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Complete synthesis of Days 15 to 20: Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, and Past Perfect Continuous.
S + V2
рдХрд╛рдо рд╣реБрдЖ (Completed)
Q: рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ?
S + was/were + V-ing
рдХрд╛рдо рдЪрд▓ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ (Ongoing)
Q: рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЪрд▓ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛?
S + had + V3
рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рд╣реА рд╣реЛ рдЪреБрдХрд╛ рдерд╛ (Earlier done)
Q: рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рд╣реА рд╣реЛ рдЪреБрдХрд╛ рдерд╛?
S + had been + V-ing
рдХреБрдЫ рд╕рдордп рд╕реЗ рдЪрд▓ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ (Duration)
Q: рдХрд┐рддрдиреЗ рд╕рдордп рд╕реЗ рдЪрд▓ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛?
| Feature | ЁЯЯв Simple Past | ЁЯФ╡ Past Continuous | ЁЯЯа Past Perfect | ЁЯФ┤ Past Perf. Continuous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formula | S + V2 | S + was/were + V-ing | S + had + V3 | S + had been + V-ing |
| Focus | Completed action | Ongoing action | Earlier completed action | Duration before past event |
| Hindi Clue | рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ / рдЧрдпрд╛ / рдЦрд╛рдпрд╛ | рдХрд░ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ | рдХрд░ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛ / рдЪреБрдХрд╛ рдерд╛ | рд╕реЗ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ |
| Example | I worked. | I was working. | I had worked. | I had been working. |
| Question | Did you work? | Were you working? | Had you worked? | Had you been working? |
| Negative | I didn't work. | I wasn't working. | I hadn't worked. | I hadn't been working. |
I studied.
ЁЯСЙ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдкрдврд╝рд╛рдИ рдХреАред (Action happened)
I was studying.
ЁЯСЙ рдореИрдВ рдкрдврд╝ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред (Action in progress)
I had studied before exam.
ЁЯСЙ Exam рд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдкрдврд╝ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛ред (Earlier done)
I had been studying for 2 hrs.
ЁЯСЙ 2 рдШрдВрдЯреЗ рд╕реЗ рдкрдврд╝ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред (Duration)