📘 Past Continuous Tense — Day 5

Yes / No Questions (അതോ അല്ലയോ ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ)

🎯 Day 5 പഠന ലക്ഷ്യം

Past Continuous Tense-ൽ Yes / No questions രൂപപ്പെടുത്താൻ പഠിക്കുക
was / were sentence തുടക്കത്തിൽ ഉപയോഗിക്കാനുള്ള clarity നേടുക
Exam & spoken English confusion ഒഴിവാക്കുക

Yes / No Question – Structure

Was / Were + Subject + verb + ing ?

👉 Sentence was / were കൊണ്ട് ആരംഭിക്കണം 👉 Main verb എപ്പോഴും -ing form 👉 Answer സാധാരണയായി Yes / No ആയിരിക്കും

✍️ Basic Examples

Was I studying at that time?
👉 ആ സമയത്ത് ഞാൻ പഠിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നോ?
Was she cooking food?
👉 അവൾ ഭക്ഷണം പാചകം ചെയ്തുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നോ?
Were they playing outside?
👉 അവർ പുറത്തു കളിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നോ?
Were you watching TV last night?
👉 ഇന്നലെ രാത്രി നീ ടി.വി കാണുകയായിരുന്നോ?

Short Answers Pattern

Yes:
Yes, I was.
Yes, she was.
Yes, they were.

No:
No, I was not.
No, he was not.
No, they were not.

Statement → Question

Statement	Question
She was reading a book.	Was she reading a book?
They were waiting for the bus.	Were they waiting for the bus?
He was sleeping.	Was he sleeping?

Common Time Words

at that time
yesterday evening
last night
when / while

Example:
Were they studying when the teacher entered?

Common Mistakes (Avoid These)

❌ Was she ~~cook~~ food?
✅ Was she cooking food?
❌ Were he playing?
✅ Was he playing?
❌ Was they watching TV?
✅ Were they watching TV?

Practice – Day 5

_____ you (study) at that time?
_____ she (write) the exam?
_____ they (work) yesterday evening?
_____ he (drive) the car?

(Answers will be discussed in Day 6)

Day 5 Key Takeaway

Yes / No Question = was / were sentence ആദ്യം

Was / Were + Subject + verb + ing ? ഇത് ഉറപ്പായി പഠിച്ചാൽ question formation super easy 👍

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Negative & Question Errors
Verb-form Mistakes
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