unit 3 语法练习过去进行时详解与练习

过去进行时表示过去某一时刻或者某段时间正在进行或发生的动作，常和表过去的时间状语连用，如：

I was doing my homework at this time yesterday.昨天的这个时候我正在做作业。 They were waiting for you yesterday.他们昨天一直在等你。

过去进行时的构成：

肯定形式：主语+was/were+V-ing

否定形式：主语+was not (wasn't)/were not (weren't)+V-ing 疑问形式：Was/Were+主语+V-ing。

基本用法：

1. 过去进行时表示过去某一段时间或某一时刻正在进行的动作。常与之连用的时间

状语有，at that time/moment, (at) this time yesterday (last night/Sunday/week…), at+点钟+yesterday (last night / Sunday…)，when sb. did sth等时间状语从句，如：

What were you doing at 7p.m. yesterday? 昨天晚上七点你在干什么？

I first met Mary three years ago. She was working at a radio shop at the time.

我第一次遇到玛丽是在三年前，当时她在一家无线电商店工作。 I was cooking when she knocked at the door. 她敲门时我正在做饭。

2. when后通常用表示暂短性动词，while后通常用表示持续性动词，因此它所引导的状语从句中，谓语动词常用进行时态，如： When the car exploded I was walking past it. = While I was walking past the car it exploded. 3.when用作并列连词时，主句常用进行时态，从句则用一般过去时，表示主句动作发生的过程中，另一个意想不到的动作发生了。如：

I was walking in the street when someone called me. 我正在街上走时突然有人喊我。 4. when作并列连词，表示“（这时）突然”之意时，第一个并列分句用过去进行时，when引导的并列分句用一般过去时。如：

I was taking a walk when I met him. 我正在散步，突然遇见了他。

We were playing outside when it began to rain. 我们正在外边玩，这时下起雨来了

一般过去时与过去进行时的用法比较：

一般过去时表示“在过去某个时间发生的动作或存在的状态”， 而过去进行时则表示“在过去某个特定时间正在进行的动作”。

如：Tom wrote a letter to his friend last night. 汤姆昨晚给他的朋友写了封信。（信写完了）

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Tom was writing a letter to his friend last night. 汤姆昨晚一直在给他的朋友写信。（信不一定写完，只是强调了动作的延续性）。

过去进行时和一般过去时的差别：

一般过去时表示“在过去某个时间发生的动作或存在的状态”，而过去进行时则表示“在过去某个特定时间正在进行的动作”。

例如： I was reading an English novel last night. 昨晚我在看一本英文小说。（可能没看完）

I read an English novel last night 我昨晚看了一本英文小说。（已经看完）

过去进行时练习题

一 、单选

1 What ______ from three to four yesterday afternoon?

A have you done B had you done C did you do D were you doing

2 – I called you yesterday evening, but there was no answer. - Oh., I’m sorry I _____ dinner at my friend’s home. A home B had C was having D have had

3 My mother _____ while my father _____TV.

A cooked; was watching B was cooking; was watching C was cooked; watched D cooked; watched

4 When I got home, my son _____ the music.

A am listening to B listened to C was listening to D was listening

5 We heard a cry when we ______ TV last night.

A were watching B would watch C watch D watched 6 Could you tell me when ______?

A she is coming B she was coming C will be come D is he coming 7 The teacher ______ when I came into the classroom. A is drawing B draws C has drawn D was drawing 8 Nobody noticed what she ______ at the moment. A will do B was doing C has done D had done 9 Was it raining hard when you _____ this morning? A left B leaves C was leaving D would leave

二 、填空

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1 ______ they______ (feed) the animals at 5:00 yesterday afternoon? 2 Mrs.Green _____ _____ (not wash) clothes at this time yesterday. 3 Grandpa ______ ______ (mend) his clock when I reached home. 4 As I _____ (walk) in the park, I saw some children playing games.

三、 用动词的适当形式填空。

1. While we __________ (wait) for the bus, a girl __________ (run) up to us. 2. I __________ (telephone) a friend when Bob __________ (come) in. 3. Jim __________ (jump) on the bus when it __________ (move) away.

4. We __________ (test) the new machine when the electricity __________ (go) off. 5. While my mother ________ (put) Cathy to bed, the door bell ________ (ring). 6. As I __________ (walk) in the park, it __________ (begin) to rain.

7. It was quite late at night. George __________ (read) and Amy __________ (play) the piano when they __________ (hear) a knock at the door. 8. I _____ (have) my breakfast at half past six yesterday morning. 9. Mary _____ (go) over her lessons from six to seven last night. 10. What _____ you ___ (do) at that time? We _____ (watch) TV.

11. Was your father at home yesterday evening? Yes ,he was. He _____ (listen) to the radio.

12. They _____(not make) a model ship when I saw him. 13. _____ they ____ (have) a meeting at 4 yesterday afternoon? No, they _____. They _____ (clean) the classroom.

14. ______ it ______(rain) when you left school? Yes, it ____. (No, it ____)

15. One day, Edison _____ (wait) for a train to arrive, and suddenly a little boy ran to the track(轨道) to play.

16. The three of them were in a hurry because their plane _____ (leave) in five minutes.

17. When the bell rang, Jenny _____ (wait) in her seat. 18. She _____ (make) her dress the whole afternoon. 三、 选择题。

1. I ______ cooked a meal when you _____ me. A. cooked, were ringing B. was cooking, rang C. was cooking, were ringing D. cooked, rang

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2. He _____ to draw a plane on the blackboard at that time. A. tries B. tried C. was trying D. will try 3. While she ______ TV, she ______ a sound outside the room.

A. was watching, was hearing B. watched, was hearing C. watched, heard D. was watching, heard 4. They _____ a football game from 7 to 9 last night.

A. were watching B. watch C. watched D. are watching 5. Which book ____ you ______ when I ____ you at four yesterday afternoon?

A. did, read, was seeing B. did, read, saw C. were, reading, saw D. were, reading, was seeing

6. It was Friday evening. Mr and Mrs. Green _____ ready to fly to England.

A. are getting B. get C. were getting D. got

7. Lei Feng _____ always _____ of others when he ______ in the army.

A. is, thinking; was B. was, thinking; is C. did, think; is D. was, thinking,;was

8. We ____ for Tom at ten last Sunday. He often kept us ______.

A. were waiting, waiting B. were waiting, wait C. waited, waiting D. waited, wait 9. He ____ his father on the farm the whole afternoon last Saturday. A. helps B. would help C. was helping D. is helping

10. While John’s mother _______ some washing, John_____ a kite for Kate. A. did, made B. was doing, made C. was doing, was making D. did, was making 11. “_______ you angry then?” “they ______ too much noise.”

A. are, were making B. were, were making C. are, made D. were, made 12. He ____ some cooking at that time.

A. did B. does C. was doing D. were doing 13. This time yesterday Jack _____ his bike.

A. repaired B. was repairing C. repairing D. was repaired 14. His parents wanted to know how he _____ on with his new classmates.

A. was getting B. gets C. is getting D. will get

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