Future indefinite tense II

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Future indefinite tense II

^{This tense indicates future possibilities or upcoming time. Means an action will take place in future. Some time expressing adverbs are used to denote future actions:}

^{Tomorrow, presently, soon, in a few moments, shortly and next + year/day/week/month etc.}

^{he will meet me shortly.}

^{she will come to India next month.}

^{I will go to Chennai next week by flight.}

^{She will join Continental company presently.}

^{She will help the poor.}

^{I will open an NGO next year.}

^{They will shift to Mumbai soon.}

^{I won’t help him in his work presently.}

^{He won’t accept my proposal soon.}

^Note:^{Presently means; at present and soon.}

^{Simple future is used to predict a future event:(Future indefinite tense II)}

^{It will snow tomorrow.}

^{It will hail the day after tomorrow.}

^{He will come by next flight.}

^{They will face the interview next week.}

^{It is used to express willingness (Future indefinite tense II):}

^{I will do bargaining there.}

^{I will do the dishes.}

^{I will do gardening.}

^{She will take an IAS examination.}

^{It is used to express unwillingness:}

^{He won’t eat non-veg.}

^{She won’t pay the bill.}

^{He won’t go with her.}

^{Mostly we use ‘will’ with “I think or I don’t think for predictions based on our personal opinion or knowledge}

^{for examples:}

^{I think she will get good marks.}

^{I don’t think It will snow tonight.}

^Intentions

^{When we decide or arranged to do something in near future; in this condition, we use “be going to”}

^{I think he knows about his career. He is mature and he is going to become a dancer.}

Future indefinite Tense I

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Simple future indefinite tense I is used to generally indicate upcoming time means for future.

Sub + will + action + obj + etc. He/she/it/name/you/they + will + action + obj + etc.

Future indefinite tense examples

I will play hockey now.
She will learn computer course from F-tech.
They will go for an evening walk today.
She will reach on time here.
He will get married.
He will be a doctor next year.

Negative sentences (Future indefinite Tense I):

Sub + will/shall + not + action + obj.

He won’t go with me there.
She won’t help me at all.
They won’t come at the party.
The doctor won’t leave a single penny.
I won’t play cards with us.

Interrogative sentences(future indefinite tense-i):

Will/shall + Sub + action + obj?

Will they come to meet you daily?
Will you start studying Geography?
Will she solve the puzzle?
Will your brother get ready for a picnic?

Interrogative negative sentences (Future indefinite Tense I):

Will + sub + not + action + Obj?

Will you not continue your further education?
Will they not go abroad for higher study?
Will she not go for an evening?
Will your father not permit you to go to market?

OR

Won’t+ sub + action + obj?

Won’t she join Defence?
Won’t he join the yoga class?
Won’t Rahul face the interview?
Won’t you drive me to the railway station?
Won’t your principal ask for fee?
Won’t your teacher accept leave application?

Simple past tense II ( I did)

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Simple past tense II ( I did):

It is used to denote past incident happened at a certain time. For examples

The girl came to me for playing chess.
She did not get her salary this month.
He repented on his mistake.
He believed in his sister’s story.

Rule I (Simple past tense II ( I did):

As we studied in part I ( I did) that some time expressing words denotes simple past are yesterday, the other day,( last + time), ago, earlier etc.

He met me there yesterday evening.
I talked to him the other day.
She scolded him in the morning.
I wanted to go today.
She tried to find his documents yesterday night.
I lived there in 2017.

Rule II (Simple past tense II ( I did)):

(A.) past habitual actions are expressed by some time expressing adverbs which are given below:

Some ‘time expressing adverbs’ are used before actions:

Always, sometimes, often, usually, normally, generally, occasionally, never, scarcely, rarely, barely, hardly

And some are used at the end of the sentence.

Every + time (month, week, day, year), daily, once a day/week/month/year

He always appreciated me.
He never met me at the party.
I often wanted to get it.
I took fast food once a week.
I rarely met him.

(B.) states that existed in past time:

When I was a kid, I visited my granny home every month.
When her brother was young, He loved spinach.
When I was a bachelor, he worked hard in his business.

Rule III(Simple past tense II ( I did)): we use simple past after some structures:

It is time, it is high time, it is about time simple past (sub + action II + obj). examples:

It is time he started playing football. You’ll compete with another football team.
It is high time she went to bed. You’ll have to get up early and will go to school.
It is time I bought a new Ducati bike.
It is about time this road was finished.

