Unit5Unit_5What were you doing when the rainstorm came Grammar focus

3. 句式(以work为例)
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.
疑问式和简略回答: Was I working? Yes, you were. No, you were not. Were you working? Yes, I was.
注： 1) Was not 常缩略为 wasn’t; were not 常缩略为 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 一段时间正在进行的动作。
例如: David wrote a letter to his friend last night. 大卫昨晚给他的朋友写了封信。(信写完 了。) David was writing a letter to his friend last night. 大卫昨晚一直在给他的朋友写信。(信不 一定写完。)
When I …
He was doing …
When I read the newspaper, he was watching TV.
读下列句子, 你能总结出句子中包含的语法吗？
What were you doing at eight last night? I was taking a shower.
3. 你做作业时，你妹妹在干什么？ What ________ your sister ________ was doing ________ you ________ while were ________ doing your homework?
Ⅱ. 根据各题后括号内的要求完成下列各 题，每空一词（含缩略形式）。 1. I was running in the park at 7:00 yesterday morning. (改为一般疑问句并 作肯定回答) —________ ________ in the Were ________ you running park at 7:00 yesterday morning? —________, ________ ________. Yes I was
1. While John was taking photos, Mary bought a drink. John was taking photos when Mary bought a drink. 2. While John was playing the piano, Mary left the house. John was playing the piano when Mary left the house.
at five yesterday afternoon
A: 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.
Make up the sentences. When I … He was doing …
When I called him up, he was sleeping.
While I …
He was doing …
While I walked to school, he was eating.
⑤ While Andy was waiting for the bus, he was reading a newspaper. ⑥ He was cleaning his car while I was cooking. 主句和从句的动作在过去的某时刻或某 段时间同时发生，而且动作都是持续性 的，此时用 _________ 引导从句，而且主 while 过去进行 句和从句都用 ____________ 时态。
What was she doing at the time of the rainstorm? She was doing her homework.
What was he doing when the rainstorm came? He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came.
将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。 1. 当我正在网上查找信息的时候，门铃 响了。 While I was looking for information on the InterneLeabharlann Baidu, the door bell rang.
2. 当我看见他的时候，他正在做一架模
型飞机。 He was making a model plane when I saw him. 3. 当我正在跑步的时候，我妈妈和我妹 妹正在放风筝。 While I was running, my mother and my sister were flying a kite.
③ While I was sleeping in the bedroom, someone knocked at the door. ④ David fell while he was riding his bike. 主句的动作是短暂性的，从句的动作 while 引导从 是持续性的，此时用 _______ 一般过去 时态，从句 句，主句用 __________ 用过去进行时态。
What was Ben doing when it began to rain heavily? When it began to rain, Ben was helping his mom make dinner. What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping? While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.
when和while都可表示“当……的
时候”，引导时间状语从句。你知道两
者在过去进行时中的用法有什么不同吗？
请仔细观察下面的例句，然后补全
空格中的内容。
① I was walking to school when I saw a cat in a tree. ②When Sally arrived home, her mother was cleaning the house. 主句的动作是持续性的，而从句动作是 短暂性的，此时用 ______ when 引导时间状语从 过去进行 时态，从句用一般 句，主句用 __________ 过去时态。
4a
Look at the table and write sentences with both while and when.
John take photos play the piano clean his room shop
Mary buy a drink leave the house turn on the radio take the car to the car wash
A: What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping? 琳达在睡觉的时候, 珍妮在做什么？ B: While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework. 琳达在睡觉的时候, 珍妮在帮助玛丽做 作业。
3. While John was cleaning his room, Mary turned on the radio. John was cleaning his room when Mary turned on the radio. 4. While John was shopping, Mary took the car to the car wash. John was shopping when Mary took the car to the car wash.
Fill in the blanks with was, were, 4b when or while.
At 7:00 a.m., I woke up. ______ ____ making While I was my breakfast, my brother ______ was listening to the radio. ________ While I was eating, the radio news talked about a car accident near our home. My brother and I went out right away to have a look. When _____ we got to the place of the accident, the car _____ was in bad shape from hitting a tree. But luckily the driver ____ was fine. The roads ______ were icy because of the heavy snow from the night before.
What were you doing at these times 4c last Sunday? Fill in the chart. Then ask your partner.
You
9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
Your partner
A: What were you doing at nine o’clock last Sunday morning? B: I was sleeping. How about you? A: I was doing my homework. B: You’re kidding!
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.
I. 根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子，每空 一词。 1. 昨天下午五点钟你哥哥在做什么？ was doing What ________ your brother ________ at five yesterday afternoon? 2. 昨天我回到家时，我妈妈在洗衣服。 My mother _____ was ________ washing clothes ________ home yesterday. when I ________ got
1. 基本概念 过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或一段 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
例如: A: What were you doing at eight last night? 昨晚八点你在干什么？ B: I was taking a shower. 我(当时)在淋浴。 A: What was he doing when the rainstorm came? 暴风雨来的时候他在干什么？ B: He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came. 暴风雨来的时候他在 图书馆看书。