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过去进行时/Past Continuous 指南 – TOEIC® 备考

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1. 如何构成过去进行时 (past continuous)

主语肯定形式否定形式疑问形式
Iwas workingwas not (wasn't) workingWas I working?
Youwere workingwere not (weren't) workingWere you working?
He/She/Itwas workingwas not (wasn't) workingWas he/she/it working?
Wewere workingwere not (weren't) workingWere we working?
Youwere workingwere not (weren't) workingWere you working?
Theywere workingwere not (weren't) workingWere they working?
  • 要构成一个肯定句,结构是:主语 + was/were + 动词-ing
  • 要构成一个否定句,结构变为:主语 + was/were + not + 动词-ing
  • 要构成一个疑问句,需要倒装:Was/Were + 主语 + 动词-ing + ?

常见错误

  • 根据主语混淆“was”和“were”:
    • 错误:He were studying for his exam.
    • 正确:He was studying for his exam.
  • 忘记-ing 形式:
    • 错误:They were study all night.
    • 正确:They were studying all night.

2. 在哪些情况下使用过去进行时?

2.1. 描述过去某个时间点正在进行的动作

过去进行时主要用于表达一个动作在过去某个特定时刻正在进行中

  • Yesterday at 6 PM, Sarah was preparing dinner.
  • Last Monday morning, we were attending a conference.

2.2. 表达被某个突发事件打断的动作

承接上一点,这个时态可以用来描述一个正在进行的动作,但这个动作在过去被一个突发事件打断了。

  • I was driving to work when I saw an accident.
  • They were having lunch when the fire alarm went off.

过去进行时的典型时间指示词

“while”“when”“at that moment”“at that time” 这样的连词经常与过去进行时连用,以确定动作发生的时间背景。

  • While he was checking his emails, his manager entered the office.
  • The team was discussing the project when the client arrived.
  • At that moment, Emma was taking notes during the meeting.
提示:如果你在 TOEIC® 题目中发现其中一个标记词后面跟着一个一般过去时动词 (entered, arrived, rang...),那么答案很可能是一个过去进行时的动词!

以下是需要记住的经典结构

  • While + past continuous, past simple
  • Past continuous when past simple
  • At that moment / At that time, past continuous

结论

TOEIC® 考试中,有几道题会考察你掌握过去进行时的能力。请牢记其构成(was/were + 动词-ing)及其主要用法:描述一个过去正在进行的动作,该动作通常被一个突发事件打断。

如果你想深入了解对 TOEIC® 至关重要的其他语法点,我们推荐以下文章:

  1. 🔗 TOEIC® 英语过去时态——总体介绍
  2. 🔗 TOEIC® 备考一般过去时(简单过去时 - simple past)指南

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