Note: when we want to say that the right time has arrived to do something and we are still in time, therefore, we can use the below given:

It’s time to leave the office.
It’s time to play hockey.
It’s time for dinner.
It’s time to say good night.
It’s time to help him.

Rule IV: this tense denotes progressive action (action + ing) both clauses are made in past simple but even it indicates continuity.

While she played billiards, I wrote a book.
While he went to bed, they watched a movie.
While Rahul went to market, I played snooker.
When he wrote an E-mail, I took Pizza.
When my son completed homework for school, I finished my domestic chores.

Rule V: Past simple to express a point of time in the past

When two actions are being done in the sentence that time progressive action denotes past continuous and during it another statement will be delivered in the simple past tense. Examples:

When I was cooking food, my son drew the painting.
She was writing a book when her youngest brother came.
While he was playing Rugby, he fell.
While students were dancing, their parents came to see them.
When I went home, my sister was reading a novel.
When I was sleeping, my brother watched a harry porter movie.

Rule VI[Simple past tense II ( I did)]: The helping verb (did) for emphasis:

I did want to say her everything that happened, But I didn’t say anything.
He did play basketball but he wasn’t selected for school tea.
I did study hard but not got good marks.

Rule VII: when reporting verb in past tense and reporting speech in the simple present tense, in indirect speech; simple present tense changes into simple past tense. Examples:

She said, “I get up late in the morning”. (Direct)
She said that she got up late in the morning. (Indirect)

proverb is given; its tense never changes. For examples:

He said,” water boils at 100 ◦c. (Direct)
He said that water boils at 100 ◦ c. Indirect (√)
He said that water boiled at 100 ◦ c. (×)

Exercise – Simple past tense II ( I did)

Find the suitable option and fill in the blanks

He …….. to go there.
Forget b. forgot c. had forgotten
It’s high time to ………. from here.
Went b. go c. will go d. should go
It’s time, you ………. admission in a digital marketing course.
Take b. should take c. took d. will take
She …… to him for knowing the exact information regarding the case yesterday.
Go b. had gone c. went d. will go
My brother never ………. The truth.
Tell b. is telling c. told d. was telling
Did she ………. to play hide and seek in her childhood?
Used b. was used c. use d. using
When I …….. in the fifth standard, I …….. chess a lot.
Was-play b. were-played c. was-playing d. was-played
When she was a kid, she ……… the zoo twice a year.
Visit b. visited c. was visiting d. was visited
My teacher taught us that the Sun ………. In the east.
Rose b. rise c. was rising d. rises

10. She said that she …….. billiards.

a. plays b. played c. is playing d. play

11. she ……. Everything for him but he left her.

a. do b. did c. has done

12. I …… complete my project but I got a few marks in it.

a. did b. do c. have done

13. When I ……….. on phone, my son ……… the painting.

a. was talking – drew b. talk-drew c. talks-drew

14. While he ……….the mountain, he …….. down.

a. was climbing- fall b. was climbing-fell c. walking-fell

15. While students ………… dance, their parents

………… to see them

a. Was performing-came b. were performing-come c. were performing-comes d. were performing-came

Simple Past tense I (I did)

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Simple Past tense I (I did)

At the time of speaking something happened in the past at a certain time that indicates by some following time expressing words:

Yesterday, yesterday + time (yesterday morning, evening, night noon, afternoon), the day before yesterday, in past years, ago, earlier, since, ever since, the other day. Last moment, Last + time (Sunday, month, night, day, evening, week, year), in 2010, in January, previous Sunday.

Affirmative sentences:

Sub + action II form + obj.

He has met me yesterday. (×)
He met me yesterday. (√)
She made a speech the last Sunday.
He got a job the previous week.
Rahul got his salary at the end of the month.
It rained heavily at midnight.
My father came home late at night by train.
She took food an hour ago.
They reached the station on time, boarded the train and thanked God.
The knight stood up, smiled and tapped the little boy and finally gave him some gold coins.

Negative sentences(Simple Past tense I (I did):

Sub + did not (didn’t) + action + obj.

I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.
She didn’t want to tell a lie.
He didn’t get any job.
She didn’t shift from Jaipur.
It didn’t snow the last Sunday.
I didn’t admit my mistake which I did.
He confessed his sin.
He didn’t study the whole year and didn’t study in wee hours as well. At the eleventh hour, he copied the exams.

