过去进行时(Past Progressive)
过去进行时描述过去某个特定时刻正在进行的动作或情况。它强调动作的进行性而不是其完成。
过去进行时由was/were + 动词-ing形式构成。I、he、she、it使用'was',you、we、they使用'were'。
构成
肯定句
用was/were + 动词-ing构成过去进行时。
| 完整形式 | 缩写形式 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
否定句
在was/were后加'not'构成否定句。缩写形式很常见。
| 完整形式 | 缩写形式 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
是/否问句
将was/were放在主语前构成问句。
例句:
- 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?
疑问词问句
以疑问词开始,然后使用was/were + 主语 + 动词-ing。
例句:
- 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?
用法
注意:静态动词(如know、like、believe、want)通常不用于进行形式。它们描述的是状态而不是动作。
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