📘 Past Continuous Tense – Corrections (Tamil)

Day 3 – Yes / No Question Corrections

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🎯 Day 3 Focus

இன்றைய correction பயிற்சியின் முக்கிய நோக்கம்:

• Past Continuous Tense-ல் Yes / No Questions சரியாக அமைப்பது
• Was / Were + Subject + Verb + ing ? structure தெளிவாகப் புரிந்துகொள்வது
• Beginner learners செய்யும் பொதுவான பிழைகளை சரி செய்வது

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 Yes / No Question Structure

Was / Were + Subject + Verb + ing ?

• Was → I / He / She / It
• Were → You / We / They

👉 Question sentence-ல் was / were முதலில் வரும் 👉 Main verb எப்போதும் ing form-ல் இருக்க வேண்டும்

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❌➡️✅ Common Mistakes & Corrections

1️⃣ Helping Verb Order Mistakes

• ❌ You were watching TV?
  ✅ Were you watching TV?
• ❌ She was reading book?
  ✅ Was she reading a book?
• ❌ They were playing cricket?
  ✅ Were they playing cricket?

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2️⃣ was / were Selection Errors

• ❌ Was they sleeping?
  ✅ Were they sleeping?
• ❌ Were he working at night?
  ✅ Was he working at night?
• ❌ Was we going to school?
  ✅ Were we going to school?

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3️⃣ Verb + ing Errors

• ❌ Was she cook dinner?
  ✅ Was she cooking dinner?
• ❌ Were they play outside?
  ✅ Were they playing outside?
• ❌ Was he watch TV?
  ✅ Was he watching TV?

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4️⃣ Past Simple vs Past Continuous Confusion

• ❌ Did you study at 7 pm?
  ✅ Were you studying at 7 pm?
• ❌ Did she cook when I came?
  ✅ Was she cooking when I came?

👉 குறிப்பிட்ட நேரத்தில் “நடந்து கொண்டிருந்ததா?” → Past Continuous Question

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 Tamil Explanation (Easy)

• He was sleeping. → அவன் தூங்கிக் கொண்டிருந்தான்
• Was he sleeping? → அவன் தூங்கிக் கொண்டிருந்தானா?

Statement → Question = was / were sentence ஆரம்பத்துக்கு

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 Practice – Correct the Questions

1. You were studying at night?
2. Was they playing chess?
3. Were she writing exam?
4. Was he read newspaper?

✔ Correct Answers

1. Were you studying at night?
2. Were they playing chess?
3. Was she writing exam?
4. Was he reading newspaper?

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 Day 3 Key Takeaway

Question sentence = Helping verb first

Was / Were + Subject + ing
இந்த order சரியாக இருந்தால் Past Continuous Questions-ல் எந்த confusion-மும் இருக்காது.

— Shaktimatha Learning