХ рдирд╛рд╡рд▓ рдкрдврд╝рд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред A novel was being read by him. |
4. | рд╣рдо рдЖрдкрдирд╛ рдХрд╛рдо рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗред We were doing our work. | рд╣рдорд╛рд░рд╛┬а рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдЖрдкрдирд╛ рдХрд╛рдо рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред Our work was being done by us. |
5. | рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЗ рдЪреЛрд░ рд╕рд┐рдкрд╛рд╣реА рдЦреЗрд▓ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗред The children were playing hide seek. | рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЛрдВ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдЪреЛрд░ рд╕рд┐рдкрд╛рд╣реА рдЦреЗрд▓рд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред Hide seen was being played by the children. |
Practice Examples: –
- A girl was selling baskets.
- Her friend was calling her.
- The teacher was punishing the students.
- Girls were playing with their toys.
- My mother was cooking in the kitchen.
- Her Neighbours were beating the dog.
- The constable was catching the thief.
- They were watching TV.
- Geeta was stitching her suit.
- The peacock was dancing in the forest.
Negative Sentences: –
Sr. No | ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬аActive | ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а Passive |
┬а | Rules: – S + was/ were + not + v1 + ing + ob | Rules: – Ob + was/ were + not + being +v3+ by + sb |
1. | рддреБрдореНрд╣рд╛рд░рд╛ рднрд╛рдИ рдЯреА.рд╡реА рдирд╣реАрдВ рджреЗрдЦ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред Your brother was not watching TV. | рддреБрдореНрд╣рд╛рд░рд╛ рднрд╛рдИ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдЯреА.рд╡реА рдирд╣реАрдВ рджреЗрдЦрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред TV was not being watched by your brother. |
2. | рдорд╛рд▓реА рдлреВрд▓ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪреБрдЧ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред The gardener was not plucking the flowers. | рдорд╛рд▓реА рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдлреВрд▓ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪреБрдЧреЗ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗред The flowers were not being plucked by the gardener. |
3. | рд╡рд╣ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рддреЗрдЬрд╝ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪрд▓рд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред He was not driving car recklessly. | рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рддреЗрдЬрд╝ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪрд▓рд╛рдИ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реА рдереАред The car was not being recklessly driven by him. |
4. | рд╣рдо рдореИрджрд╛рди рдореЗрдВ рдкреНрд░реИрдХрдЯрд┐рд╕ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗред We were not practicing in the ground.┬а | рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдореИрджрд╛рди рдореЗрдВ рдкреНрд░реИрдХрдЯрд┐рд╕ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХреА рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реА рдереАред Practice was not being done in the ground by them. |
5. | рдЪрдкрд░рд╛рд╕реА рдШрдВрдЯреА рдирд╣реАрдВ рдмрдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред The peon was not ringing the bell. | рдШрдВрдЯреА рдЪрдкрд░рд╛рд╕реА рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдмрдЬрд╛рдИ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реА рдереАред The bell was not being rung by the peon.┬а |
Practice Examples: –
- The teacher was not teaching math’s in the class.
- Seeta was not teasing to Geeta.
- Radhika was not cleaning her room.
- The guard was not waving the green flag.
- They were not attending the meeting.
- The farmers were not harvesting the crops.
- The watchman was not watching the colony.
- Shivani was dancing on the stage.
- The carpenter was not making a chair.
- The doctor was not checking the pulse.
