問 1
I （ ） studying when my mother called me.
was
/過去進行 I + was/📐4級●文法●過去進行形●was/were
「was」を表す文法。was/wereの文脈で頻出。
✓"studying when ... called" は過去の継続行動 = 「呼ばれた時、勉強中だった」。主語 I → was。
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▦Collocation
| パターン | 意味 | 例 |
|---|
| was + -ing | 〜していた (単数) | I was reading. |
| when + 過去進行 | 〜していたとき | I was reading when ~ |
| at + 時刻 + was -ing | 〜時に〜していた | At 9 I was studying. |
| while + 過去進行 | 〜している間 | while I was eating |
| yesterday/last night + was -ing | 昨日/昨夜〜していた | Last night I was watching TV. |
❝例文
1I was studying when my mother called me.
母が電話したとき勉強中。
2She was sleeping at midnight.
12時に寝ていた。
3I was working all day yesterday.
昨日一日中働いていた。
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過去進行形 = was/were + -ing = 「〜していた」。I/He/She/It → was、You/We/They → were。when 節 + 過去進行 = 「(時) に〜していた」の典型構文。
問 2
We （ ） watching TV at 9 p.m. last night.
were
/過去進行 We + were/📐4級●文法●過去進行形●複数主語
✓"watching TV at 9 p.m. last night" は過去の継続 = 「9時にTVを観ていた」。主語 we → were。
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▦Collocation
| パターン | 意味 | 例 |
|---|
| we/you/they + were + -ing | 複数の過去進行 | We were eating. |
| at + 時刻 + we were -ing | 〜時に〜していた | At 9 we were having dinner. |
| they were playing | 彼らは遊んでいた | They were playing soccer. |
| you were doing ~ | 君は〜していた | You were doing well. |
| we were on our way | 向かっていた | We were on our way home. |
❝例文
1We were watching TV at 9 p.m. last night.
昨夜9時にTVを観ていた。
2They were playing soccer in the park.
彼らは公園でサッカーをしていた。
3You were sleeping when I came home.
私が帰宅したとき君は寝ていた。
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複数主語 + were + -ing ―― We were / You were / They were。at + 時刻 + last night = 「昨夜の (時刻) に」過去の特定時点。
問 3
It （ ） raining when we left the house.
was
/天候の過去進行/📐4級●文法●過去進行形●天候
✓"raining when ... left" は過去の継続天候 = 「出かけた時、雨が降っていた」。it → was。
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▦Collocation
| パターン | 意味 | 例 |
|---|
| it was + -ing | (天候/状況) が〜していた | It was raining. |
| it was snowing/raining | 雪/雨が降っていた | It was raining heavily. |
| it was getting late | 遅くなっていた | It was getting late. |
| it was happening | 起きていた | Something was happening. |
| when + 過去進行 + 過去 | 〜のとき〜した | It was raining when we left. |
❝例文
1It was raining when we left the house.
出発したとき雨だった。
2It was snowing all morning.
朝中雪が降っていた。
3It was getting dark outside.
外は暗くなっていた。
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天候の it + was + -ing = 「(天候) が〜していた」(過去進行)。It was raining / snowing / shining が典型。雨が降ってきた = It started to rain (動作開始)、雨が降っていた = It was raining (継続中)。