I was doing (past continuous 过去进行时)
A
It's 6 o'clock now.
Paul is at home.
He is watching television.
At 4 o'clock he wasn't at home.
He was at the sports club.
He was swimming in the pool.
He wasn't watching television.
B
was / were + -ing is the past continuous:
positive
I he she it | was | doing watching playing swimming living etc. |
we you they | were |
negative
I he she it | was not (wasn't) | doing watching playing swimming living etc. |
we you they | were not (weren't) |
question
was | I he she it | doing? watching? playing? swimming? living? etc. |
were | we you they |
- What were you doing at 11.30 yesterday? Were you working?
- What did he say? I don't know. I wasn't listening.
- It was raining, so we didn't go out.
- In 2001 we were living in Canada.
- Today she's wearing a skirt, but yesterday she was wearing trousers.
- I woke up early yesterday. It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
Spelling (live living / run
running / lie
lying etc.)
C
am / is / are + -ing (present) was / were + -ing (past):
present
- I'm working (now).
- It isn't raining (now).
- What are you doing (now)?
past
- I was working at 10.30 last night.
- It wasn't raining when we went out.
- What were you doing at three o'clock.