英语动词时态用法归纳:过去进行
1. 构成
was / were+动词的现在分词。
2. 基本用法
(1) 表示过去某一时间点或一段时间正在进行的动作。如:
What were you doing this time yesterday? 你昨天这个时候在干什么?
Granny fell asleep when she was reading. 奶奶看书时睡着了。
He was writing a book about grammar last year, but I don’t know whether he has finished it.他去年在写一本语法方面的书,但我不知道他现在是否写完了。
What were you talking about just now? 汉字之美手抄报你们刚才在谈什么?
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He was working from 7 to 11 last night. 昨晚他从七点一直工作到十一点。
(2) 过去进行时与瓜子英文 always, forever, continually等副词连用,表示满意、称赞、惊讶、厌恶等表示感情彩。如:
My brother was always losing his keys. 哥哥老是丢钥匙。
The boy was continually asking the same question. 这个男孩子老是问同一个问题。
(3)动词wonder, hope, think, want等的过去进行时表示语气委婉、客气。如:
We were wondering if you would stay with us for lunch. 我不知你能否留下来和我们一起吃午饭。
I was hoping you give me a chance to try the job. 我很希望你给我一个机会来试一试这个工作。
(4)过去进行时表将来。如:
What were you doing when he came to see you?
I had just finished my homework and was leaving to 
He said his brother was leaving for Japan tomorrow. 他说他哥哥明天要去日本。 
3. 过去进行时和一般过去时的区别
(1) 过去进行时通常表示一个过去正在进行的动作;而一般过去时则通常表示一个过去已经完成的动作。如:
I was reading the newspaper last night. 我昨晚在看书。(不一定看完)
I read the newspaper last night. 我昨晚看了报纸。(已经看完)
He was building a model ship out of wood. 器械减肥他在那里修一座桥。(不一定建成)
He built a model ship out of wood. 他用木头造了个模型船。(已建成)
(2) 少数动词如金桔子rain, snow, cough, wear, feel, work等的一般过去时并不表示动作完成,这时用两种时态都可以,且含义区别不大。如:
It snowed / was snowing all day yesterday. 昨天下了一天的雪。尊重近义词
She didn’t feel / wasn’t feeling well that day. 那天她感到不太舒服。
The child coughed / was coughing all night. 这孩子咳嗽了一整夜。