Step 4 of 6: Listening

Day 22 • Listening Lab

Listening Lab — Ongoing Past Events

Narratives about ongoing past events

Ongoing Past Events

Listen carefully to native voice audio clips and follow along with English & Hindi transcripts.

Interactive Transcript

I was working all morning.

मैं पूरी सुबह काम कर रहा/रही था/थी।

She was studying in the library.

वह लाइब्रेरी में पढ़ रही थी।

Were you waiting for the bus?

क्या आप बस का इंतजार कर रहे/रही थे/थीं?

No, I was walking to school.

नहीं, मैं स्कूल पैदल जा रहा/रही था/थी।

They were playing music loudly.

वे जोर-जोर से संगीत बजा रहे थे।

It was raining all day.

पूरा दिन बारिश हो रही थी।

This audio uses the past continuous tense to describe ongoing actions in the past.

Was(था/थी)

Were(थे/थीं)

Working(काम कर रहा/रही)

Studying(पढ़ रहा/रही)

Playing(बजा रहा/रही)

Raining(हो रही)