(共16张PPT)
动词过去进行时
概念及基本结构
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时间标志
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基本用法
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目
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基本概念:过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间内进行或发生的动作。
基本结构
主语+was/were + doing +其他内容
注:doing 就是现在分词,词形变化与现在进行时相同
The Past Continuous Tense
(过去进行时)
基本结构:
was / wasn’t
were / weren’t
doing
+
sb+
now
future
past
6:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
I was helping my mom with housework at 6:30p.m. yesterday.
We were watching TV from 8:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.
过去进行时主要表示:
在过去某一时刻正在进行的动作
(a) They were eating breakfast at 7:00 am yesterday .
(b) I was writing a letter at this time last Sunday .
★at+时间点, at this time, at that time + 过去时间
在过去某一段时间一直在进行的动作
(a) From 1983 to 1998 , he was teaching at Yale .
(b) They were building a cinema last winter .
★ 时间段: from … to … + 过去时间
需要用过去进行时的时间状语:
at 6 p.m. yesterday
this time yesterday
at the same time last year
from 8:00 to 10:00 last night
过去进行时的“时光机”
常用的时间状语
this morning, the whole morning,
all day yesterday,
from nine to ten last evening,
when, while , at that time,
just now,a moment ago
1) Mary ___ a dress when she cut her finger.
A. made B. is making C. was making D. makes
答案C. 割伤手指是已发生的事情,应用过去时。同 时,when表时间的同时性,"玛丽在做衣服时"提供事情发生的背景,因此用过去进行时。
课堂练习
2) As she ___ the newspaper, Granny ___ asleep.
A. read;was falling B. was reading;fell
C. was reading;was falling D. read;fell
答案B.句中的as = when, while,意为"当……之时"。描述一件事发生的背景时,用过去进行;一个长动作发生的时候,另一个短动作发生。句意为 "在她看报纸时,奶奶睡着了。"句中的 fell (fall的过去时),是系动词,后跟形容词,如:fall sick。
Sentence completing.
1)( )The pianist _was playing the piano___ (在弹钢琴)at this time yesterday.
2)( )They _were buying clothes____ (在买衣服)when the UFO arrived.
3)( )What _were_ you_doing_ when you _listened_ the alarm (当听到警报的时候, 你在干什么 )
按要求转换下列句型。
1. ( )We were having a PE class at four yesterday afternoon.(改为否定句)
We _weren't_ _having_ a PE class at four yesterday afternoon.
2. ( )Kate was reviewing her lessons at eight last night.(改为一般疑问句,并做肯、否定回答)
__was__ Kate _reviewing__her lessons at eight last night
_yes_ , she __was___. __no___ , she _weren't___ .
3.( )He ran in the park.(用at this time yesterday改写)
He _was__ _running__in the park at this time yesterday.
4.( ) They were playing computer games at nine last night.(对划线部分提问)
_what__ __were___ they _doing__ at nine last night
5. ( )I was reading a novel at three yesterday afternoon.(对划线部分提问)
_what___ __were__ you __doing__ at three yesterday afternoon
Past Continuous Verb Forms
1. 肯定句: She was drinking at 6 p.m. yesterday.
2. 否定句: She wasn't drinking.
3. 一般疑问句:
Was she drinking
4. 简要回答:
Yes, she was. No, she wasn't.
5. WH- Questions:
When was she drinking
总结
1.( )----Nancy is not coming tonight.
----But she __B__!
promises B. promised
C. will promise D. had promised
2.( )Shirley __B_ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished it.
A.has written B.wrote
C.had written D.was writing
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课后练习
3.( )I first met Lisa three years ago.She _B__ at a radio shop at the time.
A.has worked B. was working
C.had been working D.had worked
4.( )---Your phone number again
I __A__ quite catch it.
---It’s 9568442.
A. didn't B. couldn't
C.don't D.can't