Interrogative sentences I- Simple Past tense I (I did):

Did + Sub + action + obj?

Did you say something to him?
Did you find your lost bag?
Did you agree to this proposal?
Did you see the Tajmahal?
Did you go for an evening walk?
Did you go to the theatre last Sunday?

Interrogative negative sentences II (Simple past tense (I did):

Did + sub + not + action + obj?

Did you not learn the Guitar? I did not learn the guitar. I wanted to learn it.
Did she not get ready?
Did they not make a fuss?
Did he not read his book today?
Did Dushyant Som not study in Wee hours?
Did Bhupendra not crack the IAS examinations?
Did Saurav not complete his B. Pharmacy?

OR

Didn’t + sub + action + obj? examples:

Didn’t you beat him?
Didn’t you lend him money?
Didn’t he ask for money?
Didn’t they steal money from the bank?
Didn’t Rajni make her passport?

Question words[Simple Past tense I (I did)]

Wh word + did + subject + action + object?

Why did you hide the truth?
When did you ask him?
Where did you keep the money?
Who told you the truth?
Who taught you how to play the Guitar?

Exercise of Simple Past Tense (I did)

He ……… him 100 bucks for his service.
Gives b. gave c. had given

2. he said, she ……… nervous while facing the interview.

a. is getting b. got c. get

3. Arjit Singh’s concert ……….. very late.

a. begin b. begun c. began

4. I ……… to hurt your feelings by saying this statement yesterday.

a. didn’t meant b. didn’t mean c. wasn’t mean

5. who …….. the truth?

a. did tell b. told c. tell

6. why did you ………. the fact?

a. concealed b. conceal c. concealing

7. didn’t he …….. you money?

a. lend b. lent c. did lending

8. did she ………. a mistake?

a. made b. make c. mad

9. he ………. to the office yesterday.

a. comes on foot b. came on foot c. come on foot

10. she ………… me everything earlier.

a. has explained b. had explained c. explained

11. he ……… that job a long time ago.

a. has left b. had left c. left

12. where did you …… it?

a. putted b. put c. putting

13. I ……. my kite high in the sky.

a. fly b. flown c. flew

14. When she sat there, she ………. the sketch.

a. draw b. drew c. drawn

15. she ………. to me.

a. lie b. lain c. lied

16. my brother ………. to the jungle and …….. gold coins there last week.

a. go-find b. went- found c. went- founded

17. The accused was ……… on 22^nd January .

a. hang b. hung c. hanged

18. She ……… the spices.

a. grind b. ground c. grounded

19. he ……… in the deep well.

a. felled b. fell c. fallen

20. She ……… the difficulties.

a. bore b. born c. borne

Present Indefinite Tense Rule – (I do)

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Present Indefinite Tense Rule

Rule I: Simple Present Tense is used to express habitual, regular or repeated action. For Examples:

Robin Singh Rajput gets up at 8 a.m. every morning.
He always goes to his village on Sunday.
He reads a newspaper.
He prefers milk to tea.
He lives at New Ashok Nagar.
He sometimes goes to the gym. He loves to take healthy food.
I get up late in the morning and start the day with two glasses of water which is kept in a copper utensil.

Rule II: Some ‘time expressing adverbs’ are used in the Present Indefinite Tense :

Always, often, sometimes, habitually, frequently, generally, usually, normally, never, seldom, hardly, scarcely, barely, rarely are used before actions in the sentences.

See the following examples:

He seldom goes for a morning walk.
She sometimes cooks dinner.
They generally play football most evenings.
Dimple always tells a lie.
Preeti always motivates me regarding my education.
I often drink on weekends.
She dances very often at parties.

But some adverbs are used at the end of the sentences(Present Indefinite Tense Rule):

Every + (time), once a + time, twice a + time, thrice a + time

Every day, once a day, twice a day, thrice a day

Every week once a week twice a week thrice a week

Every month once a month twice a month thrice a month

Every year once a year twice a year thrice a year

Every morning

Every evening

Every night, daily. Examples :

She wakes up early every morning.
He takes food at Jain Dharamshala every evening.
He studies in the wee hours every day.
She never comes late at night.

