葉山的英日語世界

上回介紹了過去式、今天来談談過去進行式。

***過去進行式强調的是過去事件的"發生期間", 也隱含該事件可能的開始與結束點；特别要突顯的是“動作中”.
What were you doing all day yesterday?
(強調一整天）
When I arrived at the inn, the guests were already sitting down to dinner.(强調客人已在用餐中）

***過去進行式也可表達過去事件發生期間裡的某一時間㸃。
What were you doing at eleven o'clock last night?(這裡的時間㸃是昨晚11㸃)
At eleven o'clock last night, I was sleeping soundly.

***當一個在過去進行中的動作、突如其來的被過去另一個動作干擾時、就得用過去進行式；這也表示受到干擾因而該進行中的動作尚未完成(至少短期間内）
I was crossing the street（這句是進行中的動作), when I saw an accident（這句是干擾動作）

She was doing her homework( 這句是進行中的動作 ),when the telephone rang(這句是干擾動作）

She was just(already) clearing the table (這句是進行中的動作), when a late guest arrived(這句是干擾動作）

***進行中的動作可以放在主句裡、也可以放在時間子句裡、但請注意、如果要使用加強語氣的just 或already的話、那麽進行中的動作只能放在主句内。

***另外、在描述過去兩個同時進行的動作時、過去進行式可以只用在一個句子裡、或主句子舆時間子句都使用、或全部只用過去式。例句如下:
He was watching television, while his wife was washing the dishes.

He was watching television, while his wife washed the dishes.

He watched television, while his wife was washing the dishes.

He watched television, while his wife washed the dishes.
以上四例的意思都是 “他的太太在洗碗碟時、他在看電視”.

***表示過去令人厭煩的重複動作也可用過去進行式．
My last roommate was always smoking in the room.

***講故事時、用過去進行式可以增添氣氛與臨場感．
While I was driving on the freeway to work yesterday.......

好、今天的說明到此為止、下次再介紹其他的時態、再見。