- 用來敘述在過去某特定時間點「正在發生」或「短暫持續」的動作。
- 肯定句：S ＋ was ／ were ＋ V-ing...
- 如：Johnny was eating breakfast at seven thirty this morning.（今天早上七點半 Johnny 正在吃早餐。）
- 否定句：S ＋ wasn’t ／ weren’t ＋ V-ing...
- 如：Kevin wasn’t listening to the teacher at that time.（Kevin 當時並沒有在聽老師講課。）
- Yes ／ No 疑問句：
- 1、句型：
- 問：Was ／ Were ＋ S ＋ V-ing...?
- 簡答：Yes, S was ／ were. ／ No, S wasn’t ／ weren’t.
- 2、如：
- A： Were you preparing for the English test last night? （你昨晚在準備英語考試嗎？）
- B： Yes, I was.／ No, I wasn’t.（是的，我是。／不，我不是。）
- Wh- 疑問句：Wh- ＋ was ／ were ＋ S ＋ V-ing...?
- 如：What were you saying?（你剛剛在說什麼？）
- 下圖為：過去進行式重點整理。
