Past dubious continuous tense - English Sindhi Grammar

Definition

Such a verb which signifies a dubitative condition of some action showing continuity in past time is called Past Dubious Continuous tense.

Note:-This tense shows a dubitative condition of some action in a continuous form.

Example

1. I may have been drinking water.
2. You may have been reading.

Helping Verbs

Note :- "may have been" is a helping verb of Past dubious continuous tense.

Example

1. He may have been completing his work.
2. She may have been harming.
3. They may have been impressing.

Formation(Syntax)

Conjugation

Note:- "may have been" is followd by all subjects.

Example

1. I may have been spending time with parents.
2. We may have spending time with parents.
3. You may have spending time with parents.
4. He may have spending time with parents.
5. She may have spending time with parents.
6. It may have spending time with parents.
7. They may have spending time with parents.
8. Zahid may have spending time with parents.
9. Zahid and Sadiq may have spending time with parents.

Emphatic Sentences

Note:- "must have been" is used for emphatic sentences.

Example

1. His brother must have been finding him.
2. Children must have been jumping in ground.
3. My father must have been buying flour for home.

Sentence Transformations

Note:- A transformation of an Assertive sentence into Negative sentence, Interrogative sentence and Interrogative Negative sentence.

Assertive

1. They may have been preaching the Islam.
2. You may have been participating in cricket game.
3. We may have been attending computer classes.

Negative

1. They may not have been preaching the Islam.
2. You may not have been participating in cricket game.
3. We may not have been attending computer classes.

Interrogative

1. May They have been preaching the Islam?
2. May You have been participating in cricket game?
3. May We have been attending computer classes?

Interrogative Negative

1. May They not have been preaching the Islam?
2. May You not have been participating in cricket game?
3. May We not have been attending computer classes?