Rule III: Present Indefinite tense rule is used to denote universal truth, general truth (principle) and permanent activity. Examples:

The earth revolves the Sun.
The earth rotates on its axis.
The sun rises in the east. Universal truth
Water boils at 100 degree Celcius.
Two and two multiply four. (General truth)
He lives in Mumbai. (Permanent activity)

Rule IV(Present Indefinite Tense Rule):

Conditional sentences generally start with two clauses. One of them is a principal clause, and another one is a subordinate clause.

Sub-ordinate clause: if, when, before, after, till, until, unless, as soon as, as long as and in the case are the conjunctions used with Present Indefinite Tense.

If you come here, I will lend you money.

Sub-ordinate clause principal clause

Simple present tense simple future tense

Sub + M.V¹/M.V⁵+ Obj sub + shall/will + M.V.¹ + obj

If any sentence starts with a conditional word that denotes future; it will be made in Present Indefinite Tense .

When he goes for a long ride, I will play a video game.
Unless she runs fast, she will not win the race.
I shall teach her English if she comes here.

Sub-ordinate clause principal clause

Simple present tense simple future tense

Rule V(Present Indefinite Tense Rule):

This tense is used to express mental activity, emotions and feelings. Here are some examples are given below:

I believe in God.
I think you should leave now.
I know that you cannot help me at all.
She feels bad.
I consider him, he is an intelligent boy.
He understands my situation.
I hope you will get success.
She likes to go abroad.

Note: Appear, Agree, believe, consider, desire, feel, forget, recognize, refuse, prefer, think, imagine, mean, mind, know, love, hate, hope, suppose, understand, trust, remember, seem, want, wish, notice, recognize, see, hear, smell, look etc are used in simple present. These verbs are specially used in Present Indefinite Tense . If these verbs are used with present continuous tense have different meaning and purpose is also mentioned.

Exercise of Present Indefinite Tense Rule

…….. Hindus ………… Diwali in amavasaya of kartik month. (Does, celebrates b. do, celebrate c. do celebrates)
…….. your friend ……… for a picnic? (Does, go b. does, goes c. do, go d. do, goes)
The Earth …….. the sun. (Rotates b. revolves c. rotate d. revolve
Two and two ……. Four. (Make b. made c. makes d. making)
The earth …….. on its axis. (Revolve b. rotates c. revolves c. rotate)
Water ……. at zero degree Celsius. (Freeze b. freezes c. freezing )
If I …… to Mumbai. I ……definitely meet you. (Will go, will gone b. go, will c. goes, will be going d. going, will)
When he ……. in a government job, he will be able to help his family. ( Will get selected b. get selected c. gets selected d. will gets selected)
Unless he …….. fast. He won’t be selected in a government job. (Doesn’t run b. don’t run c. run d. runs)
I ……. that you will be fine soon. (Hope b. hoping c. hopes)

Simple present Tense (I do)

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Simple present Tense

The simple present tense is used to express habitual or regular or repeated action.

Main verb⁵ is a singular form of the verb which is used with He/she/it/name/singular noun. The main verb is known as action/verb.

He/she/it/name + action+es/s + Object + etc.

You/we/they/I + action + Object + etc.

He speak English (×) He speaks English (√).

(Es) is used when action ends up with Ch/sh/x/o/ss

e.g. wash+ es= washes, splash+ es=splashes

Radha splashes her face every morning.
He washes the clothes. She goes home on foot but Rahul goes home by bus.

Here are the following examples of Simple Present tense to get to know regarding the structure that makes you perfect in speaking.

I play football.	He plays football
You know him very well.	She recognizes him very well.
They want to go abroad	Rahul tries to solve the sums.
We get a salary late.	My brother works at Infosys.
These girls love to eat pizza.	This boy loves to make parathas.
My siblings learn computer.	She learns the guitar.
Villagers cut the wheat with hand.	My father goes to the office by train.
His brothers beat him	My eldest brother never tells a lie.
Her parents scold him a lot.	Her sister drives a car.
Politicians make people fool.	Every student studies a lot.

Negative Sentences

Sub does not/ do not + action + obj.

You/we/they/ I/ plural noun + do not (don’t) + action (m.v.) + obj etc.

He/she/it/name/singular noun + does not (doesn’t) + action + obj.

I do not converse with him.	She doesn’t talk to me.
You don’t play cards	He doesn’t play marbles.
They don’t get nervous.	It doesn’t rain a lot in the desert area.
We don’t follow him.	Raju doesn’t fight with neighbours.
Girls do not abuse others.	This boy looks handsome.

