过去进行时是指在过去某个时间点或者某个时间段正在发生的动作。表达过去进行时的句子经常会和过去的时间状语连用。过去进行时的构成是:主语+was/were+现在分词+其他。下面的17句话和1图表涵盖过去进行时所有知识点,我们一起看一下。
1. She was reading a newspapar at nine last night.
昨天晚上九点钟她正在读报纸。
2. My mother was washing the dishes from seven to eight last night.
我的妈妈昨天晚上七点到八点期间正在洗盘子。
3. When my brother was watching TV, I was using the computer.
当我的弟弟正在看电视的时候,我正在用电脑。
4. While some students were running, the other students were playing basketball.
当一些学生正在跑步的时候,其他的学生正在打篮球。
5. My father was talking on the phone at that moment.
我的父亲那个时间正在打电话。
通过上面五句话我们可以总结出在过去进行时里的标志性时间状语:at nine last night, from seven to eight last night, when, while, at that moment, at that time. 这些时间状语通常表示过去的某个时间点或者是过去的某一段时间。
6. My sister was doing her homework at eight last night.
我的妹妹昨天晚上八点正在做她的家庭作业。
7. My sister wasn"t doing her homework at eight last night.
我的妹妹昨天晚上八点不正在做她的家庭作业。
8. Was your sister doing her homework at eight last night?
你的妹妹昨天晚上八点正在做她的家庭作业吗?
Yes, she was.
是的,她是。
No, she wasn"t
不,她不是。
9. What was your sister doing at eight last night?
你的妹妹昨天晚上八点正在做什么?
以上四句话是过去进行时的肯定句,否定句,一般疑问句和特殊疑问句的表达方式,重点理解掌握这几句话,然后在做题中具体问题,具体分析,做到举一反三。
10. We didn"t go swimming because It was raining heavily.
我们没有去游泳,因为雨下得很大。
11. He didn"t want to leave here as he was playing computer games with his friends.
他不想要离开这儿,因为他正在和他的朋友打游戏。
第10和11句表示的过去进行时没有明显的时间状语标志,但是可以通过上下文的提示知道是在过去的时间里正在进行的动作。
12. When I was doing the dishes, my sister was watching TV.
当我正在洗餐具的时候,妹妹正在看电视。
13. When she was cleaning the windows, I was listening to music.
当她正在清理窗户的时候,我正在听音乐。
上面的复合句中主句和从句均用过去进行时,表示两个动作在过去的时间点同时正在发生,注意主句和从句的动词都是持续性动词。
14. He went to school when I was having breakfast.
当我正在吃早餐的时候,他去了学校。
15. When my mother called me, I was playing the piano.
当我的妈妈给我打电话的时候,我正在弹钢琴。
以上两句话中的动作均是发生在过去,延续性动词用过去进行时,而短暂性动词用一般过去时。注意过去进行时可以用在主句中,同时也可以放到从句中。
16. He told me that he was arriving in Beijing at 9 o"clock.
他告诉我他将于在9点离开北京。
17. I knew that she was leaving for Shanghai next week.
我知道下周她将要离开上海。
以上两句是过去进行表示过去将来的用法,但是并非所用的动词可以这样表示,常见的有:come, leave, go, start, return, arrive.
在过去进行时中,需要把动词变成现在分词形式,具体的规则看下图。
理解掌握以上10句话和一图表,然后在做题过程中灵活运用,举一反三,相信过去进行时的问题不再是问题!