Past Continuous Tense – Day 4

Negative Sentences (నిరాకరణ వాక్యాలు)

🎯 Day 4 యొక్క లక్ష్యం

ఈ Day పూర్తయ్యే సరికి మీరు:

Past Continuous Negative sentences ను తప్పుల్లేకుండా తయారు చేయగలుగుతారు
was / were + not + verb+ing structure పై పూర్తి అవగాహన పొందుతారు
Positive → Negative మార్పు చాలా సులభంగా చేయగలుగుతారు

🧠 Negative Sentence Structure

Subject + was / were + not + verb + ing

👉 Negative sentence లో ముఖ్యమైన విషయం
not ఎప్పుడూ was / were తర్వాతే వస్తుంది
👉 main verb ఎప్పుడూ verb + ing లోనే ఉండాలి

👤 Subject-wise Negative Examples

I was not studying.
He was not working yesterday.
She was not cooking at that time.
It was not raining.
We were not discussing the issue.
You were not listening carefully.
They were not playing outside.

⏰ Time-based Negative Sentences

I was not sleeping at 11 PM.
She was not watching TV yesterday evening.
They were not travelling last night.
We were not waiting at that moment.

🔄 Positive → Negative (Conversion)

I was studying.
→ I was not studying.
She was cooking food.
→ She was not cooking food.
They were playing cricket.
→ They were not playing cricket.

🔗 Past Continuous + WHEN (Negative)

I was not sleeping when he called me.
She was not listening when the teacher explained.
We were not watching TV when guests arrived.

🔗 Past Continuous + WHILE (Negative)

I was not reading while she was cooking.
They were not playing while others were studying.

🚫 Common Mistakes (Avoid These)

❌ I was not ~~study~~
✅ I was not studying
❌ She were not cooking
✅ She was not cooking
❌ They was not playing
✅ They were not playing

📝 Practice – Change into Negative

I was reading a book.
She was preparing food.
They were watching a movie.
We were travelling yesterday.

(Answers will be discussed in Day 6)

Day 4 Key Point

Past Continuous Negative sentence అంటే గతంలో ఒక పని జరుగటం లేదు అని చెప్పడం.

was / were + not + verb+ing ఈ structure క్లియర్ అయితే Questions & WH-Questions చాలా easy అవుతాయి.

— Shaktimatha Learning

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