1、To learn the sentence pattern: - What were you doing at eight last night? - I was taking a shower. - What was she doing? -She was doing her homework. Review A: What _ you _ at the time of the rainstorm? B: I _ _ (wait) for the bus. A: What about you? C: I _ _(look) for my schoolbag. D: I _ _ (help)
2、my mom in the kitchen. A: What were your parents doing? B: They_ _ (sleep). were doing was waiting was looking was helping were sleeping Grammar Focus What were you doing at eight last night? I was taking a shower. What was she doing at the time of the rainstorm? She was doing her homework. What was
3、 he doing when the rainstorm came? He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came. What was Ben doing when it began to rain heavily? When it began to rain, Ben was helping his mom make dinner. What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping? While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with
4、 her homework. 含义： 表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作。 结构： be (was/were) + doing 例句： 你昨晚六点在干什么？ What were you doing at six last night? 我昨晚六点正在做家庭作业。 I was doing homework at six last night. 过去进行时的用法: a.表示过去某一时刻正进行的行为, 与特定的过去时间状语连用, 常见的时间有: at 8 last night, at this time, at that time, at that moment 等。 e.g. 昨天早上十点你正在做什么
5、？ What were you doing at 10 yesterday morning? 我那时候正在给我爸爸写信。 I was writing a letter to my father at that moment. b.表示过去某段时间内正进行的动作。 e.g. 我们去年冬天在建房子。 We were building a house last winter. 否定句和疑问句： e.g. 我们（那会）没有在家睡觉。 We were not sleeping at home. 他感觉还好吗？Was he feeling well? 1.when引导的时间状语从句中的动词可以是终止性动词
6、，也可以 是延续性动词，而while从句中的动词必须是延续性动词。 2.when 说明从句的动作和主句的动作可以是同时，也可以是先后 发生；while 则强调主句的动作在从句动作的发生的过程中或主 从句两个动作同时发生。 3.由when引导的时间状语从句，主句用过去进行时，从句应用一 般过去时；如果从句和主句的动作同时发生，两句都用过去进 行时的时候，多用while引导， 4.when和while 还可作并列连词。when表示“在那时”；while表 示“而，却”，表对照关系。 While John was taking photos, Mary bought a drink. John wa
7、s taking photos when Mary bought a drink. John Mary take photos buy a drink play the piano leave the house clean his room turn on the radio shop take the car to the car wash 4a Look at the table and write sentences with both while and when. At 7:00 a.m., I woke up. _ I _ making my breakfast, my brot
8、her _ listening to the radio. _ I was eating, the radio news talked about a car accident near our home. My brother and I went out right away to have a look. _ we got to the place of the accident, the car _ in bad shape from hitting a tree. But luckily, the driver _ fine. The roads _ icy because of t
9、he heavy snow from the night before. was When was was were was While While 4b Fill in the blanks with was, were, when or while. You Your partner 9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 4c What were you doing at these times last Sunday? Fill in the chart. Then ask your partner. A:What were you doing
10、 at nine oclock last Sunday morning? B:I was sleeping.How about you? A:I was doing my homework. B:Youre kidding! 1. What _ (be) you _ (do) when he arrived? 2. Jim _ (sleep) when I came in. 3.They _ (watch) TV at 8:00 yesterday evening. 4. Now he _ (read) and _(write). were doing was sleeping were wa
11、tching is reading writing 用所给词的正确形式填空 Exercises 5. Mother _ (wash) clothes when I _ (get) home from school yesterday afternoon. 6. Look, my sister _ (be) there in the barber shop. The barber _ (cut) her hair. 7. -When _ you _ (see) the accident? -I _ (see) it fifteen minutes ago. was washing got is is cutting did see saw Exercises 1. Memorize the language points in the passage. 2. Try your best to recite the whole passage.
