过去进行时的应用与实例

A 篇章学习:朗读对话，回答问题

Steven: What were you doing at 7 o'clock last night? I called you but you didn't answer.

Tim: Oh, I was watching TV, but my sister was singing so loudly that I didn't hear the phone ring.

Steven: Were you watching the soccer game from 7:30 to 9:30 last night? It was fantastic.

Tim: No, I wasn't. I was watching Running Man the whole night. Were you watching it, too?

Steven: Yes, I was. I was watching it at 6:30 pm. But after 7:30 pm, I watched the soccer game.

B 语法聚焦1: 过去进行时的用法及构成

过去进行时表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作，或过去某个阶段一直进行的动作。由be的过去式 (was / were) + 动词-ing构成。

常与during . . . , the whole . . . , from . . . to . . . 等表示持续时间的时间状语或at that time, at 7 o'clock yesterday evening 等表示过去时间点的时间状语连用。

动词-ing形式的变化规则：

练习1　使用过去进行时描述昨天下午3点教室里学生们正在做的事。

C 语法聚焦2: 过去进行时的否定句式和一般疑问句式

一般疑问句式：Was / Were + 主语 + 动词-ing + 其他?

肯定回答：Yes, 主语+ was / were.

否定回答：No, 主语+ was / were + not.

否定句式：主语 + was / were + not + 动词-ing + 其他.

练习2　把下列句子变为否定句。

1 Mary was jumping rope yesterday morning.

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2 I was waiting for my dad at four o'clock yesterday afternoon.

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3 We were chatting in the room the whole night.

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4 The soldiers were standing guard during the night.(https://www.xing528.com)

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5 The baby was drinking a glass of milk at 9 o'clock in the morning.

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练习3　把下列句子变为一般疑问句并根据提示做出回答。

D 语法聚焦3: 过去进行时的特殊疑问句式

特殊疑问句式①：特殊疑问词 + was / were + 主语 + 动词-ing?

常见的特殊疑问词有what, when, where, why, which, how等。

特殊疑问句式②：特殊疑问词Who + was / were + 动词-ing?

练习4　对画线部分提问。

单元练习

练习5　昨天下午2点有人听到了教室窗台上花盆碎裂的声音，但是却一直没有人主动承认错误。Jason老师正在调查是谁打翻了窗台上的花盆，请你用过去进行时帮老师记录谈话内容。

Jason: Mary, what (1)______ you ______ (do) at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon?

Mary: I (2)_____________ (have) my math class from 1:50 to 2:40.

Jason: Jack, (3)______ you ______ (stay) in the classroom at that time?

Jack: No, I (4)______. I (5)____________ (read) in the library the whole afternoon.

Jason: How about you, Betty?

Betty: I (6)___________ (play) the piano in the music room. My music teacher was there too.

Jason: All right. What was Tony doing yesterday afternoon?

Tony: I (7)______________ (shop) at the store. Here is my receipt (收据).

Jason: Do you know what Liz was doing at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon?

Tony: Yes, she (8)____________ (look) after her baby sister the whole afternoon.

Jason: John, you (9)______________ (run) with your pet dog, right? I saw you yesterday.

John: Yes, I (10)______.