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过去进行时的用法
一、构成方法
过去进行时由 was/were 加现在分词构成。
二、用法说明
■表示在过去某一时刻或某一阶段正在发生的动作。如:
What were you doing this time yesterday? 昨天这个时候你在做什么?
During the summer of 1999 she was travelling in Europe. 1999年夏天她在欧洲旅行。
■表示过去将来,多用于go, come, leave, start, take off等动词。如:
He said he was leaving for home in a day or two. 他说他一两天之内就动身回家了。
■表示过去的经常动作,常与always,forever等连用,略带感****彩。如:
She was always thinking of others. 她老是想到别人。(赞扬)
She was forever complaining. 她老是抱怨。(厌烦)
■表示某个短暂性动作发生的背景。如果主句谓语和从句谓语都发生在过去,动作时间长的用过去进行时,表达谈话背景;动作时间短的用一般过去时,表达新的信息。如:
I was reading the newspaper when the doorbell rang. 我正在看报,突然门铃响了。
Jim burnt his hand when he was cooking the dinner. 吉姆做饭时把手烫了。
I met Diana while I was shopping this morning. 我今早买东西时碰到了戴安娜。
■表示两个同时持续的动作。如:
I was doing my homework while he was listening to music. 我在做作业而他在听音乐。
■过去进行时可以表示客气的语气。如:
I was wondering if you could give me a lift. 不知我可否顺便搭你的车。
3) 常用的时间状语
this morning, the whole morning, all day yesterday, from nine to ten last evening, when, while
My brother fell while he was riding his bicycle and hurt himself.
It was raining when they left the station.
When I got to the top of the mountain, the sun was shining.
一、 单项选择
1.My brother ___ while he ___ his bicycle and hurt himself.
A. fell, was riding B. fell, were riding
C. had fallen, rode D. had fallen, was riding
2. Tom ___ into the house when no one ___.
A. slipped, was looking B. had slipped, looked
C. slipped, had looked D. was slipping, looked
3.The last time I __ Jane she ___ cotton in the fields.
A. had seen, was picking B. saw, picked
C. had seen, picked D. saw, was picking
4.I don ' t think Jim saw me; he ___ into space.
A. just stared B. was just staring
C. has just stared D. had just stared
5.I first met Lisa three years ago. She ___ at a radio shop at the time.
A. has worked B. was working
C. had been working D. had worked
6.---Hey, look where you are going!
---Oh, I ' m terribly sorry.________.
A. I ' m not noticing B. I wasn ' t noticing
C. I haven ' t noticed D. I don ' t notice
7. The reporter said that the UFO ___ east to west when he saw it.
A. was traveling B. traveled
C. had been traveling D. was to travel
8. I ___ my breakfast when the morning post came.
A. had B. had been having
C. have been having D. was having
9.When I arrived at his office, he ___ on the phone.
A. was speaking B. spoke
C. had been speaking D. had spoken
10. “ What ' s the matter, Ali? You look sad. ”
“ Oh, nothing much. As a matter of fact, I ___ of my friends back home. ”
A. just thought B. have just been thinking
C. was just thinking D. have just thought
二、 动词填空。
1.John_______(work) all day yesterday.
2.He _______(walk) home when the (rian)_______begin.
3. —What______you _______(do) at ten o'clock yesterday?
—I_______(studay) in class.
4.When Harry _______(have) breakfast Lily _______(telephone) him.
5.When I ________ (go) to school this morning I ______ (see) a car running into a bus.
6. This time yesterday Jack ______ (mend) his bike.
7. I ______ (write) a letter at ten last night.
8. It was six. The Greens ______ (have) supper.
9. When you ______ (knock) at the door yesterday,I ______ (do) some washing.
10. While my mother ______ (watch) TV, I ______(make) a kite.
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