Negative sentence in past continuous tense very easy to create from corresponding positive sentence.
Positive sentence structure is
| Doer of action | verb + ઈ(I) | Form of રહેવું (“rahevuM”) | Form of હોવું (“hovuM”) as in Past Tense |
|---|---|---|---|
| અમે (ame) | કરી (karI) | રહ્યાં(rahyAM) | હતાં(hatAM) |
In negative sentence, we use negative form of હોવું (“hovuM”).
| Doer of action | verb + ઈ(I) | Form of રહેવું (“rahevuM”) | NEGATIVE Form of હોવું (“hovuM”) as in Past Tense |
|---|---|---|---|
| અમે (ame) | કરી (karI) | રહ્યાં(rahyAM) | નહોતાં(nahotAM) |
Refer previous lesson Negative sentence in simple past tense for NEGATIVE Form of હોવું (“hovuM”)
https://learnmarathiwithkaushik.com/courses/negative-sentence-in-simple-past-tense-in-gujarati/
Position of negative form of હોવું (“hovuM”) can be before or after Form of રહેવું (“rahevuM”)
Examples
(If a boy says) I was doing :- હું કરી રહ્યો હતો(huM karI rahyo hato )
(If a boy says) I was not doing :- હું કરી રહ્યો નહોતો (huM karI rahyo nahoto )
(If a girl says) I was doing :- હું કરી રહી હતી (huM karI rahI hatI )
(If a girl says) I was not doing :- હું કરી નહોતી રહી (huM karI nahotI rahI )
(To a girl) You were laughing :- તું હસી રહી હતી (tuM hasI rahI hatI )
(To a girl) You were not laughing :- તું હસી રહી નહોતી (tuM hasI rahI nahotI )
Tree was moving :- ઝાડ હલી રહ્યું હતું ( jhAD halI rahyuM hatuM )
Tree was not moving :- ઝાડ હલી રહ્યું ન હતું ( jhAD halI rahyuM na hatuM )
My teeth were moving :- મારાં દાંત હલી રહ્યાં હતાં ( mArAM dAMt halI rahyAM hatAM )
My teeth were not moving :-મારાં દાંત હલી નહોતાં રહ્યાં ( mArAM dAMt halI nahotAM rahyAM )
He(polite form) was coming :- તેઓ આવી રહ્યા હતા (teo AvI rahyA hatA )
He(polite form) was not coming :- તેઓ આવી રહ્યા ન હતા (teo AvI rahyA na hatA )
