6. 과거진행 ( I was doing )
- was / were + ...ing
살펴보기
Yesterday Daewon and Joonghyuk played tennis. They began at 10:00 and finished at 11:30.
So, at 10:30 they were playing tennis.
They were playing ( = 그들은 테니스를 하고 있는 중이며 아직 끝나지 않았다. )
| 주어 | 과거동사 | -ing |
|---|---|---|
| I/he/she/it we/you/they | was were | playing doing working 등 |
- I was doing something
나는 ...하고 있는 중이었다. 동작이나 상황은 그 이전에 이미 시작되어 아직 끝나지 않고 진행 중 이다.
| 과거 | 과거에 하는 중 | 과거 | 현재 |
|---|---|---|---|
| I started doing | I was doing | I finished doing | now |
예문
- This time last year I was living in Bali.
- What were you doing at 10:00 last night?
- I waved to My friend, but he wasn't looking.
- I was doing vs I did
과거진행 ( 진행 중인 동작 )
- I was walking home when I met my friend.
- Daewon was watching television when we arrived.
단순과거 ( 완료된 동작 )
- I walked home after the party last night
- Daewon watched television a lot when he was sick last year.
- 단순과거 + 과거진행
종종 어떤 일을 하던 중 다른 어떤 일이 일어났을때 사용한다.
예문
- Dongsuk burned his hand while he was cooking dinner.
- It was raining when I got up.
- I saw you in the park yesterday. You were sitting on the grass and reading a book.
- I hurt my back while I was working in the garden.
그러나 차례로 일어난 일에 대해 말할 때는 단순과거를 사용한다.
예문
- I was walking downtown when I saw Daewon. So I stopped, and we talked for a while.
비교
| 동석이가 도착하기 전 이미 저녁식사를 하고 있었다. | 동석이가 도착한 후 저녁식사를 했다. |
|---|---|
| When dongsuk arrived, we were having dinner. | When Dongsuk arrived, we had dinner. |
- 진행형 사용 불가 동사 ( know / want 등 )
예문
- We were good friends. We know each other well. (
We were knowing) - I was having a good time at the party, but Jonghak wanted to go home. (
was wanting)
더 자세한 것은 4. 현재진행으로 잘 쓰지 않는 동사들 참조.