Module 8 Unit 3 Language in use 1. 过去进行时的定义&构成: 表示过去某一时刻或一段时间内正在进行的动作。常和 表示过去时间的词组或从句连用。 构成: 肯定句: 主语+was/ were +v.-ing 否定句: 主语+wasnt/werent +v.-ing 疑问句: Was/ Were +主语+v.-ing? Yes, 主语+was/ were. No, 主语+wasnt/ werent. 2. 过去进行时的基本用法： 1) 过去进行时表示过去某时间正在进行的动作或持续的 行为，常和表过去的时间状语连用。如: at this time yesterday/ at 9:00 last night/ from 7:00 to 10:00 yesterday morning 等。 I was doing my homework at this time yesterday. 昨天的这个时候我正在做作业。 2) 过去进行时可用来为另一个动作的发生提供背景。表 示背景的句子通常用过去进行时，而另一个句子则用一 般过去时。 He hurt his leg when he was riding a bike. 他在骑自行车时把腿摔坏了。 3. 现在进行时和过去进行时的区别： 1) 表示说话时正在进行的动作用现在进行时。 (am/is/are+doing) I am writing a letter now. Look! They are waiting for you. 1. We _( work ) on a farm now. 2. Listen! Someone _ (knock) at the door. 3. Lucy _( not read) at the moment. 4. Where are they? They _ (run) outside. are working is knocking isnt reading are running 2) 表示过去某时或某段时间正在进行的动作要用过去进 行时。 (was/were +doing) My parents were watching TV at 8:30 yesterday evening. I wasnt doing my homework when he called me . 一般过去时和过去进行时的区别： 相同点：两者都表示过去发生的动作。 不同点：一般过去时表示过去一个完成的动作；过去进 行时表示过去正在进行的动作，可能没有完成。 e.g. He read a book last night. 昨天晚上他读了一本书。(读完了) He was reading a story book last night. 昨天晚上他正在读故事书。(还没有读完) Say what the people were doing. On Saturday, from about 12 noon to 2 pm, Last Sunday, during the day, At about seven oclock last night, This morning, on my way to school, This time last year, Exercise 1. “昨天早上七点钟你干什么了？” What _ you _ at 7am yesterday? 2. 当你回来时，他正在看电视吗？ _ he _TV when you came back? 3. 当我离开时，他正在做家庭作业。 He _ _ his homework when I left. 4. 昨天中午他在哪里等你？ _ _ he _ for you at noon yesterday? 一、根据汉语提示完成下列句子。 weredoing Was watching was doing Wherewaswaiting 二、句型转换。 wasnt cooking Whatweredoing 1 He was cooking when I came in. (改为否定句) He _ _ when I came in. 2 They were watching TV at eight last night. (就划线部分 提问） _ _ they _ at eight last night? 3. Theres nothing wrong with my bike. (改为同义句） There _ _ _ with my bike. 4. She saw a book on the desk. (完成反意疑问句) She saw a book on the desk, _ _? isntanythingwrong didntshe 1. They _ (watch) the TV play at this time yesterday. 2. She _ (do) her homework when her mother came back. 3. When they left this afternoon, it _ (rain). 4. He _ (lie) in bed and _ (read) the books at 10:00 last night. 5. Did you see them _ (swim) in the river just now? were watching was doing was raining was lying reading swimming 三、用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。 Writing 1. Use the following notes to write a short story about your past experience. . what was happening at the time . what you were doing . what happened . what happened next . what happened finally 2. Work in groups. Read your story to your classmates.