能。was+动词ing形式是表示过去进行时，而was+动词过去式表示的是一般过去时的被动语态，但是was+动词ed的这种形式，一般不称为动词过去式，而称为动词的过去分词。
was后面动词什么形式was是be动词的过去式。was后面动词可以是现在分词，构成过去进行时态；可以是过去分词，构成被动语态；was作系动词时，后边接现在分词、动名词短语作表语，还可以接过去分词作表语。
was后跟动词的ing形式,表示过去进行时.e.g.-- What was she doing this time yesterday?-- She was reading a novel。
was后跟动词的过去式,表示被动语态.e.g.I was told that you would leave the company。
Was的例句She was widowed when she was 35.───她35岁时就守了寡。
summer and school was out.───夏天，学校放假了。
Cooper was a good mixer, he was popular.───库珀是个善交际的人，很受欢迎。
"There was no way I could walk around with two kidneys and he had none, " she said. "It was the right thing to do. "───她说：“我不可能眼看着他死，而自己却留着两个肾。这么做是正确的决定。”