Interrogative sentences I(Simple present Tense):

Do/does + sub + action + obj?

!!

Do + you/we/they/I/ plural noun + action + obj?

Does + he/she/it/name/singular noun + action + obj?

Interrogative negative II:

Do/does + sub + not + action + obj?

Or

Don’t / doesn’t + sub + action + obj?

Interrogative I:

Do you smoke?	Does he smoke?
Do the students gossip in class?	Does she take vodka at a party?
Do they participate in games?	Does Himanshu Tyagi miss you?
Do you speak the truth?	Does your friend remember you?
Do you think?	Does she think?

Interrogative type II:

Do you not eat out on weekends?	Don’t you eat out on weekends?
Do they not make noise here?	Don’t they make noise here?
Does she not want to take the cake?	Doesn’t she want to take the cake?
Do you not try to solve the riddle?	Don’t you try to solve the riddle?
Do they not help you?	Don’t they help you?

Wh words:

Wh word + do/does + Subject + main verb + object + etc?

examples:

Why do people tell a lie?
Where does he study?
When do you celebrate your birthday?
How do they go to school?
What time does Neha play badminton?

Wh words with negative implications(Simple present Tense):

Wh word + doesn’t/don’t + subject + main verb + object etc?

Or

Wh word + do/does + subject + not + main verb + object + etc?

Why don’t they speak the truth about it?
Why does he not study in the wee hours?
what time don’t they live at home?
Where doesn’t he go for a picnic?

Note: ‘Who’ is also an interrogative pronoun but if it is used as a subject, we make a structure like this:

Who + verb + es/s + object + etc.?

Who goes to a restaurant every day?
Who plays here? and
Who tells a lie?

If you know or learn something to do, a structure is to be made with Simple Present tense:

Subject + knows/know + how to action.

Subject + learns/learn + how to action.

Examples:

He knows how to read Urdu?
She doesn’t know how to speak English.
Don’t you know how to play the flute?
Doesn’t she know how to surf the net?
I don’t know how to prepare coffee.
My brother doesn’t know to read English.

Exercise:

Choose verb and fill in the blanks:

What …….. the teachers teach in your institute? (does b. had c. do d. have)
……. your dog sleep on the bed? (Do b. does c. have d. had)
What time …… your brother ….. to the office? (Do/go b. does/go c. have/go d. has/go)
I don’t know why teenagers ……….. liquor. (Takes b. took c. take d. taken)
…….. he know how to play the guitar? (Do b. have c. has d. does)
Where do you …….. for a morning walk? (Gone b. go c. goes d. went)
Why ……. The brilliant students ……….. in their future? (Do, get failed b. does, get failed c. do, gets failed d. does, gets failed)
Who ……… English very well? (Does know b. do know c. know d. knows)
Does she know ……..? (Dance b. to dance c. how to dance d. how to dances)
Does he learn ……….? (How to swim b. to swim c. swim d. to swims)

Future continuous tense II – Future Progressive actions

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Future Continuous Tense II

Uses of future continuous tense II:

It is unfinished action that will be going on in the future.

Next weekend, My brother will be watching a movie at InnoX cinema theatre.
He will be facing the interview in the continental company next week.
He will be travelling from Meerut to Delhi.
Dushyant Som will be worshipping Goraksha Nath in the evening.
Deva’s mother will be going to Krishna Parnami Temple tomorrow.

An interrogative sentence that shows a normal request to get to know the information and an invitation:

Will you be attending the conference tonight?
Will you be arranging the event tomorrow night? and
Will you be teaching English?

Asking for something:

Will you be looking for a job?
Will you be printing documents? and
Will you be bringing vegetables from Reliance fresh?

To predict something about a person or thing that will occur(future continuous tense-ii):

You will be getting late for the office after a long drive.
She will be feeling bad seeing his wedding ceremony.
He will be getting nervous in the front of the interviewer.
You will be feeling tired after working in the sun.
I think that he will be riding a bike. That’s why he won’t be able to attend your call.

Something in progress (Future continuous ) when another thing happens:

He will be watching a movie, when she comes here.
My father will be cooking ,when I go to my granny’s home.
If you stay longer here, your father will be looking for you.
If the cloud thunders, it will be raining tonight.

