下面是幾道與“過去進(jìn)行時(shí)”有關(guān)的中考題，我們先來看一看：

1. —I called you this morning， but nobody answered it.

—Oh，we _____ some running in the park. （2012年山東省日照市）

A. are doing B. were doing

C. have done D. did

2. —We couldn’t find you anywhere around 8：00 yesterday evening.

—I’m sorry for it. My mother and I ______ in the square. （2012年江蘇省南通市）

A. danced B. will danceC. were dancing D. are dancing

3. I ______ housework when my aunt came. （2012年寧夏回族自治區(qū)）

A. am doingB. did C. was doing D. have done

4. Jenny __________ in the kitchen when you called her at 5 o’clock this afternoon. （2012年廣東?。?/p>

A. is cooking B. was cooking

C. cooks D. cooked

5. —What did the teacher say just now？

—Sorry， I didn’t hear it. I _______ out of the window. （2012年湖北省荊州市）

A. look B. looked C. am looking D. was looking

分析：上面的五道中考題都是在考查過去進(jìn)行時(shí)的用法，答案分別為：

1. B； 2. C； 3. C； 4. B； 5. D。

英語中，過去進(jìn)行時(shí)表示過去某一時(shí)刻或某段時(shí)間正在進(jìn)行或發(fā)生的動(dòng)作，其基本構(gòu)成形式為“was/were + v.-ing”。下面我們一起來學(xué)習(xí)過去進(jìn)行時(shí)的具體用法：

一、過去進(jìn)行時(shí)的基本用法

1. 過去進(jìn)行時(shí)常與at that time、this time yesterday、from eight to ten last night、at six thirty yesterday morning等時(shí)間狀語連用。例如：

They were playing football at 8：30 last Sunday morning. 上個(gè)星期天上午八點(diǎn)半他們正在踢足球。

I was doing my homework at home from eight to nine yesterday morning. 昨天上午八點(diǎn)到九點(diǎn)我正在家里做作業(yè)。

2. 過去進(jìn)行時(shí)的肯定形式為：主語 + was/were + v.-ing + 其他。其中主語為單數(shù)時(shí)用was + v.-ing形式，主語為復(fù)數(shù)時(shí)用were + v.-ing形式。例如：

Mother was cooking this time yesterday. 媽媽昨天的這個(gè)時(shí)候正在做飯。

We were having dinner when the phone rang. 我們正在吃晚飯時(shí)電話響了。

3. 過去進(jìn)行時(shí)的否定形式為：主語 + wasn’t/weren’t + v.-ing + 其他。例如：

The students weren’t reading English at 6：30 yesterday morning. 昨天上午六點(diǎn)半學(xué)生們沒在讀英語。

This time yesterday Jack was not watching TV. He was repairing his bike. 昨天這個(gè)時(shí)候，杰克不是在看電視，而是在修理自行車。

4. 過去進(jìn)行時(shí)的一般疑問句結(jié)構(gòu)：Was/Were + 主語 + v.-ing + 其他？例如：

Was he watching TV at nine last night？昨天晚上九點(diǎn)鐘他正在看電視嗎？

Were you playing basketball at four yesterday afternoon？昨天下午四點(diǎn)鐘你們正在打籃球嗎？

5. 過去進(jìn)行時(shí)的特殊疑問句結(jié)構(gòu)：特殊疑問詞+was/were+主語+v.-ing+其他？例如：

What was Tom doing at 10∶00 yesterday morning？昨天上午十點(diǎn)鐘湯姆在做什么？

What were the students doing when Miss Xu came in？當(dāng)許老師進(jìn)來時(shí)同學(xué)們在做什么？

▲過去進(jìn)行時(shí)有時(shí)要根據(jù)上下文的語境來確定動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)，這是近年來命題的熱點(diǎn)。例如：

—You were out when I dropped in at your house yesterday. 我昨天去你家看你時(shí)，你不在。

—Oh，I was waiting for a friend from Beijing at the train station. 噢！我在火車站等一個(gè)北京來的朋友。

▲當(dāng)“位移”動(dòng)詞go、come、start、leave等用過去進(jìn)行時(shí)表示過去將來的動(dòng)作，通常指計(jì)劃或安排某時(shí)將要發(fā)生的動(dòng)作。例如：

