Continuous tenes
Continuous tense (also known as progressive tense) is used to describe actions that are ongoing or in progress at a particular time. It emphasizes the duration or continuity of an action.
Down below here is the explaination about past continuous tense:
1. Past Continuous Tense भूतकालीन जारी काल (Bhootkale Jari Kaal)
Definition:
The past continuous tense is used to describe an action that was happening at a specific time in the past. It often shows that the action was ongoing when another action occurred or that two actions were happening at the same time.
Key Characteristics:
Structure:
Subject + was/were + verb (-ing) + object//विषय + थियो/थिए + क्रियापद (-ing) + वस्तु/(Vishaya + thiyo/thie + kriyapad (-ing) + vastu)
- Singular subjects (I, he, she, it) → Use was
- Plural subjects (you, we, they) → Use were
- Example:
- She was cooking dinner.
- They were playing football.
Used for ongoing actions in the past:
Examples:
| English | Nepali | Romanized |
| I was reading a book. | म किताब पढ्दै थिए। | Ma kitab padhdai thiye. |
| She was cooking food. | उनी खाना पकाउँदै थिइन्। | Uni khana pakaudai thien. |
| They were playing football. | उनीहरू फुटबल खेल्दै थिए। | Uniharu football kheldai thiye. |
| We were watching TV. | हामी टिभी हेरिरहेका थियौं। | Hami TV heriraheka thiyaun. |
| He was writing a letter. | ऊ पत्र लेख्दै थियो। | U patra lekhdai thiyo. |
| It was raining heavily. | भारी पानी परिरहेको थियो। | Bhari pani pariraheko thiyo. |
| You were listening to music. | तिमी संगीत सुन्दै थियौ। | Timi sangeet sundai thiyau. |
| She was dancing beautifully. | उनी राम्ररी नाच्दै थिइन्। | Uni ramrari natchdai thien. |
| The dog was barking. | कुकुर भुंइमा कराउँदै थियो। | Kukur bhuima karaudai thiyo. |
| The children were studying. | बच्चाहरू पढ्दै थिए। | Bachaharu padhdai thiye. |