grammar a. past continuous tense b. past continuous tense with ‘while’ and ‘when’ c. using...
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What is the girl doing now ? What is the boy doing now ? What is the bear doing now ? She is running now. He is jumping now. He is skiing now.TRANSCRIPT
Grammar
A. Past continuous tense
B. Past continuous tense
with ‘while’ and ‘when’
C. Using ‘so … that’
A. Past continuous tense
What is the girl doing now ?
What is the boy doing now ?
What is the bear doing now ?
She is running now .
He is jumping now .
He is skiing now .
Present continuous tense
be (am/is/are) + verb-ing
What was the girl doing just now ?
She was running just now .
What was the boy doing just now ?
He was jumping just now .
What was the bear doing just now ?
He was skiing just now .
Past continuous tense
be (was/were) + verb-ing
1.过去进行时主要表示: ■ 在过去某一时刻正在进行的动作 ( a ) They were eating breakfast at 7:00 am yesterday .
( b ) I was writing a letter at this time yesterday .
( c ) Five minutes ago , Danny was looking out of the
window and Suzy was reading a book .
■ 在过去某一阶段一直在进行的动作 ( a ) From 1983 to 1998 , he was teaching at Yale .
( b ) They were building a dam last winter .
2.过去进行时的句式 ( 1)基本结构: was/were + verb-ing
( 2)否定式: was/were not + verb-ing
was not = wasn’t
were not = weren’t
( 3)疑问句:将 was/were 调到主语前 ( 4) I/he/she/it was + verb-ing
you/we/they were + verb-ing
Complete the conversation with the correct
forms of the verbs in brackets .
Daniel : I tried to call you last night but your
phone line was busy . What you
(do) ?
Amy : When you (pnone) me ?
Daniel : It was about seven . I (do)
my homework at that time .
was doing
were
doing
did phone
Amy : Oh , I (talk) to Millie on
the phone . I (tell) her
about my trip to Shenzhen . She
(plan) to go there with her
family during May Day holidays .
Oh , by the way , why you
(call) me ?
was talking
was telling
was
planning
did call
Daniel : I (do) my Maths homework
and I (not understand)
one question . But never mind , I
(ask) Simon already .
was doing
didn’t understand
have
asked
Complete the questions and answers , using the
past continuous tense .
1. Q : Miss Lu (make) test papers
at 1:30 pm ?
A : Yes , .
2. Q : the Principal (write) a speech
in the library at noon ?
A : No , . He was writing a speech in
his office .
Was making
she was
Was writing
he wasn’t
3. Q : the librarian (write) a
speech two hours ago ?
A : No , . She (make)
a notice in the library .
4. Q : Mr Hu’s assistants (do) an
experiment at lunchtime ?
A : Yes , .
Was writing
she wasn’t was making
Were doing
they were
5. Q : class 1 , Grade 8 students
(wait) for Tommy at lunchtime ?
A : No , . They
(visit) the library at lunchtime .
6. Q : David (wait) for Tommy
after school ?
A : Yes , .
Were waiting
they weren’t are visiting
Was waiting
he was
B. Past continuous tense
with ‘while’ and ‘when’
What was the rabbit doing just now ?
What was the pig doing just now ?
He was jumping just now .
He was dancing just now .
The rabbit was jumping while the pig was dancing .
The worm was eating while the dog was reading .
Two long actions went on at the same time .
We were clapping our hands while the performers were marching across the park .
The rabbit was jumping while the pig was dancing .
The worm was eating while the dog was reading .
While the pig was dancing , the rabbit was jumping .
While the dog was reading , the worm was eating .
连词 while 与过去进行时■ 当两个延续性动词同时进行时,我们可以 在两个句子中都用过去进行时,并用 while
连接。 ■当 while 用在句首时,两个句子应用逗号隔
开。
Extension activities
Home Work
1.Review the grammar of past continuous tense
2.Translation (1 ) 地震开始的时候,很多人正在床上睡觉。( 2 )我昨天这个时候正在搜索因特网。( 3 )老师进教室时,一些学生正在小声说话。( 4 )当他们在一家咖啡店闲聊时,突然听到一声像打 雷似的巨响。( 5 )当我再看电视的时候,我弟弟正在玩电脑游戏。