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19th Day Learning English – 19th day Challenge

Today is our nineteenth day of learning English. Through our efforts, we have reached this point. Our goal is not just to teach you English, but also to help you progress further in the language. You already know how important the English language is to us, because today, English is used everywhere. Whether it's at school, home, the market, or in a job, we need to be able to speak and pronounce English correctly. English is dominant everywhere. Therefore, it is very important for you to learn which words and phrases to use and where to use them in English. आज हमारा अंग्रेजी सीखने का उन्नीसवां दिन है प्रयास करके हम आज वे दिन तक पहुँच पाए। हमारा मकसद सिर्फ आपको अंग्रेजी सीखाना नहीं, बल्कि आपको अंग्रेजी की और आगे बढ़ाना भी है। अंग्रेजी भाषा हमारे लिए कितनी महत्वपूर्ण है यहाँ तो आपको पता ही होगा क्योंकि आज वर्तमान में सभी जगह अंग्रेजी भाषा का प्रयोग किया जाता है और हर जगह चाहे वह स्कूल हो, घर हो, मार्केट हो या किसी नौकरी में जाना हो, सभी जगह हमें अंग्रेजी भाषा आनी चाहिए और सही उच्चारण करना आना चाहिए।हर जगह अंग्रेजी का बोलबाला है। इसीलिए अंग्रेजी में कौन से words का प्रयोग कहाँ पर करना चाहिए, यह सीखना आपके लिए बहुत आवश्यक है। Today, on the 19th day, we will learn how to use "had been" and create sentences using "had been," which will be taught in both English and Hindi. This will make it easier for you to translate between English and Hindi. Because if you know Hindi, you can learn English, but some people know English but have weak Hindi skills. Therefore, it's essential to explain in both languages so that everyone can learn easily. आज 19 वें दिन हम हैड बीन का प्रयोग करना सीखेंगे तथा हेड बीन के वाक्य प्रयोग बनाएंगे जो कि अंग्रेजी और हिंदी दोनों में सिखाए जाएंगे ताकि आपको अंग्रेजी से हिंदी तथा हिंदी से अंग्रेजी अनुवाद करना आसानी से आ पाए। क्योंकि अगर आपको हिंदी आती है तो आप उसका अंग्रेजी सीखते हैं परंतु कोई कोई व्यक्ति ऐसा होता है जिसे अंग्रेजी आती है और उसको हिंदी कमजोर होती है। इसीलिए दोनों भाषाओं में बताना आवश्यक है ताकि सभी लोग आसानी से सीख पाए।

Had Been

"Had been" is used in the past perfect continuous tense. It means that an action started in the past and continued up to another point in the past. हेड बीन का प्रयोग पास परफेक्ट कॉन्टिन्यूअस टेंस में होता है।
इसका मतलब होता है कोई काम पास्ट में शुरू हुआ था और किसी दूसरे पास टाइम तक चल रहा था।

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Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Use of Had

SENTENCES

1. Aanchal: What had you been doing in the morning?
आंचल: तुम सुबह क्या कर रही थीं?
Anshika: I had been cleaning the house.
अंशिका: मैं घर साफ़ कर रही थी।

As we learned in the previous lesson, sentences ending with "raha tha" or "rahi thi" are related to the past continuous tense. Keeping this in mind, let's look at this sentence where two friends are talking: "What were you doing this morning?" The answer is, "I was cleaning the house." Here we see that time is also mentioned. As it is stated, "What were you doing this morning?" Considering the time, "this morning," we see that "had been" is used in the past perfect continuous tense, which is its identifying characteristic.

जैसा कि हमने पिछले अध्ययन में पड़ा था, जिसके अंत में रहा था, रही थी आते है वहा Past tense से रिलेटेड होता है। इस वाक्य को ध्यान में रखकर हम देखते हैं कि दो दोस्त आपस में बात कर रहे हैं, तुम सुबह क्या कर रही थी? मैं घर की सफाई कर रही थी। मैं हम यहाँ देखेंगे की इसमें टाइम का प्रयोग भी हुआ था। जैसे कि बताया गया है कि सुबह क्या कर रही थी। इस समय सुबह को ध्यान में देते हुए देखेंगे यह हेड बीन का प्रयोग पास परफेक्ट कंटिन्यू स्टेंस में किया जाता है जो कि इसकी पहचान होती है।

2. Aanchal: Had you been sweeping the floor?
आंचल: क्या तुम फ़र्श साफ़ कर रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been sweeping the floor.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं फ़र्श साफ़ कर रही थी।

3. Aanchal: Had you been washing clothes?
आंचल: क्या तुम कपड़े धो रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been washing clothes.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं कपड़े धो रही थी।

4. Aanchal: Since when had you been working?
आंचल: तुम कब से काम कर रही थीं?
Anshika: I had been working since morning.
अंशिका: मैं सुबह से काम कर रही थी।

5. Aanchal: Had you been cooking food?
आंचल: क्या तुम खाना बना रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been cooking lunch.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं दोपहर का खाना बना रही थी।

6. Aanchal: Why were you tired?
आंचल: तुम थकी हुई क्यों थीं?
Anshika: I had been doing housework continuously.
अंशिका: मैं लगातार घर का काम कर रही थी।

7. Aanchal: Had you been cleaning the kitchen?
आंचल: क्या तुम रसोई साफ़ कर रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been cleaning the kitchen.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं रसोई साफ़ कर रही थी।

8. Aanchal: Had you been washing utensils?
आंचल: क्या तुम बर्तन धो रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been washing utensils.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं बर्तन धो रही थी।

9. Aanchal: Had you been working alone?
आंचल: क्या तुम अकेले काम कर रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been working alone.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं अकेले काम कर रही थी।