Exercise:

Find the suitable verb and fill in the blanks(future continuous tense ii):

He will be …………how to dance ,when his friend………. to meet him there. (learn, go)
If it snows, everyone …….. running homes.
Will he be ……….. yoga? (do)
Will you be ………… for a job? (look)
He won’t be ……… good seeing his wedding ceremony. (feel)
You will be …………. worried after ………….. the exams result. (feel, see)
…….. you be …………the account of employers? (settle)
They ……be….. movie this weekend.
Peoples of every country …….. be…………. Home , due to Carona virus in lockdown condition. (stay)
If he leaves his job. He………be ………. for a new job. (look)

Future continuous Tense I – Progressive tense

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Future continuous Tense

When we want to express an activity or event going on at a particular time or over a specific period in future will be + -ing (future continuous tense) is used.

Affirmative sentences:

Sub + will be/shall be + action + ing + obj.

You/they/he/she/it/name/plural noun + will be doing

I/we + shall be + doing.

But these days, in modern English we don’t use shall be in speaking; it is just used for the sake of writing.

I will be facing the interview tomorrow.
Next time, we will be going to see the Church at Sardhana in Meerut.
Next month, the prime minister of India – Narendra Modi will be celebrating five years in power.
At 4 o’clock, I will be going to meet with the CEO of the company.
Sumit will be running the 1600 mitres Army race this Friday.
Ashish will be running a marathon this Sunday.
I will be watching the Conjuring movie.
Sumit will be competing against Ashish in the race.
Anand Sir will be teaching English at 10 o’clock.

Read blow Negative sentences of Future Continuous Tense

Sub + will not be(won’t be) + action + ing + obj.

She won’t be taking a bath now.
He won’t be making a speech at the moment.
They won’t be getting serious when mother scolds.
It won’t be raining heavily at night.

Interrogative sentences I(Future continuous Tense):

Will + sub + be + action + ing + Obj?

Will you be learning the Guitar on Sunday?
Will he be expecting good behaviour from him?
Will she be coming here?
Will Kapil be singing a song in the concert?

Interrogative negative sentences II:

Will + sub + not + be + action + ing + obj?

Will you not be going to market?
Will she not be talking to you at night?
Will he not be working in this company next year?
Will Farmers not be committing suicide next year?
Will the BJP not be celebrating its winning moment?

OR

Won’t + Sub + be + action + ing + Obj?

Won’t she be telling you the truth?
Won’t he be getting your point while studying?
Won’t they be playing carrom board?
Won’t Rahul be facing his problems?
Won’t your younger brother be cooking food?

Exercise

Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs(Future continuous Tense):

She will be ………. Interview tomorrow. (face, faces, facing)
They won’t be ………… examinations. (take, giving, taking)
What ……. be eating for lunch tomorrow?

(has he, did he, was he, will he)

What ……. be buying from market or haven’t made a plan so far?

(Will you, did you, have you, were you)

Won’t …….. be raining heavily tonight?

( he, it, you, we)

There is an appointment with a doctor of mine. Oh really! Will you be …………. nervous?

( feel, feels, feeling, felt)

Why ……. he not be learning how to cook food?

(will, have, did, does)

Sumit ……… facing interview tomorrow.

(shall be, will be, was)

……….. your friend be marrying in winter.

(shan’t, was, won’t, )

I think that he …….. delivering the speech.

(shall be, was, will be, do)

Past continuous tense – Past Progressive Actions

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Past continuous tense

Rule I:

When two actions are happening or continue, both sentences use in past continuous:

I was cooking food; While she was sleeping.
While they were playing badminton, their sisters were watching television.
As he was talking on the phone, his mother was taking food.
his father was talking with his friend while his son was driving a car.

Rule II:

When get, become, grow are used to indicate increasing and decreasing. The sentences use in past continuous tense:

He was becoming richer and richer.
She was becoming more and more beautiful.
It was becoming more and more tough time.
The poor are becoming poorer and poorer and the rich are becoming richer and richer.
It was getting darker and darker.

Rule III:

We use past continuous tense to tell about past tense:

For Actions that continued before and after another incident:

The students were doing their classwork when I entered the classroom.
As I was surfing the internet, my friend came to me.
As he was playing chess, his mother came into the room and scolded him.
When I was singing a song. Neighbours were looking at me.

Rule IV:

Past continuous tense is very common to use at the beginning of a story:

The other day I was going to college when she came to me.
Last Sunday as I was making a speech, a beautiful woman came to the assembly.
Just as I was awaking; I heard a crying lady.
The other day while I was listening to songs on the bus, a beggar came to me for begging.

