What were you doing at 7 o’clock last night?

I was doing some housework.

I was having dinner.

What were you doing between 7 o’clock and 9 o’clock yesterday?

I was doing my homework.

I was watching TV.

What was your father doing when youcame back home yesterday?

He was cooking.

What was your brother doing whenyou saw him half an hour ago?

He was playing computer games.

What were they doing at that time last week?

They were shopping.

How about them?

They were having a picnic.

The Past Continuous Tense

( 过去进行时 ) 基本结构:

was / wasn’t were / weren’t doing doing + + Sb+Sb+

Add –ing to the following verbs.

1. ask —

look —

carry —

asking

looking

carrying

2. close —

take —

ride —

closing

taking

riding

3. swim —

get —

sit —

swimming

getting

sitting

4. put —

begin —

travel—

putting

beginning

travelling

______/_______/______and ______+ was doing.

______, ______ and ______+ were doing

I she he itI she he it

we you theywe you they

at the table

on the basketball ground

under the tree on the playground

A.A.What was the boy doingWhat was the boy doing at table at table last Sunday at 5 pmlast Sunday at 5 pmB. B. HeHe was was speaking speaking with a girl.with a girl.A. A. WasWas the girl at the table the girl at the table writing writing ??B. B. No, she wasn’tNo, she wasn’t

last Sunday at 5 pm

Was it….?

Was he….?

Were they…?

Was he….?

Were they…?

Was she….?

What were they drawing when the teacher came in?

Mary Jim Li Lei Lily Lucy Sue

过去进行时和 When 连用

A was/were +doing sth When B +did sth.

长时动作长时动作 短时动作短时动作

-What was Lilei drawing when the teacher came in?

-He was drawing an elephant.

-What were the twins drawing when the teacher came in?

-They were drawing a car.

While While

What were they doing yesterday afternoon?

He was playing basketball while she was sleeping.

过去进行时和 while 连用

A was/were +doing sth While B + was/were +doing sth

长时动作长时动作 长时动作长时动作

Use Use whilewhile to describe(to describe( 描述描述 ) pictures) pictures

A monkey was …….A monkey was …….whilewhile two cats were…… two cats were……

at 3 p.m. yesterdayat 3 p.m. yesterday

at 9 p.m. yesterdayat 9 p.m. yesterday A rabbit was ……. A rabbit was ……. WhileWhile a pig a pig was….was….

1. Fill in the blanks .

1.What ____ you ____ (do) at 9 yesterday?

2.I ____________ (watch) TV when my mother _____ (come) in.

3. He __________ (do) his lessons at half past ten yesterday morning.

were doing

was watchingcame

was doing

4. The children __________ (play) football at four yesterday afternoon.

5. The baby ___________ (sleep) when the mother came back.

was sleeping

were playing

2. Sentence completing.

1.The pianist ____________________ ( 在弹钢琴） at this time yesterday.

was playing the piano

2. They ______________________ ( 在买衣服） when the UFO arrived.

4. What ________ you________ when you _____ the alarm? ( 当听到警报的时候 , 你在干什么 ?)

were buying clothes

were doing heard

1. 过去进行时 谓语构成： 时间状语：

主句 when 从句 主句 while 从句1. 昨天晚上 8 点你在干什么？我在打扫房间。

was/ were + doing

at 9:00 last nightfrom 6:00 to 8:00 last nightat that timethis time yesterday

（过进） （过）（过进） （过进）

What were you doing at 8:00 last night?I was cleaning my room.

• 2. 昨天晚上我在写作业时，妈妈回来了。• While I was doing my homework last night, my

mom came back.• 3. 昨天我到家的时候 , 他正在看电视 .• He was watching TV when I got home yesterday.• 4. 昨天我在家里看书时，天下雪了 .• While I was reading at home yesterday, it snow

ed.• 5. 飞机到达威海的时候 , 天正在下雨。• When the plane arrived in Weihai, it was raining.• 6. 上周日我在看电视时，你打来电话。• While I was watching TV last Sunday,

you called me up.

• 1. 昨天早上 9 点钟你在干什么 ?

• What _____________at 9 o’clock yesterday morning.

• 2. 当李雷在吃早饭时 , 吉姆进来了 .

• While LiLei ________________ Jim came in.

• 3. 不明飞行物起飞时 , 小明正在骑自行车 .

• XiaoMing _________________when the UFO took off.

• 4. 那时 , 他们正在做家庭作业 .

• They ________________________at that time.

• 5. 刚才 , 我们正在电话上交谈 .

• We ___________ on the phone just now.

were you doing

was having breakfast

was riding his bike

were doing their homework

were talking

【基础训练】

Exercises• 1. He _____________(draw) at eight yesterday evening.

• 2. The girl ___________(shop) when her friend _____ (see)

her.

• 3. While he ____________ (cook) dinner, his friend

__________ (get) out of the shower.

• 4. He saw the UFO while he ____________ (walk) down

the street.

was drawing

was shopping saw

was cooking

got

was walking

1. The boy was walking down the street_____ a UFO landed.

2. The girl was shopping_____ she saw the alien get out.

3. _____ the alien was buying a souvenir, the girl called the police.

4. _____ the alien was visiting the museum, the boy called the TV station.

when

when

While

While

Complete with “when” and “while”

ExercisesChoose “when” or “while” to fill in the blanks.• 1 ． _____ Tom was eating supper, it began to rain

outside.• 2 ． Don’t use your cell phone_____ you are drivin

g a car.• 3 ． What were you doing _____Mr. Zhou came in?• 4 ． Jim is good at math_____ Mary is good at Eng

lish.• 5 ． We were watching TV_____ the electricity was

off.

While

While

While

When

When

talk with a

policeman ride a bike

give a reporttake photos

2c Use: When the UFO took off, he / she was….

While he/she was…, the UFO took off.

  4. 过去进行时和一般过去时的区别

•     1 ）过去进行时表示过去正在进行的动作，而一般过去时则表示一个完整的动作。如：

•     They were writing letters to their friends last night .

• 昨晚他们在写信给他们的朋友。（没有说明信是否写完）

•     They wrote letters to their friends last night .

• 他们昨晚写了信给他们的朋友。（表达了他们已写好的意思，整个写的过程已完成。）

  4. 过去进行时和一般过去时的区别

•     2 ）当动作延续较长时间时或表示厌烦、赞美等感情色彩时，常用过去进行时表示。如：

•     He was thinking more of others than of himself .

• 他考虑别人的比考虑自己的多。（表示说话者赞扬的口气）

•     The boy was always making trouble then .• 那时，他总是惹麻烦。（表示说话者厌烦的口

气）

1.1. Make sentences with “when” and “while”Make sentences with “when” and “while”

2. Recite the Paragraph 1 and 22. Recite the Paragraph 1 and 2

What was/were sb doing What was/were sb doing WhenWhen the alarm went off ( the alarm went off ( 响起）响起） ??SandySandy

Twin Twin brothersbrothers

Tom Tom

fatherfather

mothermother

dogdog