Thread:Su712/@comment-78.179.111.5-20160326161902/@comment-25669516-20160327110731

It can be used with anything. It is like saying "was + (verb)+ing" in English. Was eating, was sleeping, was reading would be translated as "kha raha tha", "so raha tha", "padh raha tha" respectively.

We don't have distinction in tenses based on whether we heard or saw it. We just add words to sentences to describe that. So to say He Came we'll write "wo/weh aaya". To say I heard he came we'll write "Maine suna wo aaya" (suna=heard).