Rule V:

Past continuous tense is used “to tell something that happened before and after a particular time,”:

It was ten O’clock. I was watching Titanic movie.
It was midnight. I was celebrating my birthday with friends.
It was eight o’clock; it was pouring.

Compare:

At seven O’clock, I watched Titanic movie.
In January he was working in Flipkart.
To denote something was happening again and again.
I was playing badminton every day thrice a day.
They were meeting secretly after college.

Rule V:

To indicate that something continued for some time(past continuous tense):

I was weeping.
She was running.
Everyone was shouting at him.
Somebody was crying there.
He was playing.

Some verbs which show change or growth:

The children were growing up quickly.
Her German was improving.
My hair was growing white.
The village was changing quickly, and cities were developing rapidly.
New houses were growing up everywhere.

Exercise

Write appropriate past forms of verbs(past continuous tense):

While she ………….(cook), I …….. (read a book).
While they ……….. billiards(play), she …… with friends. (gossip)
It ……… darker and darker. (get)
They ……..richer and richer. (become)
She …….. an E-mail when I reached the office. (write)
As he ………. chess, his mother came into the room and scolded him. (play)
when I …….. in the ground, all my friends ……… at me. (run, look)
the last day, as I ………. in wee hours, somebody knocked the door. (study)
The other day, I ……..to school, she came to me. (go)
It was 11 ‘ o’clock. I …….. Hollywood movie. (watch)

Past Continuous Tense I

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Past Continuous Tense I

Something was happening at the time of speaking. Progressive actions are used in the past when we talk about a past activity that was going on at that time. There are following rules for past continuous tense.

Affirmative sentence:

Sub + was/were + action (M.V.)+ ing + obj.

He/she/it/name/I/singular noun + was + action + ing + obj.

You/we/they/plural noun + were + action + ing + obj.

Examples of Past Continuous tense i:

He was playing football in the school then.

It was raining heavily last night.

She was learning German.

She was asking me a lot of questions yesterday.

They were speaking the truth regarding that matter.

The police was running after the thief at that time.

Shaalu was studying in the wee hours.

She was reading history and geography then.

I was getting late yesterday morning. But I met my friend who drove me to the railway station.

I saw her as she was passing by here yesterday.

When Rajat went to my father, I was operating the computer.

Negative sentences of Past Continuous Tense i:

Sub + was/were + not (wasn’t/weren’t)+ action + ing + obj.

He wasn’t trying to solve the numeric of physics.

They weren’t going to Karnal.

I wasn’t talking to my friend.

She wasn’t fighting with neighbours yesterday.

Interrogative sentences I

Was/were + sub + action + ING + obj?

Were you solving the Sudoku puzzle?

Was he smoking at night?

Was she playing snooker at the club?

Was he taking liquor with colleagues last night?

Were they dancing in the theatre?

Was she getting nervous while facing the interview?

Interrogative negative sentences II:

Was/were + sub + not + action + ing + Obj?

Was she not throwing the party yesterday evening?

Were they not going for an evening walk?

Was he not smoking a cigar on Sunday?

Were they not doing a job in Genpact?

Interrogative negative sentences II:

Wasn’t/weren’t + Sub + action + ing + obj?

Wasn’t she going to Mumbai?

Weren’t the girls copying the exams?

Weren’t the boys helping the beggars?

Wasn’t the team playing well yesterday?

Exercise: I

Change the verb into past continuous tense i:

Example: He lives in Meerut.

He was living in Meerut.

She wrote me an E-mail.
She speaks English every day.
He didn’t get any job.
He told me a lie before my father.
She opposes me.
They are living happily.
Why does he not play football?
He is getting late for school.
He comes home late.
Where did he find it?

Exercise II

Write the correct past form of the verb:

Example:

It was raining when my younger brother going to school.

Peasantry ……. In the block to get to know seed which was good at growing wheat. (wait)
He ………… English. (speak)
She …… to songs. (listen)
Current went off while I …….. television. ( watch)
He talked a lot but I …… pizza. (eat)
He ………. in the sun then. (bask)
Cattle ……. grazing in the field. (was/were)
……… you making a speech yesterday? (are/were)
She …….. helping her friends then. ( was/is)
They ……… facing the problems now. (are/were)