What Were You Doing?
과거진행으로 장면 그리기
Grammar Point 오늘의 문법
Dialogue 대화문
Grammar Focus 핵심 정리
1. Form: was / were + -ing 형태는 was / were + -ing
It shows an action in progress at a moment in the past. Use was with I/he/she/it and were with you/we/they. At ten last night, I was watching a K-drama.
과거진행형은 과거의 어느 한 순간에 한창 하고 있던 일을 나타냅니다. 주어가 I/he/she/it이면 was, you/we/they면 were를 씁니다. At ten last night, I was watching a K-drama.
2. Pair it with the past simple 과거시제와 짝지어 쓰기
The longer action is past continuous, and the short action that interrupts it is past simple. I was cooking when the phone rang.
길게 이어지던 일은 과거진행형으로, 그 중간에 끼어든 짧은 일은 과거시제로 씁니다. I was cooking when the phone rang. 요리하던 중에 전화가 울린 거예요.
3. Connecting with while while로 연결하기
While I was driving, I heard the news. We often use the past continuous after while.
while은 '~하는 동안'이라는 뜻이라서 뒤에 과거진행형이 자주 옵니다. While I was driving, I heard the news.
Examples 예문
- I was taking a shower when you called.전화하셨을 때 샤워하고 있었어요.
- At ten last night, I was watching a K-drama.어젯밤 10시에 드라마 보고 있었어요.
- It was raining when I left home.집을 나설 때 비가 오고 있었어요.
- While I was walking to work, I saw an accident.출근길에 걷다가 사고를 봤어요.
- Sorry, what were you saying?죄송해요, 뭐라고 하셨죠?
- We were having dinner when the power went out.저녁 먹고 있는데 정전이 됐어요.
Practice 빈칸 채우기
- I when the bus came.Correct! 정답입니다!The answer is a) was reading 정답은 a) was reading입니다.You were in the middle of reading when the bus came, so we use the past continuous: "was reading".버스가 온 순간 한창 읽던 중이었으므로 과거진행형 was reading이 맞습니다.
- While she , she fell asleep.Correct! 정답입니다!The answer is b) was studying 정답은 b) was studying입니다.She was in the middle of studying when she fell asleep, so we use the past continuous: "was studying".잠든 순간 공부하던 중이었으므로 과거진행형 was studying이 맞습니다. is studying은 현재라서 과거형 fell과 어울리지 않아요.
- When I arrived, they dinner.Correct! 정답입니다!The answer is a) were having 정답은 a) were having입니다.They were already in the middle of dinner when I arrived, so we use the past continuous: "were having".내가 도착했을 때 이미 저녁을 먹던 중이었으므로 과거진행형 were having이 맞습니다.
- What you doing at nine last night?Correct! 정답입니다!The answer is c) were 정답은 c) were입니다.With "you", we use "were". "Doing" comes next, so we need "be", not "did".주어가 you이므로 were가 맞습니다. 뒤에 doing이 있으니 did가 아니라 be동사가 들어가요.
Role Play 상황 연습
You want to tell a friend about a moment that surprised you.
친구에게 깜짝 놀랐던 일을 이야기하려고 해요.
Say what you were doing (past continuous) and what happened (past simple).
그때 무엇을 하고 있었는지(과거진행), 그리고 무슨 일이 일어났는지(과거시제)를 함께 말해 보세요.
Tell a surprising story with "I was ...ing when ...".
'~하고 있었는데 ~가 일어났어요' 형식으로 놀랐던 순간 하나를 이야기해 보세요.
Let's Talk 선생님과 말하기
- Did something go wrong for you recently? What were you doing at the time?최근에 곤란한 일을 겪은 적이 있나요? 그때 무엇을 하고 있었나요?I was cooking dinner when the power went out. It was dark, and my kids were crying. Luckily, it came back after an hour.Click here to create your own sentence!Create
Correction ResultSubmitShow hint - What were you doing ten years ago?10년 전에는 무엇을 하며 지냈나요?Ten years ago, I was living in Busan and working at a bank. I was also studying for a big exam, so I was always tired. But I passed it!Click here to create your own sentence!CreateCorrection ResultSubmitShow hint
- What's something that surprised you? What were you doing when it happened?깜짝 놀랐던 일이 있나요? 그때 무엇을 하고 있었나요?I was walking in Gangnam when I saw a famous actor. He was buying coffee, and people were taking pictures of him.Click here to create your own sentence!CreateCorrection ResultSubmitShow hint
