रहे थे

were …-ing

→ रहना

phrase Common #746

were …-ing Used after a verb to form the past progressive. रहे थे agrees with a masculine plural subject, or a singular subject addressed respectfully.

HI: वे खाना बना रहे थे।

EN: They were cooking.

जब मैं पहुँची, ली पार्करसन दुकान संभाल रहे थे।

When I arrived, Lee Parkerson was running the shop.

कल विदाई था तो हम लौट रहे थे।

Yesterday was the farewell, so we were heading back.

— Lost Ladies (2024)

बाहर भी चाय लेते हुए सारे मुस्कुरा रहे थे, जैसे हम कोई अजनबी हों।

Even outside, everyone was smiling as they sipped their tea, as if we were strangers.

— Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021)

सब लोग निकल रहे थे।

Everyone was leaving.

— Black Friday (2004)

विलियमसन की उधार की नाव में बैठे सारे आदमी मुझे घूर रहे थे।

All the men sitting in Williamson’s borrowed boat were staring at me.

हम बहुत तेज़ नहीं चलने वाले थे, लेकिन चल तो रहे थे।

We weren’t going very fast, but at least we were moving.

पता चला है कि वह हमसे बहुत कुछ छिपा रहे थे।

It turned out they had been hiding a lot from us.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

वे अपने आसपास नज़र नहीं डाल रहे थे।

They weren’t looking around.

आपको सिर्फ चेतावनी दे रहे थे बस।

They were just warning you, that’s all.

— Dhamaka (2021)

शहर के ऊपर काले बादल छा रहे थे।

Dark clouds were gathering over the city.

बच्चे पतंग उड़ा रहे थे।

The children were flying kites.

ये बारात में घुस रहे थे।

They were entering the wedding procession.

— Kathal (2023)

क्या पढ़ रहे थे?

What were you reading?

— 3 ईडियट (2009)

यह वह माल था जो हम अपने साथ ला रहे थे।

This was the cargo we were bringing with us.

तुम सुन भी नहीं रहे थे।

You weren't even listening.

— 風立ちぬ (2013)

बादल, जिनके किनारे बस सुनहरे होने लगे थे, बहुत ऊपर तैर रहे थे।

The clouds, whose edges were just beginning to turn golden, floated high overhead.

दोनों साथ में क्यों नहीं नहा रहे थे?

Why weren’t they bathing together?

— 83 (2021)

किससे भाग रहे थे?

Who were you running away from?

— तुम्बाड (2018)

हम ईमानदार चोर थे, पेपर सिर्फ राजू के लिए चुरा रहे थे।

We were honest thieves; we were stealing the paper only for Raju.

— 3 ईडियट (2009)

अरे, हम आपको कब से ढूँढ़ रहे थे।

Oh, we've been looking for you for so long.

— Ajeeb Daastaans (2021)

कपिल देव कप्तान लोग नाच रहे थे, सड़क से लेकर लॉबी तक।

Kapil Dev, the captain, and the others were dancing all the way from the street to the lobby.

— 83 (2021)

उसे अपने जूते नहीं मिल रहे थे।

He couldn't find his shoes.

सब मुझ पर हँस रहे थे।

Everyone was laughing at me.

— Soni (2019)

क्योंकि आप परिवार के लिए लड़ रहे थे, और मैं व्यापार।

Because you were fighting for your family, and I was fighting for business.

— OMG 2 (2023)

सब लोग सुन रहे थे — रसोइया और प्रधानाचार्य तक।

Everyone was listening—even the cook and the principal.

इतनी तेज गाड़ी चला क्यों रहे थे?

Why were you driving so fast?

— Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo? (2013)

अभी तो हम साथ ही खाना खा रहे थे, फिर अचानक गायब हो गई।

We were just eating together, and then she suddenly disappeared.

— बजरंगी भाईजान (2015)

लड़के इधर-उधर दौड़ रहे थे।

The boys were running around.

क्या तुम इस चश्मे को ढूँढ रहे थे?

Were you looking for these glasses?

ये तो उसे निकालने में मेरी मदद कर रहे थे।

They were helping me get him out.

— पीके (2014)

वह उन्हें बार-बार अनु बुला रहे थे।

He kept calling them Anu over and over again.

— Tribhanga (2021)

सुना है कल क्लास में आप गा रहे थे।

I heard you were singing in class yesterday.

— तारे ज़मीन पर (2007)

जिस बात को हम टीचर से पूछने में शर्मा रहे थे।

The thing we were embarrassed to ask the teacher about.

— OMG 2 (2023)

हाँ, वह मुझे बार-बार आपके नाम से बुला रहे थे।

Yes, they kept calling me by your name.

— Tribhanga (2021)

यान्नी और स्कुरा दोनों वहाँ रह रहे थे।

Both Yanni and Skura were living there.

आप दोनों एक-दूसरे के साथ कुश्ती लड़ रहे थे।

You two were wrestling with each other.

— Raat Akeli Hai (2020)

हम जो चीज़ें उन्हें बेच रहे थे, उनके लिए उनसे लगभग सूची-क़ीमत ही ली जाती।

We were charging them almost full list price for the things we sold them.

ओह, मुझे लगा कि तुम रो रहे थे।

Oh, I thought you were crying.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

हम लेने जा ही रहे थे।

We were just about to take it.

— Raat Akeli Hai (2020)

अच्छा भला पियानो सुन रहे थे।

We were listening to the piano just fine.

— Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021)

हम खा रहे थे।

We were eating.

तुम क्यों रो रहे थे?

Why were you crying?

सामने खड़े लोग उठकर चिल्ला रहे थे।

The people standing in front were getting up and shouting.

आप क्यों रो रहे थे?

Why were you crying?

उस दिन सब एक-दूसरे से गले मिल रहे थे।

That day, everyone was hugging each other.

— 3 ईडियट (2009)

आज सेव सस्ते बिक रहे थे।

Apples were selling cheaply today.

क्या ढूँढ़ रहे थे?

What were you looking for?

— डाई हार्ड (1988)

बच्चे बड़े हो रहे थे, और घर का राशन कम।

The children were growing up, and the household’s food supplies were running low.

— Haq (2025)

अरे हम किसी पर थोड़ी ना हँस रहे थे।

Oh, we weren’t laughing at anyone.

— Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021)

सारे शहर में अकेले घूम रहे थे!

You were wandering around the whole city all alone!

— तारे ज़मीन पर (2007)

तुम सोच क्या रहे थे?

What were you thinking?

हम इतना क्यों डर रहे थे?

Why were we so afraid?

— 崖の上のポニョ (2008)

यार, वैसे तुम कर क्या रहे थे वहाँ?

Dude, what were you doing there anyway?

— पीके (2014)

सबको जगा-जगा के खिला रहे थे।

They were waking everyone up and feeding them.

— Ajeeb Daastaans (2021)

यहाँ से गुज़र रहे थे तो सोचा तुम से पूछते चलें।

We were passing by, so we thought we’d stop and ask you.

— Raat Akeli Hai (2020)

आप मेरी फ़ोटो उस लड़की को क्यों दिखा रहे थे?

Why were you showing my photo to that girl?

— Raat Akeli Hai (2020)

उस दिन अपने लड़के बोलते फिर रहे थे,"यलीना जमाली, यलीना जमाली।"

That day, their boys kept going around saying, “Yalina Jamali, Yalina Jamali.”

— धुरंधर (2025)

वे सामान हाथ से उठा रहे थे।

They were lifting the items by hand.