過去進行時由 was/were 加現在分詞構成。

　　例如：

　　What were you doing this time yesterday?昨天這個時候你在做什么？

　　During the summer of 1999 she was travelling in Europe.1999年夏天她在歐洲旅行。

　　He said he was leaving for home in a day or two. 他說他一兩天之內就動身回家了。

　　She was always thinking of others. 她老是想到別人。（贊揚）

　　She was forever complaining. 她老是抱怨。（厭煩）

　　I was reading the newspaper when the doorbell rang. 我正在看報，突然門鈴響了。

　　Jim burnt his hand when he was cooking the dinner. 吉姆做飯時把手燙了。

　　I met Diana while I was shopping this morning. 我今早買東西時碰到了戴安娜。

　　I was doing my homework while he was listening to music. 我在做作業而他在聽音樂。

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