(共35张PPT)
What were you doing
when the rainstorm came
Unit 5
Section A 3
Grammar focus - 4c
When I …
He was doing …
When I called him up, he was sleeping.
Make up the sentences.
Revision
While I …
He was doing …
While I walked to school, he was eating.
When I …
He was doing …
When I read the newspaper, he was watching TV.
What were you doing at eight last night
I was taking a shower.
What was she doing at the time of the rainstorm
She was doing her homework.
Grammar Focus
读下列句子, 你能总结出句子中包含的语法吗?
What was he doing when the rainstorm came
He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came.
What was Ben doing when it began to rain heavily
When it began to rain, Ben was helping his mom make dinner.
What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping
While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.
1. 基本概念
过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或一段时间内正在进行的动作。这一特定的过去时间除有上下文暗示以外, 一般用时间状语来表示。
2. 结构
was / were + 动词-ing
过去进行时
例如:
A: What were you doing at eight last night
昨晚八点你在干什么?
B: I was taking a shower.
我(当时)在淋浴。
A: What was he doing when the rainstorm came
暴风雨来的时候他在干什么?
B: He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came.
暴风雨来的时候他在图书馆看书。
A: What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping
琳达在睡觉的时候, 珍妮在做什么?
B: While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.
琳达在睡觉的时候, 珍妮在帮助玛丽做作业。
肯定式:
I/He/She/It was working.
We/You/They/ were working.
否定式:
I/He/She/It was not working.
We/You/They/ were not working.
3. 句式(以work为例)
疑问式和简略回答:
Was I working
Yes, you were.
No, you were not.
Were you working
Yes, I was.
No, I was not.
Was he/she/it working
Yes, he/she/it was.
No, he/she/it was not.
Were we/you/they working
Yes, you/we/they were.
No, you/we/they were not.
注:
1.Was not 常缩略为 wasn’t;
were not常缩略为 weren’t。
2.一般过去时与过去进行时用法的比较: 一般过去时表示在过去某个时间发生过的动作或存在的状态, 而过去进行时则表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行的动作。
例如:
David wrote a letter to his friend last night.
大卫昨晚给他的朋友写了封信。(信写完了。)
David was writing a letter to his friend last night.
大卫昨晚一直在给他的朋友写信。(信不一定写完。)
at five yesterday afternoon
Practice
A: What was the boy doing at table at five yesterday afternoon
B: He was speaking with a girl.
A: Was the girl at the table writing
B: No, she wasn’t.
Sample
when和while都可表示“当……的时候”,引导时间状语从句。你知道两者在过去进行时中的用法有什么不同吗?
请仔细观察下面的例句,然后补全空格中的内容。
过去进行时中的 when 和 while
① I was walking to school when I saw a cat in a tree.
②When Sally arrived home, her mother was cleaning the house.
主句的动作是持续性的,而从句动作是短暂性的,此时用 ______ 引导时间状语从句,主句用_________ 时态,从句用一般过去时态。
过去进行
when
③ While I was sleeping in the bedroom, someone knocked at the door.
④ David fell while he was riding his bike.
主句的动作是短暂性的,从句的动作是持续性的,此时用 _______ 引导从句,主句用 __________ 时态,从句用过去进行时态。
一般过去
while
⑤ While Andy was waiting for the bus, he was reading a newspaper.
⑥ He was cleaning his car while I was cooking.
主句和从句的动作在过去的某时刻或某段时间同时发生,而且动作都是持续性的,此时用 _________ 引导从句,而且主句和从句都用 ____________ 时态。
过去进行
while
将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。
1. 当我正在网上查找信息的时候,门铃响了。
While I was looking for information on the Internet, the door bell rang.
Practice
2. 当我看见他的时候,他正在做一架模型飞机。
He was making a model plane when I saw him.
3. 当我正在跑步的时候,我妈妈和我妹妹正在放风筝。
While I was running, my mother and my sister were flying a kite.
4a Look at the table and write sentences
with both while and when.
John Mary
take photos buy a drink
play the piano leave the house
clean his room turn on the radio
shop take the car to the car wash
活学活用
1. While John was taking photos, Mary bought a drink.
John was taking photos when Mary bought a drink.
2. While John was playing the piano, Mary left the house.
John was playing the piano when Mary left the house.
3. While John was cleaning his room, Mary turned on the radio.
John was cleaning his room when Mary turned on the radio.
4. While John was shopping, Mary took the car to the car wash.
John was shopping when Mary took the car to the car wash.
4b Fill in the blanks with was,were, when or while.
At 7:00 a.m., I woke up. ______ I ____ making
my breakfast, my brother ______ listening to the radio. ________ I was eating, the radio news talked about a car accident near our home. My brother and I went out right away to have a look. _____ we got to the place of the accident, the car _____ in bad shape from hitting a tree. But luckily the driver ____ fine. The roads ______ icy because of the heavy snow from the night before.
While was
was
While
When
was
was
were
4c What were you doing at these times last Sunday Fill in the chart. Then ask your partner.
You Your partner
9:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
Speaking
A: What were you doing at nine o’clock last Sunday morning
B: I was sleeping. How about you
A: I was doing my homework.
B: You’re kidding!
Sample
I. 根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子,每空一词。
1. 昨天下午五点钟你哥哥在做什么?
What ________ your brother ________ at five yesterday afternoon
2. 昨天我回到家时,我妈妈在洗衣服。
My mother _____ ________ clothes ________ I ________ home yesterday.
was washing
was doing
when
Exercises
got
3. 你做作业时,你妹妹在干什么?
What ________ your sister ________ ________ you ________ ________ your homework
were doing
was doing
while
Ⅱ. 根据各题后括号内的要求完成下列各题,
每空一词(含缩略形式)。
1. I was running in the park at 7:00 yesterday morning. (改为一般疑问句并作肯定回答)
—________ ________ ________ in the
park at 7:00 yesterday morning
—________, ________ ________.
Yes I was
Were you running
2. I was flying kites with my friends at this time last Sunday. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ ________ ________ at this time last Sunday
3. They were playing basketball from three to four yesterday. (改为否定句)
They ________ ________ basketball from three to four yesterday.
weren’t playing
What were you doing
After class, please make some dialogues with the phrases and sentences in 4c.
Homework