过去进行时讲解及练习题

过去进行时

1.概念：表示过去某段时间或某一时刻正在发生或进行的行为或动作。

2. 时间状语： at this time yesterday, at that time或以when引导的谓语动词是一般过去时的时间状语等。 yesterday ,last ,ago, before, in+年或月 ,on+ 日 , just now( 或者 a moment ago)

3. 基本结构： was/were+doing

4.否定形式：was/were + not + doing.

5.一般疑问句：把 was或 were 放于句首。

主要表示在过去的某个时间点上正在发生、进行的动作。由于它的定义是表示

在过去的某个时间点上正在发生、进行的动作，所以，句子常带有一个表示“过

去某个时间点”的状语。这个状语可能是短语，词组，或是一个从句。也可能是

通过上下文来表达这层意思。过去进行时主要用于下面的情景中：

1）表示在过去某时刻正在进行的动作，例如：

At this moment yesterday, I was packing for camp.昨天这个时候，我正在收拾东西去露营。

When I came to see her last time, she was writing an article.上次我来看她的时候，她正在写一篇文章。

What were you doing at eight last night ?昨晚八点钟你在做什么？

2）用于故事的开头，交代故事发生的背景情况。

过去进行时所描述的动作是“正在进行”，所以，在这种情景中用“过去进行时”可以给读者一种“动感”，从而能使文章更加生动活泼。例如：

One night, he was typing in his study . Suddenly , a man broke into

his house and cut off the electricity⋯.一天晚上，他正在书房里打字。突然，一个人闯进屋来，切断了电源⋯⋯

3)（仅限少数动词）表示在过去的未来时间要发生的动作。例如：

WhenNational Day was coming near , they began to make a plan for the holiday .国庆节即将来临的时候，他们开始制订度假计划。

She told me that she was going to Hainan for her holiday.她告诉我她将去海南度假。

My friend said to me that he was lunching with one of his customers

that day .我朋友对我说，他今天要与他的一位客户一块儿吃午饭。

Weleft there when it's getting dark.天快黑的时候，我们离开了那儿。

6.用过去进行时表示现在，主要是为了使语气委婉、客气。如：

I was wondering if you could give me a lift.我不知你能否让我搭一下车。

We were hoping you would stay with us.我们很希望你能跟我们住在一起。

How much did you want to spend, sir?先生，您打算花多少钱？

注：一般过去时也有类似用法，但比较而言，用过去进行时显得更客气，更不

肯定。

过去进行时练习题一、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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

it ____)

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

19.One day, Edison _____ (wait) for a train to arrive, and suddenly

a little boy ran to the track(轨道) to play.

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

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

in five minutes.

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

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

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

25. While my father ____ (look) through the evening paper, he suddenly