一、定义
表示过去在某一时间段或某一段时间内正在发生或进行的动作或状态。
二、结构
肯定句:主语 + was/were + 现在分词 + 其他
We were having supper when the phone rang. He was repairing his bike.While we were talking, the teacher came in. He was cleaning his car while I was cooking.否定句:主语 + was/were not + 现在分词 + 其他This time yesterday Jack was not watching TV. I wanted to make sure that I wasn't doing something wrong.He wasn't running in circles.一般疑问句:Was/Were + 主语 + 现在分词 + 其他?肯定回答:Yes, 主语 + be(was/were)否定回答:No, 主语 + wasn't/weren'tWas she watching TV at that time?回答:Yes, she was./No, she wasn't.
Was Kate doing homework at that time?回答:Yes, she was./No, she wasn't.Were you playing football this time yesterday?回答:Yes, I am./No, I am not.特殊疑问句:特殊疑问词或词组 + was/were + 主语 + 现在分词 + 其他?What were you thinking of? You shouldn't steal.What were you saying just now? Why was he wasting her time with these irrelevancies? 被动语态:主语 + be(was/were)+ being + 过去分词 + 其他The punishment was being given.Movies were being watched.A fight was being fought.Oscar award was being given by Tom Cruise.1、过去进行时可以表示在过去某个时间点发生的事情。时间点可以用介词短语、副词或从句来表示。What was she doing at nine o'clock yesterday?When I saw him he was decorating his room.Tom was getting up at six o’clock every day that week.I was washing my clothes at this time yesterday.They were playing games at 5:00 p.m. yesterday.2、在复合句中,如果主要动作和背景动作都是延续的或同时发生的,那么主从句的动词都可用过去进行时。He was cleaning his car while I was cooking.While he was waiting for the bus, he was reading a newspaper.They were singing while we were dancing.When I was doing my homework, my mother was cooking.When my mother was doing the housework,my father was watching TV.She asked him whether he was coming back for supper.He told me he was leaving for Shanghai tomorrow.abhor、adore、agree、appear、consist、desire、detest、find、fit、forget、hate、have、hear、know、like、look、love、object、prefer、seem、suit、suppose、think、want、wonder5、过去进行时表示感情色彩与现在进行时相似,过去进行时也可表示满意、称赞、惊讶、厌恶等感情色彩,也通常与 always,forever,continually等副词连用。They were always quarrelling. He was always trying out new ideas.He was forever complaining about something.She was always arguing with him and fighting with him.She was always moving things around.We were always trying to be creative and to shock. They were always griping about high prices. In the past he was constantly asking me for money.6、动词 be 的过去进行时也可表示过去一时的表现或暂时的状态。They felt they were being sucked into a whirlpool of publicity.People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school, but they were being ironic. 人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”,但他们是在挖苦我。He was being paid danger money from the sound of it. She was unaware that she was being filmed. 7、表示按计划、安排过去将要发生的事。用于 come,go,leave,start,arrive 等表示位置转移的动词时,也可以用过去进行时表示过去将要发生的动作。He told me(that)he was going soon.He was coming down the road the same time as the girl was turning into the lane.Then Louise broke the news that she was leaving me.She asked me whether he was starting the next day.It was snowing as the medical team made its way to the front.He was just falling asleep when there was a loud knock at the door.It was a dark night. The wind was blowing hard and the rain was falling heavily. A young woman suddenly appeared on the river bank. 一个漆黑的夜晚,狂风大作,大雨倾盆,一位年轻的妇女突然出现在河岸上。9、表示一个新的动作刚刚开始,可用来引出一个新的动作。Five minutes later, he stood in the doorway smoking a cigarette. She went to the doctor yesterday. She was having a lot of trouble with her heart.I haven't finished my homework because I was helping my mother at home all day yesterday.11、过去进行时表示过去某段时间内持续进行的动作或者事情。常用的时间状语 this morning, the whole morning, all day yesterday, when, while。We were watching TV from seven to nine last night.What was he researching all day last Sunday? My brother fell while he was riding his bicycle and hurt himself.It was raining when they left the station.When I got to the top of the mountain, the sun was shining.进行时表某一行为的“片断”,一般时表示行为的“整体”和存在的状态。I was reading the book at that time.---->未读完,“读”的片段 I read the book yesterday.---->已读完,表整个“读” It was raining all night.---->优先用was raining ,rained 为持续动词,故也可使用
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