Section A
GF-4c
Unit 5
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
Learning Aims
1.过去进行时态.
2. Learn when 和while的用法
3. Learn some new words,phrases and the basic sentence structures.
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
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.
was/were + v-ing
表示过去某一时刻或某段时间内正在进行的动作。
past
now
is/are + v-ing
at 10:00am
yesterday
Past Progressive Tense
(过去进行时)
We are learning now
He was running
探索一:过去进行时的结构 (陈述句)
He
was taking photos
when the rainstorm came
She
was playing the piano
at the time of the rainstorm
They
were cleaning the room
at 10:00am last Sunday
基本结构:主语+ was/were + v-ing +其它
Structure
They
not
were
He
was
taking photos
when the rainstorm came
探索二:过去进行时的句型转换(否定句)
思考
否定句在_____________后面加not。
not
cleaning the room
at 10:00 last Sunday
was或were
was not = wasn’t were not = weren’t
探索三:过去进行时的句型转换(一般疑问句)
They
were
cleaning the room
at 10:00am last Sunday
He
was
taking photos
when the rainstorm came
Were
?
they
Was
?
he
思考
一般疑问句把______________调到主语前面,
回答时,也要使用_______________.
was或were
was或were
—Yes, they were.
/ No, they weren’t.
—Yes, he was.
—No, he wasn’t.
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
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。
① I was walking to school when I saw a cat in a tree.
②When Sally arrived home, her mother was cleaning the house.
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
?1) when可指时间点, 又可指时间段, 从句中
可用延续性动词, 也可用非延续性动词。
?2) while总是指一个时间段, 从句中必须用延
续性动词。
Summary:
John ________________ when Mary bought a drink.
was taking photos
John was taking photos , Mary bought a drink.
when
___
While
take photos
play the piano
clean the room
shop
buy a drink
leave the house
turn on the radio
take the car to the
car wash
John was shopping when Mary took the car to the car wash.
While John was shopping, Mary took the car to the car wash.
John was cleaning the room when Mary turned on the radio.
While John was cleaning the room, Mary turned on the radio.
John
Mary
while
when
actions that can
last for a long time
actions that happen
and stop in a moment
John was playing the piano when Mary left the house.
While John was playing the piano, Mary left the house.
4a
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
4b
What were you doing at these times last Sunday? Fill in the chart. Then ask your partner.
You
Your partner
9:00 a.m.
sleeping
doing her homework
11:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
4c
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/a good boy/girl.
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.
Language points
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本课句型
Summary
过去进行时构成: was/were +doing
相关的时间状语: at this (that)time yesterday、at ten o’clock last night、from 6 to 9 last Sunday、those days ,the whole day等
肯定句: 主语+was/were +doing
否定句: 主语+was/were +not +doing
一般疑问句问与答: Was/Were+主语+doing?
Yes, 主语 was/were. No,主语 wasn’t/weren’t.
特殊疑问句:特殊疑问词+was/were+主语+doing?
When与while的用法:
过去进行时(延续性动词)+ when + 一般过去时(非延续性动词)
一般过去时+ while + 过去进行时
过去进行时 + while +过去进行时
一、单项选择题
Exercises
1. When?you?_____me?last?night,?I?
_____the?piano.?
A.?were?calling;?was?playing????B.were?calling;?played??
C.?called;?played????????????D.?called;?was?playing??
D
2. --- Did?you?hear?someone?knock?at?the?
door?just?now???
--- Sorry,?I_______?to?my?friend?on?the?
phones.?
A. was?talking?? B. talked???C. am?talking
A
3. --- When?did?the?classroom?have?power?cut??
--- This?morning,?while?we?______?
a?physics?lesson.?
A.?have?had?? B. were?having??
C. are?having??? D. will?have
B
4.?--- What?is?the?matter, Jack??
--- I?______?down?while?I?____?on?the?
ice.?I?got?hurt?badly.?
A. was?falling, skated????B. fell,?was?skating?
C. fell, skated?????D.?was?falling,?was?skating
B
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?
用所给单词的适当形式填空
1.—What___ you____ (do) when he arrived?
—I ___________(watch) TV at that time.
2.Bob _________ (shop) when I ____(go)
to the park.
3.I saw some kids_______(play) football
over there.
4.She ________(read )books while her mother
________(cook) yesterday afternoon.
5.It's raining________(heavy) outside.
were
doing
was watching
was shopping
went
playing
was reading
was cooking
heavily
Homework
Read the text again and remember the language points.
Make sentences using “when”and “while”
Finish 4a、4b and 4c.
Thank you !