The Past Progressive tense in Urdu grammar is used to express an action that was happening at some point in the past. It is formed by using the verb stem and adding the appropriate past participial form based on the subject’s gender and number. The structure of the sentence varies depending on whether it’s an affirmative, negative, or interrogative sentence. It’s essential to practice these structures to fully understand and master the Past Progressive in Urdu. In these exercises, fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Past Progressive tense given in brackets.
1. Ł
ŪŚŗ Ų³ŚŁŁ *Ų¬Ų§* (go) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
2. Ś©ŪŲ§ ŲŖŁ Ś©ŲŖŲ§ŲØ *Ł¾ŚŚ¾* (read) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŲ
3. ŪŁ ŚÆŲ§ŁŲ§ *ŚÆŲ§* (sing) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
4. ŲØŲ§Ł¾ Ś©Ų§Ł *Ś©Ų±* (work) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
5. ŲØŚŪ Ł¹ŪŁŪŁŪŚŁ *ŲÆŪŚ©Ś¾* (watch) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
6. Ų±Ų§Ś©Ś¾Ū ŚŚ¾ŲŖ *ŲµŲ§Ł* (clean) Ś©Ų± Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
7. ŲŖŁ ŁŪŲ§ŲŖŪ *ŪŁŲ¦Ū* (bathe) ŲŖŚ¾Ų§Ū
8. Ł ŪŲ±Ū ŲÆŁŲ³ŲŖ ŲØŲ§Ų²Ų§Ų± *ŚÆŲ§* (go) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
9. Ų³Ų±ŲÆŪŁŚŗ Ł ŪŚŗ Ł ŪŚŗ Ś©Ų§ŁŪ *Ł¾Ū* (drink) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
10. ŁŪ Ų³ŲØ ŁŁŚÆ ŲŁŁŪ *Ł ŁŲ§* (celebrate) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
11. ŲŖŁŚŗ Ł ŪŲ±Ū Ł¾ŪŚŚ¾Ū *ŚŁŲ§* (follow) Ų±ŪŲ§ ŲŖŚ¾Ų§Ū
12. ŁŲ§ŲÆŪŲ§ ŚÆŚ¾Ų± Ś©Ų§Ł *Ś©Ų±* (do) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
13. Ų§ŁŁ Ś©ŲŖŲ§ŲØŁŚŗ Ś©Ł Ł ŪŚŗ *Ł¾ŚŚ¾* (read) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
14. ŲŖŪŁ ŲØŚŪ ŚÆŚ¾Ų± *Ś©Ś¾ŪŁ* (play) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
15. Ų“ŪŁŲ§ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŲ§Ł¹Ų± Ł ŪŚŗ ŁŲ§Ł¹Ś© *ŲÆŪŚ©Ś¾* (watch) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
2. Ś©ŪŲ§ ŲŖŁ Ś©ŲŖŲ§ŲØ *Ł¾ŚŚ¾* (read) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŲ
3. ŪŁ ŚÆŲ§ŁŲ§ *ŚÆŲ§* (sing) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
4. ŲØŲ§Ł¾ Ś©Ų§Ł *Ś©Ų±* (work) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
5. ŲØŚŪ Ł¹ŪŁŪŁŪŚŁ *ŲÆŪŚ©Ś¾* (watch) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
6. Ų±Ų§Ś©Ś¾Ū ŚŚ¾ŲŖ *ŲµŲ§Ł* (clean) Ś©Ų± Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
7. ŲŖŁ ŁŪŲ§ŲŖŪ *ŪŁŲ¦Ū* (bathe) ŲŖŚ¾Ų§Ū
8. Ł ŪŲ±Ū ŲÆŁŲ³ŲŖ ŲØŲ§Ų²Ų§Ų± *ŚÆŲ§* (go) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
9. Ų³Ų±ŲÆŪŁŚŗ Ł ŪŚŗ Ł ŪŚŗ Ś©Ų§ŁŪ *Ł¾Ū* (drink) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
10. ŁŪ Ų³ŲØ ŁŁŚÆ ŲŁŁŪ *Ł ŁŲ§* (celebrate) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
11. ŲŖŁŚŗ Ł ŪŲ±Ū Ł¾ŪŚŚ¾Ū *ŚŁŲ§* (follow) Ų±ŪŲ§ ŲŖŚ¾Ų§Ū
12. ŁŲ§ŲÆŪŲ§ ŚÆŚ¾Ų± Ś©Ų§Ł *Ś©Ų±* (do) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
13. Ų§ŁŁ Ś©ŲŖŲ§ŲØŁŚŗ Ś©Ł Ł ŪŚŗ *Ł¾ŚŚ¾* (read) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
14. ŲŖŪŁ ŲØŚŪ ŚÆŚ¾Ų± *Ś©Ś¾ŪŁ* (play) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
15. Ų“ŪŁŲ§ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŲ§Ł¹Ų± Ł ŪŚŗ ŁŲ§Ł¹Ś© *ŲÆŪŚ©Ś¾* (watch) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Past Progressive tense given in brackets.
