过去进行时是英语考试中常考的一个语法点，它表示过去在某一时间段或某一段时间内正在发生或进行的动作或状态。
那么,今天就跟着小编来学习下过去进行时表表示同时进行的动作的情况。

表示同时进行的动作的用法，我们结合句子来理解，先来看例句；

1.While you were writing letters，I was reading a book.
你写信的时候，我在看书。

2.While we were having breakfast，John was talking on the tele-phone.
我们吃早饭的时候，约翰在打电话。

好了，通过以上的几个例句，大家是否了解了英语过去进行时表表示同时进行的动作情况呢？

那么，接下来我们做几道题测试下你的过去进行时掌握得如何

1. What _____ your grandfather _____ this time yesterday ?
A. is ... doing    B. was ... doing   C. did .. do   D. had ... done 

2. ____ you ______ a meeting at four yesterday afternoon ?
A. Were ... having   B. Was ... having   C. Did ... have   D. Do ... have

3. A: I called you at about half past eight last night , but nobody answered .
    B: Oh , I ______ in my office at that time .
A. will work   B. was working     C. worked    D. had worked

答案：

1.B

2.A

3.B

以上就是过去进行时的用法了，大家都学到了没有？过去进行时虽然是基础知识，但难度并没有想象中那么低，一直到英语的深入学习阶段都是必考的重点，所以学习者们一定要注意夯实基础，不要放过任何一个小细节。最后，祝大家英语考试取得理想的成绩。