Revision B (1) 
初二年级 英语 
What were people doing at 9 o'clock yesterday morning? 
A man was walking his dog. 
These people were having a picnic. 
Some people were playing the guitar. 
Others were riding their bikes. 
The father was playing football with his son. 
 
now 
 9:00 yesterday morning 
At 9:00 yesterday morning, people were doing different things in the park . 
was/were doing 
Past continuous tense 过去进行时 
Past continuous tense 过去进行时 
时态意义:表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作。 
时间状语:at+具体时间+last night 
 at this/that moment last Sunday 
 at this/that time yesterday 
 
用法一 
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 
1. I my homework at school at half past four yesterday. 
did 
was doing 
was doing 
2. Lily a talk with Li Hua at that time last night. 
was having 
had 
was having 
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 
3. ---What were they doing at 9:30 on Sunday morning? 
 ---They a basketball match on TV. 
 
are watching 
were watching 
were watching 
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 
4. ---Was he having a trip in Shanghai at this time last week? 
 ---Yes, . 
 
he was 
he was 
he is 
No, he wasn't. 
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 
Alice was sitting with her sister by the river 
When Alice was sitting with her sister by the river. 
 white rabbit with pink eyes ran by. 
when 
What happened when...? 
sit, 
run by 
A 
a 
When 
, 
when 
 Henry in a restaurant, a snake 
suddenly . 
was working 
appeared and bit his hand 
What happened when...? 
work, 
appear, bite 
when 
/as/while 
When 
As 
While 
 When Alice was sitting 
 with her sister by the 
 river, 
Past continuous tense 过去进行时 
 a white rabbit with 
 pink eyes ran by. 
now 
When Alice was sitting 
with her sister by the 
river, 
时态意义:表示过去某个时段正在进行的动作; 
 表示故事发生的背景。 
时间状语:when/while/as 引导的 
 过去时间状语从句 
用法二 
Past continuous tense 过去进行时 
Jimmy was having breakfast at 
7:30 am last Sunday. 
Kate was doing morning exercises at this time last Sunday. 
Look and say: 
What were they doing? 
At 7:30 am last Sunday, 
while Jimmy was having breakfast, Kate was doing morning exercises. 
Look and say: 
What were they doing? 
Mark was playing with his friend 
 Tom was learning science. 
Look and say: 
What were they doing? 
At 5 pm yesterday, 
while Mark (play) with his friend, Tom (learn) 
science. 
was playing 
was learning 
while 
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. 
2. Betty (make) a cake when the telephone rang. 
was making 
1. As we (clean) the garden, it began to snow. 
were cleaning 
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. 
3. Mum was cooking dinner while I (read) a book. 
was reading 
Past continuous tense 
过去进行时 
at 7 last night; 
at this/that time 
/moment yesterday; 
when/while/as引导的时间状语从句 
表示过去某一时刻或某一时段正在进行的动作,也可以表示故事发生的背景。 
Past simple tense 
一般过去时 
yesterday; 
last week; 
three days ago 
at 7 last night; 
at this/that time 
/moment yesterday; 
when/while/as引导的时间状语从句 
Past continuous tense 
过去进行时 
I was watching a movie at 8 last night. 
昨晚8点我在看电影。 
昨晚我看了一部电影。 
表示在过去的这个时刻 
动作正在进行或持续 
表示过去的时间里动作发生了 
I watched a movie last night. 
1. They a tennis star at this time last Sunday. 
 A. visit B. visited C. were visiting 
2. He London three days ago. 
 A. reached B. is reaching C. was reaching 
C 
A 
Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer. 
3. I him yesterday evening, but there was no answer. 
 A. call B. called C. was calling 
4. Helen an email when her father reached home. 
 A. writes B. wrote C. was writing 
B 
C 
Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer. 
Yesterday we (1) (go) for a walk in the park. When we (2) (enjoy) our walk, it 
(3) (begin) to rain. So we (4) (decide) to go home. 
went 
were enjoying 
began 
decided 
Exercise 4: Complete the passage with the correct form of the words (Activity 4). 
When we (5) (run) to the bus stop, Alan 
(6) (fall) over. He (7) (be) badly hurt, so we (8) (call) 120. 
were running 
fell 
was 
called 
Exercise 4: Complete the passage with the correct form of the words (Activity 4). 
While we (9) (wait), we (10) (cover) him with some clothes to keep him warm. After about ten minutes, the doctors arrived and took him to hospital. 
were waiting 
covered 
Exercise 4: Complete the passage with the correct form of the words (Activity 4). 
Stories 
Can you tell a Chinese story? 
Once upon a time, there was a boy called Sima Guang. 
One day... 
Exercise 5: Write a story. 
Once upon a time, there was a boy called Sima Guang. 
One day... 
when, fall into, vat (水缸) 
When Sima Guang was playing hide-and-seek with his friends, a boy suddenly fell into a vat. 
Exercise 5: Write a story. 
while, cry, think out 
While every one was crying, Sima Guang thought out a good idea. 
Exercise 5: Write a story. 
pick up, stone, break 
He picked up a stone and broke the vat. 
Exercise 5: Write a story. 
save, smile 
Sima Guang saved the boy. 
Every one smiled. 
Exercise 5: Write a story. 
Homework 
1. 阅读课本第128-130页,整理关于过去进行时的笔记。 
2. 完成课后练习上的习题。 
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