過去進行時的意思、翻譯和例句

是什麼意思

「過去進行時」是一種時態，用來描述在過去某個時刻或某段時間內正在進行的動作或事件。它通常由「was/were + 動詞的現在分詞」構成。這種時態可以用來強調當時的持續性或背景情況，並且常常與另一個過去的動作或事件一起使用，來表達兩者之間的關係。

依照不同程度的英文解釋

  1. Something that was happening before.
  2. An action that was in progress in the past.
  3. An ongoing action that took place at a specific time in the past.
  4. An action that was happening when something else occurred.
  5. A situation that describes an action happening over a period of time in the past.
  6. A grammatical structure used to indicate an action that was ongoing in the past.
  7. A tense that expresses an action that was in progress at a certain point in the past.
  8. A form used to describe actions that were happening continuously at a specific time in the past.
  9. A tense that conveys the idea of an action that was unfolding in the past, often in relation to another past event.
  10. A way to express actions that were ongoing at a particular moment in the past.

相關英文單字或片語的差別與用法

1：Past Continuous Tense

用法：

這種時態通常用來描述在過去某個特定時間內持續進行的動作。它可以用來提供背景信息，解釋在某一時刻發生的事情，或者描述兩個過去事件之間的關係。

例句及翻譯：

例句 1：

昨天下午三點，我正在看電視。

I was watching TV at three o'clock yesterday afternoon.

例句 2：

他們正在討論計畫時，我進來了。

They were discussing the plan when I walked in.

例句 3：

當我打電話給她時，她正在做晚餐。

She was making dinner when I called her.

2：Past Progressive Tense

用法：

這是另一種對過去進行時的描述，強調在某個過去的時間段內持續進行的動作。它同樣可以用來表達過去的背景情況或與其他事件的關聯。

例句及翻譯：

例句 1：

上周末，我們正在參加一個派對。

We were attending a party last weekend.

例句 2：

當時我正在學習，所以沒有聽到敲門聲。

I was studying at the time, so I didn't hear the knock on the door.

例句 3：

他們正在旅行的時候，遇到了壞天氣。

They were traveling when they encountered bad weather.

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