Interrogative Sentences: –
Sr. No | ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬аActive | ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а Passive |
┬а | Rules: – Was/ Were+ s + v1 +ing +ob +? | Rules: – Was/Were + ob +being + v3 +by +sb+? |
1. | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рддреБрдо рдЖрдкрдирд╛ рдХрд╛рдо рдзреНрдпрд╛рди рд╕реЗ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ? Were you doing your work attentively? | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рддреБрдореНрд╣рд╛рд░рд╛ рдХрд╛рдо рддреБрдореНрд╣рд╛рд░реЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдзреНрдпрд╛рди рд╕реЗ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? Was your work being done by you attentively? |
2. | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЕрдзреНрдпрд╛рдкрдХ рддреБрдореНрд╣реЗрдВ рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрдЬрд╝реА рдкрдврд╝рд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? Was teacher teaching you English? | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрдЬрд╝реА рдЕрдзреНрдпрд╛рдкрдХ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рддреБрдореНрд╣реЗрдВ рдкрдврд╝рд╛рдИ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реА рдереА? Was English being taught to you by your teacher? |
3. | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд░рд╛рдХреЗрд╢ рдЦрд╝рдд рд▓рд┐рдЦ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? Was a Rakesh writing a letter? | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЦрд╝рдд рд░рд╛рдХреЗрд╢ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рд▓рд┐рдЦрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? Was a letter being written by Rakesh? |
4. | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЗ┬а рдХреНрд░рд┐рдХреЗрдЯ рдЦреЗрд▓ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ? Were the children playing cricket? | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдХреНрд░рд┐рдХреЗрдЯ рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЛрдВ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдЦреЗрд▓рд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? Was cricket being played by the children? |
5. | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╡рд╣ рддреЗрдЬрд╝ рдХрд╛рд░ рдЪрд▓рд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? Was he driving a car recklessly? | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдХрд╛рд░ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рддреЗрдЬрд╝ рдЪрд▓рд╛реА рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реА рдереА? Was a car being driven by him recklessly? |
Practice Examples: –
- were the students were flying kites?
- Was your brother taking tea?
- Were the girls practicing dance?
- Was your son watching T.V?
- Were the cows grazing in the grassland?
- Was the teacher punishing the students?
- Were they playing cricket in the ground?
- Was her mother cooking food?
- Was the girl playing with her toys?
- Was he attending the meeting?
WH Sentences: –
Sr. No | ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬аActive | ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬аPassive |
┬а | Rules: -WH + was/were + s + v1 + ing +ob +? Negative: – WH +was/were + s + not + v1 + ing +ob +? | Rules: – WH + was/were + being + v3 + by + sb +? Negative: – WH + was/were +ob + not + being + v3 + by + sb+? |
1. | рд╡рд╣ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдкрдврд╝ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? What was he reading? | рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдкрдврд╝рд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? What was being read by him? |
2. | рд╡рд╣ рдХрд╣рд╛рдБ рд░рд╣ рд░рд╣реА рдереА? Where was she living? | рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдХрд╣рд╛рдБ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? Where was being lived by her? |
3. | рд╡рд╣ рдЦрд╛рдирд╛ рдХрдм рдмрдирд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? When was she cooking food? | рдЦрд╛рдирд╛ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдХрдм рдмрдирд╛рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? When was the food being cooked by him? |
4. | рд╡рд╣ рдХрд▓ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдкрдврд╝ рд░рд╣реА рдереА? What was she reading yesterday? | рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдХрд▓ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдкрдврд╝рд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? What was being read by her yesterday? |
5. | рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рд░реНрдереА рдХреНрд░рд┐рдХреЗрдЯ рдХрд╣рд╛рдБ рдЦреЗрд▓ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ? Where were the student playing cricket? | рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рд░реНрдереА рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдХреНрд░рд┐рдХреЗрдЯ рдХрд╣рд╛рдБ рдЦреЗрд▓рд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? Where was the cricket being played by the students? |
6. | рддреБрдо рдХреНрдпреЛрдВ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХреЛрд╢рд┐рд╢ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ? Why was you not doing efforts? | рддреБрдореНрд╣рд╛рд░реЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдХреЛрд╢рд┐рд╢ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХреА рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реА рдереА? Why weren’t efforts being done by you? |
