Progressive Aspect with رہنا

جاری پہلو «رہنا» کے ساتھ

About this concept

The auxiliary رہنا rahnā adds ongoing/continuous meaning across tenses. Present progressive: verb + رہا/رہی/رہے + ہے. Past progressive: + تھا. Contrasts with habitual tense which uses تا/تی/تے.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level A2.

Examples

وہ کھانا بنا رہی ہے۔She is cooking food. (present progressive)

بارش ہوتی رہتی ہے۔It keeps raining. (habitual progressive)

وہ ساری رات پڑھتا رہا۔He kept studying all night.

دروازہ کھلا رہنے دو۔Let the door stay open.

Prerequisite

Present Continuous TenseA1

More A2 concepts

Simple Past Tenseماضی مطلق Split Ergativity (نے Construction)نے والی ساخت Past Continuous Tenseماضی جاری Past Habitual Tenseماضی عادی Possessive کا/کی/کےاضافت «کا/کی/کے»

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