过去进行时及用法

过去进行时

一、过去进行时的定义

表示过去某一时刻正在进行或正在发生的动作，或表示过去某一段时间一直在进行的动作。

I was having a talk with Li Hua at that time. 那时，我正在跟李华谈话。

I was watching TV at home last night. 昨晚我一直在看电视。

二、过去进行的构成

过去进行时由“主语+was / were + 现在分词（V-ing）”构成。如：

He was playing soccer at 9:00 yesterday. 昨天9:00他在踢足球。

注意有些was (were) doing sth不是现在进行时，而是系表结构，其中的doing sth是动名词，不是现在分词。如：

Her job was washing clothes. 她的工作是洗衣裳。

Her hobby was growing roses. 她的爱好是种植玫瑰。

三、标志词：过去时间的状语，如last night，at that time，at noon yesterday，at this time yesterday，last Sunday 等。有时要通过上下文的语境暗示来确定用过去进行时。

The students all worked hard．Everyone knew what he was working for．

四、过去进行时的主要用法

1. 表示在过去某一时刻（点时间）正在进行或正在发生的动作。如：

I was having a bath when the phone rang. 我正在洗澡，突然电话铃响了。

2. 表示在过去某一段时间一直在进行的动作，这种情况通常不会长期如此。如：

It happened while I was living in London last year. 这件事发生于去年我住在伦敦的时候。

3.用在宾语从句中，主句是过去时，从句用相应的过去时。如：

He said that he would take a vacation next December. 他说他明年12月要去度假。

4. 动词hope, wonder 等的过去进行时常用来表示提出要求，虽然表示现在的内容，但语气比一般现在时或一般过去时要委婉。如：

I was wondering if you could give me a lift. 我不知您能不能让我搭一下车。

I was thinking it might be a good idea to keep the window open. 我看还是把窗户开着的好。注：一般过去时也有类似用法，相比之处，一般过去时通常表示主语的行为是经过认真考虑的，而过去进行时则多表示一种较随便或没有进行仔细考虑的行为。

5. 过去进行时有时可与always, constantly, continually, forever等连用，强调动作的不断重复。She was always thinking of others. 她老是想到别人。

He was constantly changing his mind. 他老是改变主意。

She was forever complaining. 她老是抱怨。

注：现在进行时也有类似用法，但过去进行时是表示过去不断重复的动作，而现在进行时是表示现在不断重复的动作。

五、过去进行时和一般过去时的用法比较

两者的基本差别是过去进行时通常表示一个过去正在进行且尚未完成的动作，而一般过去时则通常表示一个过去已经完成的动作：

I was reading a book last night. 我昨晚在看书。(不一定看完)

I read a book last night. 我昨晚看了一本书。(已经看完)

They were building a bridge there. 他们在那里修一座桥。(不一定建成)

They built a bridge there. 他们在那儿修了一座桥。(已建成)

注：有些动词(如rain, snow, cough, wear, feel, work等)本身并不表示动作完成，这时用两种时态都可以，且含义区别不大：

It rained [was raining] all day yesterday. 昨天下了一天的雨。

She didn’t feel [wasn’t feeling] well that day. 那天她感到不太舒服。

六、过去进行时典型考题

I、单选

1. What ______ from three to four yesterday afternoon?

A have you done

B had you done

C did you do

D were you doing

2. –I call you yesterday evening，but there was no answer．

－Oh．，I’m sorry I _____ dinner at my friend’s home．

A home

B had

C was having

D have had

3. My mother _____ while my father _____TV．

A cooked；was watching

B was cooking；was watching

C was cooked；watched

D cooked；watched

4. When I got home，my son _____ the music．

A am listening to

B listened to

C was listening to

D was listening

5. We heard a cry when we ______ TV last night．

A were watching

B would watch

C watch

D watched

6. She asked him whether he _____ back for lunch．

A come

B was coming

C came

D had come

7. Could you tell me when ______?

A she is coming

B she was coming

C will be come

D is he coming

8. The teacher ______ when I came into the classroom．

A is drawing

B draws

C has drawn

D was drawing

9. The pizza ______ by my mother．Would you like to have some?

A makes

B was making

C made

D was made

10. Was it raining hard when you _____ this morning?

A left

B leaves

C was leaving

D would leave

II、.按要求进行句型转换。

1.We were having a PE class at four yesterday afternoon. (改为否定句)

We _______ ________ a PE class at four yesterday afternoon.

2.Kate was reviewing her lessons at eight last night. (对划线部分提问)

3. He ran in the park .(用at this time yesterday改写)

4. They were playing computer games at nine last night.( 对划线部分提问)

5.I was reading a novel at three yesterday afternoon.( 对划线部分提问)