过去进行时专项练习

过去进行时专项练习

一、仿照例句用所给的词汇造句。

1. Example: I, see him, he, cross the street

I saw him while he was crossing the street.

He was crossing the street when I saw him.

A. the sun, shine, we, come out

B. she, study at college, the war, break out

C. she, work in a factory, the city, be liberated (解放)

D. he, lose his pen, he, go sightseeing in the city

2. Example: I, do my homework, last night

I was doing my homework last night.

A. they, have a dress rehearsal, yesterday evening

B. my grandma, visit my family, half an hour ago

C. I, travel in the south, at this time last year

D. they, build a power station, at that time

3.Example: she, not at home that evening, she, look after her sick child in hospital

She wasn’t at home that evening.

She was looking after her sick child in hospital.

A. it, rather chilly yesterday, the sun, not shine

B. she, ill that day, she, suffer from a severe headache

C. I, not say anything, but a struggle (斗争), go on in my mind

D. We, be rather busy then, we, make preparation for the journey

4. Example: war, go on, during all those years

War was going on during all those years.

A. a cold rain, drizzle down, all day yesterday

B. the whole night, the wind, howl like mad

C. in all those days, they, struggle heroically against the fascists (法西斯主义者)

D. for three weeks, our forces, push forward at a great speed

二、用动词的适当形式填空。

1. While we __________ (wait) for the bus, a girl __________ (run) up to us.

2. I __________ (telephone) a friend when Bob __________ (come) in.

3. Jim __________ (jump) on the bus as it __________ (move) away.

4. We __________ (test) the new machine when the electricity __________ (go) off.

5. She __________ (not want) to stay in bed while the others ________________ (all, work) in the fields.

6. While mother ________ (put) Cathy to bed, the door bell ________ (ring).

7. As I __________ (walk) in the park, it __________ (begin) to rain.

8. Even when she ___________ (be) a child she ________________ (already, think) of becoming a ballerina (芭蕾舞演员).

9. It was quite late at night. George __________ (read) and Amy __________ (ply) her needle when they __________ (hear) a knock at the door.

10. There __________ (be) a group round the fire when they __________ (reach) it. An old woman __________ (sit) on the ground near the kettle; two small children __________ (lie) near her; a donkey __________ (bend) his head over a tall girl.

1. I _____ (have) my breakfast at half past six yesterday morning.

2. Mary _____ (go) over her lessons from six to seven last night. John and peter ____(do) the same thing.

3. What _____ you ___ (do) at that time? We _____ (watch) TV.

4. Was your father at home yesterday evening? Yes ,he was. He _____ (listen) to the radio.

5. They _____(not make) a model ship when I saw him.

6. _____ they ____ (have) a meeting at 4 yesterday afternoon?

No, they _____. They _____ (clean) the classroom.

7. ______ it ______(rain) when you left school? Yes, it ____. (No, it ____)

8. What _____ your father _____ (do) when he was your age?

9. One day, Edison _____ (wait) for a train to arrive, and suddenly a little boy ran to the track(轨道) to play.

10. He asked me if I ______ (go) fishing that afternoon.

11. The three of them were in a hurry because their plane _____ (leave) in five minutes.

12. In a letter, john told us that he _____ (come) to china next month.

13. When the bell rang, jenny _____ (wait) in her seat.

14. She _____ (make) her dress the whole afternoon.

15. While my father ____ (look) through the evening paper, he suddenly ____ a cry.