Past Progressive Tense
过去进行时
主谓模块 1:
I was being... 我当时正在是
肯定句 否定句 一般疑问句及回答
I was being a worker. I was not being a worker. Were you being a worker
Yes, I was. / No, I was not.
He was being a worker. He was not being a worker. Was he being a worker
Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t.
They were being workers. They were not being workers. Were they being workers
Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.
主谓模块 2:
I was doing... 我当时正在做
肯定句 否定句 一般疑问句及回答
I was working. I was not working. Were you working
Yes, I was. / No, I was not.
He was working. He was not working. Was he working
Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t.
They were working. They were not working. Were they working
Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.
时间模块:Time Markers 时间标志词
When mom came back home 当妈妈回到家的时候
While Judy was reading a book 当朱迪正在看书的时候
all night / the whole day 一整晚 / 一整天
at 8 o’clock last night 昨晚 8 点的时候
标准句子结构
●主谓模块 1+X+时间模块
I was being stupid.
我当时正在犯傻(处于傻的状态中)。
●主谓模块 2+X+时间模块
I was watching TV at 10 o’clock last night.
昨晚 10 点的时候我正在看电视。
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用法总结
The past progressive describes an action that was in progress at a specific time or
some time period in the past:
过去进行式描述的是在过去的特定时间点正在进行的动作或特定时间段一直持
续的动作:
Judy was listening to music at 9 o’clock last night. (时间点)
昨晚 9 点的时候朱迪正在听音乐。
Judy was listening to music the whole day. (时间段)
朱迪一整天都在听音乐。
To describe an action that started in the past and was interrupted by another action:
描述一个在过去开始并被另一个动作打断的动作:
He was writing an e-mail when the phone rang.
=When the phone rang, he was writing an e-mail.
电话铃响时,他正在写电子邮件。
While he was writing an e-mail, the phone rang.
当他写电子邮件时,电话铃响了。
To describe two actions that were in progress at the same time in the past:
描述过去同时进行的两个动作:
Mom was preparing dinner while Judy was reading a book.
=While Judy was reading a book, mom was preparing dinner.
妈妈当时正在准备晚饭,而朱迪当时正在看书。
Note: The word order in the sentence can be switched around as in the examples
above, however, it is important to remember that we use the time expression while
before the past progressive and the word when before the past simple part of the
sentence. Use only one of these time expressions in each sentence
注意:句子中的词语顺序可以像上面的例子那样进行转换,但是要记住,我们在
时间标志词 while 的后面使用过去进行时,而在时间标志词 when 后面使用一般
过去时。在每个句子中只使用其中一个时间标志词。
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Exercise 练习
(1) Fill in the blanks. 完成表格。
主谓模块 1:
I am being... 我当时正在是
肯定句 否定句 一般疑问句及回答
I was being a worker.
He was being a worker.
They were being workers.
主谓模块 2:
I am doing... 我当时正在做
肯定句 否定句 一般疑问句及回答
I was working.
He was working.
They were working.
(2) 时间模块:Time Markers 时间标志词
当妈妈回到家的时候
当朱迪正在看书的时候
一整晚 / 一整天
昨晚 8 点的时候
(3) Write down -ing forms of the following verbs.
写出下列动词的-ing 形式。
1 become _____________ 7 live _____________
2 get _____________ 8 chat _____________
3 plan _____________ 9 cut _____________
4 let _____________ 10 hide _____________.
5 die _____________ 11 see _____________
6 lie _____________ 12 pay _____________
(4) Complete the sentences with the right form of the verb in brackets.
用所给动词的正确形式填空。
1 What ________ Judy ________ when the phone rang (do)
2 I ________ home when I saw the car accident. (walk)
3 I __________ stupid right now. (be)
4 Listen! Judy_________ an English song in her bedroom. (sing)
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5 Jack ___________ the computer game the whole morning. (play)
(5) Answer the following questions. 根据短文内容回答下列问题。
At 7 o’clock last night Judy was taking a picture.
She was walking through the park when she saw a fire.
An old, empty building near the park was on fire.
Judy pulled out her camera people would admire.
She was taking pictures of the fire when the fire
trucks pulled up. The flames got higher and higher.
The firefighters jumped out and climbed up the ladder.
While they were fighting the fire, Judy was working harder.
People were fighting the fire when it began to rain.
The rain helped put out the fire. It’s hard to imagine.
The firefighters were clapping while Judy was cheering.
And everyone thought that was really something.
1 What was Judy doing at 7 o’clock last night
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2 What was Judy doing when she saw a fire
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3 What was Judy doing when the fire trucks pulled up
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4 What was Judy doing while the firefighters were fighting the fire
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5 What were people doing when it began to rain
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Key 答案
(1)(2)答案见讲解部分。
(3) Write down -ing forms of the following verbs.
写出下列动词的-ing 形式。
1 become ____becoming_________ 7 live _____living________
2 get _____getting________ 8 chat ____chatting_________
3 plan _____planning________ 9 cut ______cutting_______
4 let _____letting________ 10 hide ______hiding_______.
5 die _____dying________ 11 see ______seeing______
6 lie ______lying_______ 12 pay ______paying_______
(4) Complete the sentences with the right form of the verb in brackets.
用所给动词的正确形式填空。
1 What ___was_____ Judy ____doing____ when the phone rang (do)
2 I ___was walking_____ home when I saw the car accident. (walk)
3 I ___am being_______ stupid right now. (be)
4 Listen! Judy___is singing______ an English song in her bedroom. (sing)
5 Jack _____was playing______ the computer game the whole morning. (play)
(5) Answer the following questions. 根据短文内容回答下列问题。
1 What was Judy doing at 7 o’clock last night
She was taking a picture.
2 What was Judy doing when she saw a fire
She was walking through the park.
3 What was Judy doing when the fire trucks pulled up
She was taking pictures of the fire.
4 What was Judy doing while the firefighters were fighting the fire
She was working harder.
5 What were people doing when it began to rain
They were fighting the fire.
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