10. Aanchal: Had you been arranging the room?
आंचल: क्या तुम कमरा सजा रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been arranging the room.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं कमरा सजा रही थी।

11. Aanchal: Had you been dusting the furniture?
आंचल: क्या तुम फर्नीचर की धूल साफ़ कर रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been dusting it.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं उसकी धूल साफ़ कर रही थी।

12. Aanchal: Had you been busy all day?
आंचल: क्या तुम पूरा दिन व्यस्त थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been busy all day.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं पूरा दिन व्यस्त थी।

13. Aanchal: Had you been making tea when I came?
आंचल: जब मैं आई तब क्या तुम चाय बना रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been making tea.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं चाय बना रही थी।

14. Aanchal: Had you been cleaning the windows?
आंचल: क्या तुम खिड़कियाँ साफ़ कर रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been cleaning them.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं उन्हें साफ़ कर रही थी।

15. Aanchal: Had you been working for a long time?
आंचल: क्या तुम काफ़ी देर से काम कर रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been working for hours.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं कई घंटों से काम कर रही थी।

16. Aanchal: Had you been taking care of everything?
आंचल: क्या तुम सब कुछ संभाल रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been taking care of everything.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं सब कुछ संभाल रही थी।

17. Aanchal: Had you been cleaning the bathroom?
आंचल: क्या तुम बाथरूम साफ़ कर रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been cleaning the bathroom.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं बाथरूम साफ़ कर रही थी।

18. Aanchal: Had you been preparing dinner early?
आंचल: क्या तुम जल्दी रात का खाना बना रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been preparing it early.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं उसे जल्दी बना रही थी।

19. Aanchal: Had you been helping mother?
आंचल: क्या तुम माँ की मदद कर रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been helping her.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं उनकी मदद कर रही थी।

20. Aanchal: Had you been arranging the kitchen shelves?
आंचल: क्या तुम रसोई की अलमारियाँ सजा रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been arranging them.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं उन्हें सजा रही थी।

21. Aanchal: Had you been busy with housework?
आंचल: क्या तुम घर के काम में व्यस्त थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been busy with housework.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं घर के काम में व्यस्त थी।

22. Aanchal: Had you been working without rest?
आंचल: क्या तुम बिना आराम के काम कर रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been working without rest.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं बिना आराम के काम कर रही थी।

23. Aanchal: Had you been cleaning since morning?
आंचल: क्या तुम सुबह से सफ़ाई कर रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been cleaning since morning.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं सुबह से सफ़ाई कर रही थी।

24. Aanchal: Had you been tired before lunch?
आंचल: क्या तुम दोपहर के खाने से पहले थक गई थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been tired.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं थक गई थी।

25. Aanchal: Had you been managing time well?
आंचल: क्या तुम समय अच्छी तरह संभाल रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been managing time well.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं समय अच्छी तरह संभाल रही थी।

26. Aanchal: Had you been cleaning every room?
आंचल: क्या तुम हर कमरा साफ़ कर रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been cleaning every room.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं हर कमरा साफ़ कर रही थी।

27. Aanchal: Had you been doing all this alone?
आंचल: क्या तुम यह सब अकेले कर रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been doing it alone.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं यह सब अकेले कर रही थी।

28. Aanchal: Had you been planning the work earlier?
आंचल: क्या तुमने काम की योजना पहले बनाई थी?
Anshika: Yes, I had been planning it earlier.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं पहले से योजना बना रही थी।

29. Aanchal: Had you been feeling tired all day?
आंचल: क्या तुम पूरे दिन थकान महसूस कर रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been feeling tired.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं थकान महसूस कर रही थी।

30. Aanchal: Had you been doing housework happily?
आंचल: क्या तुम खुशी से घर का काम कर रही थीं?
Anshika: Yes, I had been doing it happily.
अंशिका: हाँ, मैं खुशी से कर रही थी।

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Use of Is, am, are
Use of Had

Exercise-1

Solve the exercise given below.

1. Fill in the blanks with “had been”

Q1: She __ waiting for two hours before the bus arrived.

Q2: I __ thinking about changing my school.

Q3: They __ living in Mumbai before moving to Delhi.

Q4: He __ feeling sick all day yesterday.

Q5: The children __ playing in the garden when it started raining.

2. Make questions using “had been”

Q1: (She / waiting / long?) → __ she __ waiting long?

Q2: (They / working / hard?) → __ they __ working hard?

Q3: (I / feeling / nervous?) → __ I __ feeling nervous?

Q4: (He / studying / for exam?) → __ he __ studying for the exam?

Q5: (The dog / barking / loudly?) → __ the dog __ barking loudly?

3. Change these sentences into negative using “had been”

Q1: She had been working late.

Q2: They had been studying for the test.

Q3: I had been waiting for you.

Q4: He had been feeling happy.

Q5: We had been living in that city.

4. Correct the mistakes (if any)

Q1: She have been waiting for hours.

Q2: I has been thinking about it.

Q3: They had been play in the park.

Q4: He had been slept for two hours.

Q5: We had been goes to school every day.

ANSWER KEY

1. Fill in the blanks with “had been”

1. had been
2. had been
3. had been
4. had been
5. had been

2. Make questions using “had been”

1. Had she been waiting long?
2. Had they been working hard?
3. Had I been feeling nervous?
4. Had he been studying for the exam?
5. Had the dog been barking loudly?

3. Change these sentences into negative using “had been”

1. She had not been working late.
2. They had not been studying for the test.
3. I had not been waiting for you.
4. He had not been feeling happy.
5. We had not been living in that city.

4. Correct the mistakes (if any)

1. She had been waiting for hours.
2. I had been thinking about it.
3. They had been playing in the park.
4. He had been sleeping for two hours.
5. We had been going to school every day.