過去進行形（Past Progressive）
過去進行形は、過去のある特定の時点で進行中だった行動や状況を表します。行動の完了ではなく、その進行中という性質を強調します。
過去進行形はwas/were + 動詞の-ing形で構成されます。I、he、she、itには'was'を、you、we、theyには'were'を使います。
作り方
肯定文
過去進行形をwas/were + 動詞-ingで作ります。
| 完全形 | 短縮形 |
|---|---|
| I was reading | I was reading |
| You were walking | You were walking |
| He was cooking | He was cooking |
| She was talking | She was talking |
| It was raining | It was raining |
| We were playing football | We were playing football |
| They were studying | They were studying |
否定文
was/were の後に'not'を加えて否定文を作ります。短縮形はよく使われます。
| 完全形 | 短縮形 |
|---|---|
| I was not reading | I wasn't reading |
| You were not walking | You weren't walking |
| He was not cooking | He wasn't cooking |
| She was not talking | She wasn't talking |
| It was not raining | It wasn't raining |
| We were not playing football | We weren't playing football |
| They were not studying | They weren't studying |
はい/いいえの質問
was/wereを主語の前に置いて質問を形成します。
例文：
- Was I reading at 8 o'clock?
- Were you walking in the park?
- Was he cooking dinner?
- Was she talking on the phone?
- Was it raining this morning?
- Were we playing football yesterday?
- Were they studying together?
疑問詞の質問
疑問詞で始めてから、was/were + 主語 + 動詞-ingを使います。
例文：
- What was I reading?
- Where were you walking?
- What was he cooking?
- Who was she talking to?
- When was it raining?
- What were we playing?
- What were they studying?
使い方
注意：状態動詞（know、like、believe、wantなど）は通常、進行形では使われません。これらは行動ではなく状態を説明します。
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