过去进行时

Past Continuous Tense

过去进行时的概念

表示过去某个时间正在发生的动作。

常用的时间状语有:at this time yesterday、at that time、this morning、the whole morning、all day yesterday、from nie to ten last evening、when、while等。

We were having dinner when they came.
他们来的时候,我们正在吃饭。

I was busy yesterday. I was preparing for the exams.
昨天我很忙,我在准备考试。

过去进行时的形式

过去进行时的一般形式:

肯定形式:was/were + doing;
否定形式:was/were + not + doing;

一般疑问句形式:把was或were置于句首。

I was reading aloud while my brother was watching TV.
我弟弟在看电视的时候我大声读书。

She wasn't doing her homework when I got home.
当我回到家的时候,她没有做作业。

Were you cooking the breakfast at eight yesterday morning?
昨天早上8点你在做早餐吗?

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