Past Perfect continuous tense - English Sindhi Grammar
زمان ماضي بعيد استمراري
Definition
A verb which shows that some action started in the past and the same was in progress in called Past Perfect Continuous Tense.
Note:-This tense shows the completion of continuity of action in past.
Example
- I had been admiring him for his works.
- He had been teaching for a year.
وصف
اهڙو فعل جيڪو ظاهر ڪري ته ڪو ڪم ماضيءَ ۾ شروع ٿيو ۽ ساڳيو هلندڙ رهيو ته ان کي زمان ماضي بعيد استمراري چئبو آهي.
نوٽ:- هي زمان ماضيءَ ۾ هڪ ڪم جي مسلسل جي پورائي کي ظاهر ڪندو آهي.
مثال
- مان هن جي ڪم لاءِ هن جي تعريف پئي ڪري رهيو هيس.
- هي هڪ سال کان وٺي پئي پڙهائي رهيو هو.
Helping Verbs
Note :- "Had been" is a helping verb of Past perfect continuous tense.
Example
- Jannat had been singing songs since early age.
- They had been speaking since whole night.
- Neighbours had been living here for four years.
مددگار فعل
نوٽ :-"Had been" زمان ماضي بعيد استمراري جو مددگار فعل آهي.
مثال
- جنت ننڍپڻ کان وٺي پئي گانا ڳائي رهي هئي.
- اهي سڄي رات کان وٺي پئي ڳالهائي رهيا هئا.
- پاڙيسري چئن سالن کان وٺي پئي هتي رهي رهيا هئا.
Formation(Syntax)
Subject | Helping verb | Main Verb(4th Form) | Object |
---|---|---|---|
I | had been | operating | mobile for an hour. |
The farmers | had been | working | in the fields since a week. |
Muslims | had been | offering | prayers for 15 minutes. |
بناوت
مثال
- مان هڪ ڪلاڪ کان وٺي موبائل پئي هلائي رهيو هيس.
- ڪڙمي هڪ هفتي کان وٺي ٻنيون ۾ پئي ڪم ڪري رهيا هئا.
- مسلمان پنڌرهن منٽن کان وٺي نماز پئي پڙهي رهيا هئا.
Conjugation
Note:- "Had been" is followd by all subjects.
Example
- I had been decorating a house for two days.
- We had been decorating a house for two days.
- You had been decorating a house for two days.
- He had been decorating a house for two days.
- She had been decorating a house for two days.
- It had been decorating a house for two days.
- They had been decorating a house for two days.
- Jannat had been decorating a house for two days.
- Jannat and Komal had been decorating a house for two days.
گردان يا ڦيرو
نوٽ:- "Had been" سڀني فاعلن سان استمعال ٿيندي آهي.
مثال
- مان ٻن ڏيهن کان وٺي گهر کي پئي سجائي رهيو هيس.
- اسين ٻن ڏيهن کان وٺي گهر کي پئي سجائي رهيا هئاسين.
- توهان ٻن ڏيهن کان وٺي گهر کي پئي سجائي رهيا هئو.
- هوءَ ٻن ڏيهن کان وٺي گهر کي پئي سجائي رهي هئي.
- هي ٻن ڏيهن کان وٺي گهر کي پئي سجائي رهيو هو.
- اهو ٻن ڏيهن کان وٺي گهر کي پئي سجائي رهيو هو.
- اهي ٻن ڏيهن کان وٺي گهر کي پئي سجائي رهيا هئا.
- جنت ٻن ڏيهن کان وٺي گهر کي پئي سجائي رهي هئي.
- جنت ۽ ڪومل ٻن ڏيهن کان وٺي گهر کي پئي سجائي رهيون هيون.
Sentence Transformations
Note:- A transformation of an Assertive sentence into Negative sentence, Interrogative sentence and Interrogative Negative sentence.
جملي جي تبديلي
نوٽ:- هڪ بياني جملي جي ناڪاري جملي، سوالي جملي ۽ سوالي ناڪاري ۾ تبديلي.
Assertive
- Hidaya trust had been assisting the poor since a long time.
- You had been loving since childhood.
- I had been helping them to improve their work.
بياني
- هدايا ٽرسٽ گهڻي وقت کان وٺي غريبن جي پئي مدد ڪري رهيو هو.
- توهان ننڍپڻ کان پئي پيار ڪري رهيا هئا.
- مان انهنجي ڪم کي سڌارڻ ۾ انهنجي پئي مدد ڪري رهيو هيس.
Negative
- Hidaya trust had not been assisting the poor since a long time.
- You had not been loving since childhood.
- I had not been helping them to improve their work.
ناڪاري
- هدايا ٽرسٽ گهڻي وقت کان وٺي غريبن جي پئي مدد نه ڪري رهيو هو.
- توهان ننڍپڻ کان پئي پيار ڪري نه رهيا هئا.
- مان انهنجي ڪم کي سڌارڻ ۾ انهنجي پئي مدد نه ڪري رهيو هيس.
Interrogative
- Had Hidaya trust been assisting the poor since a long time?
- Had You been loving since childhood?
- Had I been helping them to improve their work?
سوالي
- ڇا هدايا ٽرسٽ گهڻي وقت کان وٺي غريبن جي پئي مدد ڪري رهيو هو؟
- ڇا توهان ننڍپڻ کان پئي پيار ڪري رهيا هئا؟
- ڇا مان انهنجي ڪم کي سڌارڻ ۾ انهنجي پئي مدد ڪري رهيو هيس؟
Interrogative Negative
- Had Hidaya trust not been assisting the poor since a long time?
- Had You not been loving since childhood?
- Had I not been helping them to improve their work?
سوالي ناڪاري
- ڇا هدايا ٽرسٽ گهڻي وقت کان وٺي غريبن جي پئي مدد نه ڪري رهيو هو؟
- ڇا توهان ننڍپڻ کان پئي پيار ڪري نه رهيا هئا؟
- ڇا مان انهنجي ڪم کي سڌارڻ ۾ انهنجي پئي مدد نه ڪري رهيو هيس؟
Contractions
- Painter hadn't been sketching for two hours. (Painter had not been sketching for two hours.)
- Hadn't Boys been practicing in the ground since a long time? (Had Boys not been practicing in the ground since a long time?)