Lesson 7: Past Continuous, Opinions & Fluent Follow-up Questions — বাংলায়

কোনো নির্দিষ্ট সময়ে আপনি কী করছিলেন—এটা বলতে past continuous খুব useful। একই সঙ্গে opinion দেওয়া ও follow-up question করা শিখলে conversation অনেক বেশি fluent হয়।

১. Past Continuous-এর basic rule

I/He/She/It + was + verb-ing
You/We/They + were + verb-ing

I was working at 8 pm.
They were watching a movie.
She was talking to her mother.

২. Question কীভাবে করবেন

Was he sleeping?
Were you driving?
What were you doing at 10 last night?
Who were you talking to?

৩. Past Simple vs Past Continuous

চলমান background action-এর জন্য past continuous, আর মাঝখানে ঘটে যাওয়া ছোট event-এর জন্য past simple ব্যবহার করা যায়: I was cooking when the phone rang.

৪. Opinion দেওয়ার polite phrases

• In my opinion, …
• I think …
• I believe …
• From my point of view, …
• Personally, I prefer …
• I’m not sure I agree.

৫. Gift Story দিয়ে speaking practice

একটি gift নিয়ে 5টি point বলুন: কী gift ছিল, কাকে দিয়েছিলেন, কোন occasion-এ, কেন বেছে নিয়েছিলেন এবং receiving person-এর reaction কী ছিল।

Example: Last year I gave my sister a watch for her birthday. I chose it because she needed one for work. She was smiling when she opened the box, and she said she loved it.

৬. Follow-up question দিয়ে conversation চালান

What made you choose it?
How did the person react?
Where did you buy it?
Would you choose the same gift again?

৭. Common mistakes

❌ I was work at 8.
✅ I was working at 8.

❌ What you were doing?
✅ What were you doing?

❌ According to me…
✅ In my opinion… / I think…

৮. Speaking Challenge

গতকাল রাত 7টা থেকে 10টার মধ্যে আপনি কী কী করছিলেন তা 45 seconds বলুন। এরপর একটি topic নিয়ে নিজের opinion দিন এবং নিজেকে 3টি follow-up question করুন।

Mini Quiz

1. They ___ watching TV. (was/were)
2. Correct: “What you were doing?”
3. একটি polite opinion phrase লিখুন।

Answers: 1. were 2. What were you doing? 3. Example: In my opinion…

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