Mr Brown told us he was leaving there soon. 布朗先生告訴我們他很快就會離開那兒。

▲與頻度副詞always連用表示過去經(jīng)常反復(fù)的動(dòng)作，常常有埋怨、討厭、贊揚(yáng)或喜愛等感情，意為“老是”“總是”。例如：

My son was always forgetting things. 我的兒子總是丟三落四。（表示埋怨）

He was always helping others. 他總是幫助他人。（表示贊揚(yáng)）

二、過去進(jìn)行時(shí)與一般過去時(shí)的區(qū)別

1. 一般過去時(shí)常與典型的過去時(shí)間狀語如yesterday morning/afternoon/

evening、last night/week/year/month、an hour ago、the day before yesterday、in 2008、long long ago 等連用。例如：

He went to bed at nine yesterday evening. 昨天晚上他是九點(diǎn)鐘睡覺的。

We worked on the farm last year. 去年我們在農(nóng)場干活。

2. 一般過去時(shí)表示過去發(fā)生的一個(gè)單純事實(shí)，多側(cè)重于動(dòng)作的完成；過去進(jìn)行時(shí)表示過去某時(shí)間或某一時(shí)刻正在進(jìn)行或發(fā)生的動(dòng)作，強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作的進(jìn)程和發(fā)展，但不一定完成。試比較：

She wrote an e-mail to her friend last night. 昨晚她給朋友寫了封電子郵件。（說明“郵件已寫完”）

She was writing an e-mail to her friend last night. 昨晚她一直在給朋友寫電子郵件。（含有“郵件不一定寫完”之意）

三、when與while在過去進(jìn)行時(shí)中的區(qū)別

when與while從句都可與過去進(jìn)行時(shí)的謂語動(dòng)詞連用，但它們之間是有區(qū)別的。when引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句與過去進(jìn)行時(shí)連用時(shí)，指“當(dāng)一個(gè)動(dòng)作發(fā)生時(shí)，另一個(gè)動(dòng)作正在進(jìn)行”，從句中的謂語動(dòng)詞可以是延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞，也可以是非延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞，從句的動(dòng)作既可和主句的動(dòng)作同時(shí)發(fā)生，又可以在主句動(dòng)作之前或之后發(fā)生；while引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句與過去進(jìn)行時(shí)連用時(shí)，指“主句和從句的動(dòng)作正在同時(shí)進(jìn)行”，但從句的謂語動(dòng)詞必須是延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞。例如：

When my uncle came in， I was reading. 叔叔進(jìn)來的時(shí)候，我正在看書。

He was singing while I was dancing. 他在唱歌時(shí)，我在跳舞。

【學(xué)以致用】

I. 選擇填空。

1. The reporter said that the UFO _______ east to west when he saw it. （2012年江蘇省鹽城市）

A. travels B. traveled

C. was traveling D. has traveled

2. —I phoned you at 7：00 this morning. But there was no answer.

—Well，maybe I ______ morning exercises at that time. （2012年山東省煙臺市）

A. was doing B. did C is doing D. would do

3. —I was at the cinema at nine o’clock yesterday evening. What about you？

—I ________ TV at home.（2012年貴州省銅仁市）

A. am watching B. was watching

C. will watch D. watched

4. —You were not in when I went to see you yesterday.

—Oh，I _____ for a friend from England at the airport at that moment. （2012年江蘇省鎮(zhèn)江市）

A. had waited B. was waiting

C. am waiting D. have waited

5. —I called you this morning， but nobody answered it.

—Oh，we _____ some running in the park. （2012年山東省日照市）

A. are doing B. were doing

C. have done D. did

II. 根據(jù)漢語完成句子。

1. 昨天這個(gè)時(shí)候?qū)W生們正在做作業(yè)。

______________________________________________

2. 今天下午五點(diǎn)鐘我在看電視時(shí)，媽媽在做飯。

__________________________________________

3. 當(dāng)他們離開上海的時(shí)候，天正在下雨。

______________________________________

4. 昨天晚上七點(diǎn)到九點(diǎn)的時(shí)候我們正在看電影。

__________________________________________

5. 昨天上午十點(diǎn)鐘你父親在做什么？

__________________________________