16．When it began to snow, the boys ________ soccer on the playground.
A. play B. played C. are playing D. were playing
【答案】D
【解析】【分析】句意：当天空开始下雪的时候，男孩们正在操场踢足球。根据时间状语从句When it began to snow当天空开始下雪的时候，可知主句的时态为过去进行时was/were+现在分词；再根据主语the boys，男孩们，可知be动词应用were，play的现在分词为playing，故选D。
6．Tom said he ____basketball with his classmates from 4:00 to 6:00 yesterday afternoon.
A. is played B. was playing C. plays D. had played
【答案】B
【解析】【分析】句意：汤姆说他昨天下午4点到6点正在和同学一起打篮球。A.被打；B.正在打；C.打，三单式；D.打，过去完成时。根据from 4:00 to 6:00 yesterday afternoon可知用过去进行时，其构成为was/ were doing，主语是he，第三人称单数，be动词用was，故答案选B。
—Sorry, Mum. I didn't watch the weather forecast just now. I________a football match.
A. was watching B. am watching C. would watch D. will watch
【答案】A
【解析】【分析】句意：---山姆，明天天气怎么样？---抱歉妈妈，我刚才没有看天气预报，我在看足球赛。根据前一句的just now可知此处用过去的某种时态。根据语境可知，山姆在播放天气预报的时候正在看足球赛，错过了天气预报，所以此处用过去进行时，故答案为A。
A. will sail B. is sailing C. was sailing D. has sailed
【答案】C
【解析】【分析】句意：当一条大鱼从海中跳出来时，阿蒙正驾船在大暴雨中航行。根据when a giant fish came out of the sea，可知当鱼跳出来时阿蒙正在驾船航行。when引导时间状语从句，表示在过去，当从句的动作发生时，主句的动作在当时也正在进行。主句的时态是过去进行时，故选C。
【答案】B
【解析】【分析】句意：桑迪，玻璃杯坏了，是怎么回事？——对不起，妈妈。我不知道。当时我正在外面玩。结合语境可知，是询问当时的情况，时态为过去进行时态。答案为B。
【点评】此题考查过去进行时。
13．While she _______, she cut herself.
A. was cooking B. cooked C. had cooked D. cooks
【答案】B
【解析】【分析】句意：——昨晚我给你打电话了，但是没人接，那时你在哪里？——哦，我在院子里正在遛我的宠物狗。A.一般过去时；B.过去进行时；C.现在进行时；D.一般将来时。根据Where were you then，可知是昨晚打电话那时正在遛狗，所以用过去进行时，故选B。
【点评】考查过去进行时，注意平时识记，理解句意。
A. watched B. was watching C. watches
【答案】B
【解析】【分析】句意：—昨天晚上你看电视上的篮球赛了吗？—我想看，但是我爸爸正在看他最喜欢的电视节目。根据句意语境，“我”昨晚想看篮球赛的时候，但是当时父亲正在看他的节目，可知需用过去进行时，was/were doing,主语是单数，故选B。
C. I have had a meeting with clients D. I would have a meeting with clients
【答案】A
【解析】【分析】句意：——我今天上午大约十点钟给你打电话。但是你没有接电话。——哦,我很抱歉。我在和客户开会。A过去进行时，B一般过去时，C现在完成时，D过去将来时，根据at about ten o'clock this morning，过去具体时间，是过去进行时的标志，was having，故选A。
【点评】本题考查过去进行时的用法。
5．— I called you last night, but nobody answered. Where were you then?
— Oh, I ____________ my pet dog in my yard.
A. walked B. was walking C. am walking D. will walk
【答案】D
【解析】【分析】句意：一十分钟前你看到了一个穿黄衣服的女孩经过吗?一没有，先生。我在看小说。十分钟前我正在看小说，表示过去某时刻正在进行或发生的动作，用过去进行时态，故选D。
2．Amon ____________ his ship in a big storm when a giant fish came意：——你这么匆忙.——你将要去哪里?去电影院.Jim正在那儿等我．根据句中信息You are in a hurry．Where are you going?（你这么匆忙．你将要去哪里?）及To the cinema．Jim___ for me there推测该句句意：此时此刻Jim正在那儿等我；可知该句用现在进行时态：am/is/are+现在分词；故选B.
【点评】考查过去进行时。表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作用过去进行时：was/were+doing。
12．—Sandy, the glass is broken. How did that happen?
—Sorry，Mum. I don't know. Ioutside．
A. play B. was playing C. have played D. am playing
【点评】考查动词时态辨析题。根据时间状语判断出句子的时态。
15．Last night,thousands of people ________ to see the stars arrive at the ceremony.（）
A. wait B. were waiting C. have waited
【答案】D
【解析】【分析】句意：—昨天这个时候你在做什么？—我正坐在草地上画画。问句用过去进行时，所以答语也应用过去进行时，was sitting。故选D。
【点评】考查过去进行时的用法。注意根据时间状语和上下文来确定句子的时态。
8．—Sam, what will the weather be like tomorrow?
【点评】考查时态，注意根据at about ten o'clock this morning的语境选择合适的的用法。
10．—Were you at home at 9 o'clock last night？
—Yes, Ia shower at that time.
A. took B. was taking C. was taken D. am taking
【点评】考查过去进行时。注意掌握过去进行时结构was/were+现在分词，表“过去正在做某事”。
17．- You are in a hurry. Where are you going?
- To the cinema. Jim _________ for me there!
A. waits B. is waiting C. waited D. was waiting
—Sorry, Grace. II Am A Singer when the phone rang.
A. am watching B. was watching C. have watched
【答案】B
【解析】【分析】表示过去某动作发生时．另一动作正在进行，用过去进行时，故选B。句意是：当电话铃响的时候我正在看《我是歌手》。
【答案】B
【解析】【分析】句意：——哦！你的手指怎么啦？——我在制作飞机模型时受伤了。while引导的状语从句是进行时，此处指在过去制作飞机模型时受伤，句子时态用过去进行时，故选B。
【点评】此题考查过去进行时。注意while和进行时态连用。
4．—I called you last night, but you didn't answer.
【英语】过去进行时经典例题（word）
一、过去进行时
1．——Did you see a girl in yellow pass by ten minutes ago? ——No, sir. I _____ a novel.
A. read B. am reading C. would read D. was reading
【点评】此题考查过去进行时。when引导时间状语从句，注意主句的时态。
3．—Oh! What's wrong with your finger?
— I hurt it while I ___________ a model plane.
A. made B. was making C. am making D. make
【点评】考查动词的时态。注意过去进行时的用法。
7．—What were you doing at this time yesterday?
—I ________on the grass and drawing a picture.
A. sit B. sat C. am sitting D. was sitting
【答案】B
【解析】【分析】句意：——你昨晚9点在家吗？——是的，那时我正在洗澡。根据at 9 o'clock last night判断句子时态是过去进行时，过去进行时的构成：were/was+doing，故选B。