My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I ____________ half of it.

A. missed B. was missing

C. will miss D. would miss

A 【解析】试题分析：句意：本题翻译为：我的心思不在他刚才所说的内容上，所以我担心我刚才错过了一半的内容。A. missed一般过去时；B. was missing过去进行时C. will miss一般将来时；D. would miss过去将来时。根据句意，可知表示过去错过了一半的内容，所以用一般过去时，故选A。

(2011•宿迁市) ---Did you see Mr. Black just now? ---Yes. He ________ his car when I met him.

A. parked B. was parking C. parks D. will park

B 【解析】句意：——你刚才看见布莱克先生了吗？ ——是的。我遇到他时，他正在停车。根据when I met him可知，时间状语从句是一般过去时态。主句用过去进行时态；过去进行时态的结构为was/were+动词的现在分词。主语是I，助动词用was，故选B。

—I phoned you at 5:00 yesterday afternoon, but nobody answered me.

—Sorry. I the flowers in the garden at that time.

A. was watering  B. am watering  C. water  D. will water

A 【解析】根据答句中的at that time 可知描述的是过去某时正在进行的动作，故用过去进行时。故选A。

(2013江苏徐州)Miltie________a picture when Mr．Green came in．

A．draw

B．will draw

C．drew

D．was drawing

D 【解析】本题考查动词时态。结合本题语境可知，格林先生进来的时候，Millie正在画画，故要用过去进行时。

— Someone swam across the Yunlong Lake this morning.

— I didn’t see it. I __________ along the lake.

A. jogged B. will jog C. have jogged D. was jogging

D 【解析】试题分析：句意：――有人今天早上横渡了云龙湖。――我没有看到。我在湖边跑步。今天早上我一直在湖边跑步，表示过去某段时间一直在发生的动作，用过去进行时态。故选D。

(2012•盐城市)The reporter said that the UFO east to west when he saw it.

A. travels B. traveled C. was traveling D. has traveled

C 【解析】考查动词的时态用法。强调过去某一具体时间正在发生的事情，用过去时行时。

(2013•盐城市)---Was Kate at the party last night? ---Yes, she ________ a really nice dress.

A. is wearing B. was wearing C. would wear D. has worn

B 【解析】句意：昨晚凯特参加聚会了吗？——是的，她穿了一件非常漂亮的裙子。结合语境可知下文描述的是过去某时正在进行的动作，故用过去进行时态。选B。

(2015•盐城市)Sherlock Holmes asked the suspect what he ___ when the murder took place.

A. was doing B. has done C. is doing D. would do

A 【解析】试题分析：句意：Sherlock Holmes问嫌疑人当谋杀案发生时他在做什么。was doing 过去进行时，过去某个时间正在发生的事情；has done现在完成时，过去发生的动作对现在造成影响和结果；is doing 现在进行时，此时此刻正在发生的动作；would do 将会做，过去将来时。根据句意可知，这里表示谋杀案发生时，嫌疑人正在做什么，应该用过去进行时，故选A。

(2014•扬州市)---Has your friend completed his design?

---Not yet. He ________ on it last night.

A. worked B. has worked C. is working D. was working

D 【解析】试题分析：句意：——你的朋友完成他的设计了吗？——还没有。他昨天晚上正在从事这个设计。根据时间状语last night可知此处用的时间是过去的，根据语意，是他在过去的那个时间一直在做，故为was working。故选D。

(2015•扬州市)---You look worried. What's wrong?

---I went for a job interview yesterday and I ______the result.

A. waited for B. was waiting for C. am waiting for D. will wait for

C 【解析】试题分析：句意：――你显得焦虑。怎么啦？――我昨天去参加了工作面试。我在等结果。A. waited for一般过去时，表示过去发生的动作；B. was waiting for过去进行时，表示过去正在进行或发生的动作；C. am waiting for现在进行时，表示现在正在进行或发生的动作；D. will wait for一般将来时，表示将要发生的动作。根据语境，表示现在正在焦急...