7. | рддреБрдо рдХрд┐рд╕ рддрд░рд╣ рд╕реЗ рдХрдкрдбрд╝реЗ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдзреЛ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ? In what way wasn’t you washing the clothes? | рдХрд┐рд╕ рддрд░рд╣ рд╕реЗ рдХрдкрдбрд╝реЗ рддреБрдореНрд╣рд╛рд░реЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдзреЛрдП рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ? In what way weren’t the clothes washed by you? |
8. | рддреБрдо рдХреНрдпреЛрдВ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХрдВрдкреНрдпреВрдЯрд░ рдЗрд╕реНрддреЗрдорд╛рд▓ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ? Why weren’t you using the computer?┬а | рдХрдВрдкреНрдпреВрдЯрд░ рддреБрдореНрд╣рд╛рд░реЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЗрд╕реНрддреЗрдорд╛рд▓ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? Why wasn’t the computer being used by you? |
9. | рдЙрд╕ рд╕рдордп┬а рд╡рд╣ рдХреИрд╕реЗ рд╕рдордп рдмрд░реНрдмрд╛рдж рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? At that time how wasn’t he wasting time? | рдЙрд╕ рд╕рдордп рдЙрд╕ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рд╕рдордп рдХреИрд╕реЗ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдмрд░реНрдмрд╛рдж рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛?┬а At that time how wasn’t time being wasted by him? |
10. | рд╡рд╣ рдХрд┐рд╕ рдкреНрд░рдпреЛрдЧрд╢рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рдирдпрд╛ рдкреНрд░рдпреЛрдЧ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? In which laboratory wasn’t he doing new experiment?┬а | рдХрд┐рд╕ рдкреНрд░рдпреЛрдЧрд╢рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рдЙрд╕ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдирдпрд╛ рдкреНрд░рдпреЛрдЧ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? In which laboratory new experiment wasn’t being done by him? |
Practice Examples:┬а–
- What was she cooking in the kitchen?
- Where were they eating food?
- Why were we making a noise?
- How was he making fun of him?
- Whom were you calling?
- How weren’t they dancing?
- What wasn’t she doing for their comfort?
- Why wasn’t he attending his interview?
- Who wasn’t playing football with my dog?
- Which company wasn’t hiring new employees?
Interrogative + Negative Sentences: –
Sr. No | ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬аActive | ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а Passive |
┬а | Rules: – Was/ Were + s + not + v1 + ing +ob +? | Rules: – Was/ Were + ob + not + being + v1 + ing +by + sb +? |
1. | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╡рд╣ рдкрдврд╝рд╛рдИ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? Wasn’t he doing study? | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдкрдврд╝рд╛рдИ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХреА рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реА рдереА? Wasn’t study being done by him? |
2. | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╡рд╣ рдбрд░рд╛рдиреА рдлрд╝рд┐рд▓рдо рдирд╣реАрдВ рджреЗрдЦ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ? Weren’t they watching a horror movie? | рдХреНрдпрд╛┬а рдбрд░рд╛рдиреА рдлрд╝рд┐рд▓рдо рдЙрдирдХреЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рджреЗрдЦреА рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реА рдереА? Wasn’t a horror movie watched by them? |
3. | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рдЕрдзреНрдпрд╛рдкрдХ рдЙрд╕рдХреЛ рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрдЬрд╝реА рдкрдврд╝рд╛рдИ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХрд░рд╛ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ? Wasn’t his teacher teaching him English? | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрдЬрд╝реА рдЙрдирдХреЛ рдЙрдирдХреЗ рдЕрдзреНрдпрд╛рдкрдХ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдкрдврд╝рд╛рдИ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реА рдереА? Wasn’t English being taught to him by his teacher? |
4. | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд▓рдбрд╝рдХрд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рдЧрд┐рдзрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдкрд╛ рд░рд╣реА рдереА? Weren’t the girls doing dance? | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЧрд┐рдзрд╛ рд▓рдбрд╝рдХрд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдкрд╛рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? Wasn’t dance being done by the girls? |
5. | рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЪреБрдЪреЗрдВ рджрд╛рдирд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪреБрдЧ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ? Weren’t the chicks pecking the grain? | рдХреНрдпрд╛┬а рджрд╛рдирд╛ рдЪреБрдЪреЛрдВ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪреБрдЧрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛? Wasn’t the grain being pecked by the chicken? |
Practice Examples:┬а–
- Wasn’t he doing his homework?
- Weren’t they watching a cricket match on TV?
- Wasn’t she baking a cake?
- Wasn’t her husband driving a car?
- Weren’t you taking a picture?
- Wasn’t her friend telling a lie?
- Weren’t they participating in dance competition?
- Wasn’t she ripping out a piece of paper?
- Wasn’t your father polishing his shoes?
- Weren’t they washing their clothes?