1. Ł
ŪŚŗ ŲØŲØŁ *Ų³Ł* (listen) Ų±ŪŲ§ ŲŖŚ¾Ų§Ū
2. Ų§ŁŲ³ Ś©Ū ŁŲ§ŁŲÆŪŁ Ų³ŁŲ± *Ś©Ų±* (travel) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
3. ŁŪ Ų·Ų§ŁŲØ Ų¹ŁŁ Ś©ŲŖŲ§ŲØ *Ł¾ŚŚ¾* (read) Ų±ŪŲ§ ŲŖŚ¾Ų§Ū
4. Ł ŁŲµŁŲÆ ŚŚŪŲ§ Ś©Ł *ŲÆŪŚ©Ś¾* (watch) Ų±ŪŲ§ ŲŖŚ¾Ų§Ū
5. ŁŲ§Ų“ŲŖŪ Ł ŪŚŗ ŪŁ Ų§ŁŚŪ *Ś©Ś¾Ų§* (eat) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
6. Ų§ŁŲ³ŚŲ§ ŪŁŲ§ ŲÆŲ±Ų®ŲŖ Ł ŪŚŗ Ų·ŪŁŲ± *ŚŚ¾Ł¾Ų§* (hide) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
7. Ų³Ų±Ł Ū ŁŪŁŲÆ *Ś©Ų±* (sleep) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
8. ŲŖŁ ŲØŲŗŪŲ± Ł ŪŲ±Ū Ų§Ų¬Ų§Ų²ŲŖ Ś©Ū Ł ŪŲ±Ū ŚŪŲ²ŪŚŗ *ŚŚ¾ŪŚ* (touch) ŲŖŚ¾Ų§Ū
9. Ų®Ų§ŁŪ Ų¬Ū ŲØŚŁŚŗ Ś©Ł Ś©ŪŲ§ŁŪ *Ų³ŁŲ§* (tell) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
10. ŚÆŲ±Ł ŪŁŚŗ Ł ŪŚŗ Ų§ŁŁŚ¾ŁŚŗ ŁŪ ŲŖŲ¹Ų·ŪŁŲ§ŲŖ *Ł ŁŲ§* (celebrate) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
11. ŚÆŲ¬Ų±Ū ŪŁŲ¦Ū Ų³ŪŪŁ ŁŪ Ł Ų“ŪŁ *ŲØŁŲÆ* (stop) Ś©ŪŪ
12. ŲØŲ±Ł ŲØŲ§Ų²Ū *Ś©Ų±* (play) Ų±Ū ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
13. Ų³ŁŁŪŪ Ų§Ł¾ŁŲ§ ŲØŲ³ŲŖŪ *Ł¾ŪŚ©* (pack) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
14. ŲŖŁ Ś¾Ų§Ų±Ū ŲØŚ¾Ų§ŲØŚ¾Ū Ų®Ų±ŪŲÆŲ§Ų±Ū *Ś©Ų±* (shop) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
15. Ś©Ų±Ś©Ł¹ Ł ŪŚŗ ŪŁ ŪŚŗ ŁŲ³ŪŁ Ł Ų²ŪŲÆ *ŚŚ¾ŚŲ§* (run) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
2. Ų§ŁŲ³ Ś©Ū ŁŲ§ŁŲÆŪŁ Ų³ŁŲ± *Ś©Ų±* (travel) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
3. ŁŪ Ų·Ų§ŁŲØ Ų¹ŁŁ Ś©ŲŖŲ§ŲØ *Ł¾ŚŚ¾* (read) Ų±ŪŲ§ ŲŖŚ¾Ų§Ū
4. Ł ŁŲµŁŲÆ ŚŚŪŲ§ Ś©Ł *ŲÆŪŚ©Ś¾* (watch) Ų±ŪŲ§ ŲŖŚ¾Ų§Ū
5. ŁŲ§Ų“ŲŖŪ Ł ŪŚŗ ŪŁ Ų§ŁŚŪ *Ś©Ś¾Ų§* (eat) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
6. Ų§ŁŲ³ŚŲ§ ŪŁŲ§ ŲÆŲ±Ų®ŲŖ Ł ŪŚŗ Ų·ŪŁŲ± *ŚŚ¾Ł¾Ų§* (hide) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
7. Ų³Ų±Ł Ū ŁŪŁŲÆ *Ś©Ų±* (sleep) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
8. ŲŖŁ ŲØŲŗŪŲ± Ł ŪŲ±Ū Ų§Ų¬Ų§Ų²ŲŖ Ś©Ū Ł ŪŲ±Ū ŚŪŲ²ŪŚŗ *ŚŚ¾ŪŚ* (touch) ŲŖŚ¾Ų§Ū
9. Ų®Ų§ŁŪ Ų¬Ū ŲØŚŁŚŗ Ś©Ł Ś©ŪŲ§ŁŪ *Ų³ŁŲ§* (tell) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
10. ŚÆŲ±Ł ŪŁŚŗ Ł ŪŚŗ Ų§ŁŁŚ¾ŁŚŗ ŁŪ ŲŖŲ¹Ų·ŪŁŲ§ŲŖ *Ł ŁŲ§* (celebrate) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
11. ŚÆŲ¬Ų±Ū ŪŁŲ¦Ū Ų³ŪŪŁ ŁŪ Ł Ų“ŪŁ *ŲØŁŲÆ* (stop) Ś©ŪŪ
12. ŲØŲ±Ł ŲØŲ§Ų²Ū *Ś©Ų±* (play) Ų±Ū ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
13. Ų³ŁŁŪŪ Ų§Ł¾ŁŲ§ ŲØŲ³ŲŖŪ *Ł¾ŪŚ©* (pack) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
14. ŲŖŁ Ś¾Ų§Ų±Ū ŲØŚ¾Ų§ŲØŚ¾Ū Ų®Ų±ŪŲÆŲ§Ų±Ū *Ś©Ų±* (shop) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
15. Ś©Ų±Ś©Ł¹ Ł ŪŚŗ ŪŁ ŪŚŗ ŁŲ³ŪŁ Ł Ų²ŪŲÆ *ŚŚ¾ŚŲ§* (run) Ų±ŪŪ ŲŖŚ¾ŪŪ
