과거진행형（Past Progressive）
과거진행형은 과거의 특정 시점에 진행 중이던 행동이나 상황을 나타냅니다. 행동의 완료보다는 그 진행 중인 특성을 강조합니다.
과거진행형은 was/were + 동사의 -ing형으로 구성됩니다. I, he, she, it에는 'was'를 사용하고, you, we, they에는 'were'를 사용합니다.
형성
긍정형
과거진행형을 was/were + 동사-ing으로 구성합니다.
| 완전형 | 축약형 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
부정형
was/were 다음에 'not'을 추가하여 부정형을 만듭니다. 축약형이 일반적으로 사용됩니다.
| 완전형 | 축약형 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
예/아니오 질문
was/were을 주어 앞에 놓아 질문을 만듭니다.
예문:
- 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?
의문사 질문
의문사로 시작한 다음 was/were + 주어 + 동사-ing을 사용합니다.
예문:
- 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?
용법
참고：상태 동사（know, like, believe, want 등）는 일반적으로 진행형으로 사용되지 않습니다. 이들은 행동이 아닌 상태를 나타냅니다.
상태 동사에 대해 자세히 알아보세요연습 문제
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관련 레슨
How To Use The Past Continuous
See how we use was/were + -ing for background actions and interrupted activities.
Past Simple
Learn how to talk about finished actions in the past using regular and irregular verbs.
Past Simple or Past Continuous
Learn how to talk about completed actions and actions in progress in the past.
Present Perfect Continuous or Past Continuous
See the difference between ongoing past actions and actions continuing until now.