Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?1. 基本概念 过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或一时间内正在进行的动作。这一特定的过去时间除有上下文暗示以外, 一般用时间状语来表示。2. 结构 was / were + 动词-ing过去进行时肯定式：I/He/She/It was working.We/You/They/ were working. 否定式:I/He/She/It was not working.We/You/They/ were not working. 3. 句式(以work为例)疑问式和简略回答:Was I working?Yes, you were.No, you were not.Were you working?Yes, I was.No, I was not.Was he/she/it working?Yes, he/she/it was.No, he/she/it was not.Were we/you/they working?Yes, you/we/they were.No, you/we/they were not.注：1) Was not 缩略为 wasn’t; were not 缩略为 weren’t。2) 一般过去时与过去进行时用法的比较: 一般过去时表示在过去某个时间发生过的动作或存在的状态, 而过去进行时则表示在过去某一时刻或某一时间正在进行的动作。at five yesterday afternoonA: What was the boy doing at table at five yesterday afternoon? B: He was speaking with a girl.A: Was the girl at the table writing?B: No, she wasn’t. at five yesterday afternoonWhen I …He was doing …When I called him up, he was sleeping.Make up the sentences using when/while .When I …He was doing …When I went to school, he was eating.While I …He was doing …While I was reading the newspaper, he stayed at home. when和while |
