Past Continuous Tense – Day 6

WH Questions (ఎప్పుడు? ఎక్కడ? ఎందుకు? ఎవరు? ఏమి?)

🎯 Day 6 యొక్క లక్ష్యం

ఈ Day పూర్తయ్యే సరికి మీరు:

Past Continuous లో WH-Questions ని సరిగ్గా అడగగలుగుతారు
WH word + was / were structure స్పష్టంగా అర్థం చేసుకుంటారు
Conversation లో detail-based questions అడగగలుగుతారు

WH-Question Structure (Golden Formula)

WH-word + was / were + subject + verb + ing ?

👉 WH-word ముందుగా వస్తుంది 👉 తరువాత was / were 👉 main verb ఎప్పుడూ -ing form లోనే ఉంటుంది

Statement → WH Question (Basic Conversion)

She was studying at home.
→ Where was she studying?
They were playing cricket.
→ What were they playing?
He was waiting for you.
→ Whom was he waiting for?
We were travelling at night.
→ When were we travelling?

Common WH Words with Examples

What was she doing?
Where were they going?
When was he sleeping?
Why were you shouting?
Who was calling you?
How were they managing?

⏰ Time-based WH Questions

When were you studying yesterday?
What was she doing at 9 PM?
Where were they staying last week?

🔗 Past Continuous + WHEN / WHILE

What were you doing when the phone rang?
Where was she going when the accident happened?
What were they discussing while we were waiting?

🚫 Common Mistakes (Avoid These)

❌ What she was doing?
✅ What was she doing?
❌ Where were he going?
✅ Where was he going?
❌ Why did they playing?
✅ Why were they playing?

📝 Practice – Frame WH Questions

She was cooking in the kitchen.
They were watching a movie.
He was driving fast.
We were waiting outside.

(ఈ ప్రశ్నల పూర్తి సమాధానాలు Day 7 లో cover అవుతాయి)

Day 6 Key Understanding

WH-Questions అంటే details అడగడం.

WH + was / were + V-ing ఈ pattern బాగా వచ్చేసరికి మీ English questioning skill next level కి వెళ్తుంది.

— Shaktimatha Learning

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