請問The plane was stopping at Gate 5.
我上禮拜在書店買了一本英文文法書
書名:朗*英*文*全*
作者:石*昭*
我目前看到第3章 動詞與時態(現在進行式....等)
有幾個問題我不太懂想請教各位高手
(1)The plane was stopping at Gate 5.
飛機正要停靠在第5號閘門
=>這裡為啥要用was呢?(飛機正在停靠應該是進行式吧?)
(2)We were on the point of giving up the game.
我們眼看就要放棄比賽
=>這裡為啥要用were呢?(比賽不是正在進行嗎?)
(3)They were about to leave their house when
it began to rain.
=>這句一定要用過去式嗎?不能用現在式嗎?我不能用are
和begin嗎?是不是因為有when,所以是過去式?
(4)I was on the point of going to bed when
someone knocked at the door.
=>這句一定要用過去式嗎?不能用現在式嗎?我不能用am
和knock嗎?是不是因為有when,所以是過去式?
be about to .../be on the point of V-ing 是[即將要~],表示隨後馬上會發生的事
.