语法-一般过去时与过去进行时

一般过去时 Past Simple

构成：was, were (be动词)；did 时间状语：yesterday; last week; in 1945, at that time; just now; during the war; before; a few days ago; when…等 基本用法：

1）表示过去某个时间发生的动作或情况，或过去习惯性动作，不强调对现在的影响。．．．通常与表示具体的过去时间的状语连用，或有上下文语境暗示。

He often came to see me while I was in Shanghai. The window was broken by the naughty boy last week.

Sales of CDS have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people ______ to enjoy the advantages of this new technology. A. begin B. began C. have begun D. had begun 我十年前开始学英语，但现在还是说得不够好。

I __________ to learn English ___________________, but I still _______ speak it well enough now.

2）在时间、条件、方式或让步状语从句中，用一般过去时代替过去将来时。

He promised to buy me a computer if he got a raise.

Ex. She told me that she ________ leave until I _____ back. A. will not; came B. will not; come C. would not; came D. would not; come

3) 两个或两个以上在过去接连发生的一串动作用and或but 连接时，用一般过去

He bought a watch but lost it.

Suddenly, a tall man driving a golden carriage _______ the girl and took her away, ____ in the woods.

A. seizing, disappeared B. seized, disappeared C. seizing, disappearing D. seized, disappearing

4）有时可以代替一般现在时，表达一种婉转、客气、礼貌、商量的语气。 I wanted to ask you if I could borrow your bike?

Would you mind my sitting here?

注意：一般过去时中动词过去时的形式。 begin forget reply hear build cost choose read destroy feel teach break develop leave speak spend write teach stop lead

过去进行时 Past Continuous

构成：was/were doing

时间状语：at that time, at nine yesterday, when I arrived,或表示一段时间的this morning, yesterday等。 基本用法：

1）表示在过去某一时刻正在发生的动作。有时没有出现时间状语，要注意上下文的暗示。

What were you doing at nine last night?

I don’t think Jim saw me; he was staring into space.

How fast _____ he ______ when the accident _______? (drive, happen)

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2）表示某一时段持续的动作

I was painting a picture yesterday evening. 上周整整一周我都在家呆着。

_________________________________________________________________ The reporter said that the UFO was traveling east to west when he saw it. 3）与always, constantly等频度副词连用时具有一定的感情色彩。 My grandfather was always forgetting things. 那时他从来不满足，总是在抱怨。

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4）与when 引导的时间状语从句连用，表示“某人正在/正要做…这时突然...”相当于and at that time

Lily was having a holiday with her family in a wildlife park when she was bitten on the leg by a lion.

The students _______busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she _____in the office. A. had written, left B. were writing, has left C. had written, had left D. were writing, had left

时态区分：一般过去时与过去进行时 相同点：动作都发生在过去

不同点：一般过去时表示在过去某个具体时间内发生了某一动作，而且动作已经完成，

和现在没有关系。

过去进行时表示某一点或某一段时间内正在进行的动作，动作是否结束或完

成不清楚。

He wrote a book last year. ( ) He was writing a book last year. ( )

Ex: Finish the sentences with proper tenses.

(一般现在时、一般过去时、现在进行时、过去进行时)

1. We _______________________ (not see) the beginning because we ________ (be) late. 2. We __________________ (talk ) quietly at the bar when a fight broke out.

3. He ________________( have ) breakfast when the crash _____________ ( report) on TV. 4. Two days ago I ________________ (fall off) my bike and ___________ (break) my arm. 5. They ___________ (stand) there for an hour watching the game.

6. We _____________ (see) him when he ___________ (come) to town, but that isn’t often. 7. A few years later I ___________ (drop) medicine and ______________ (take up) physics. 8. What _________ you _____________ (do) when I ____________ (call) you last night? 9. I ___________ (see) you in the park yesterday. You ________________ (sit) on the grass and ______________ (read) a book.

10. John _____________ (take) a photograph of me while I _________________ (not look). 11. I ___________________ (walk) along the street when suddenly I ____________ (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody _____________ (follow) me. I was frightened and I _______________ (start) to run.

12. Tom ______________ (burn) his hand while he _________________ (cook) the dinner. 13. I _____________ (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man _______________ (step) out in front of me. I ______________ (go) quite fast but luckily I ______________ (manage) to stop in time and ___________________ (not hit) him.

14. Most people ______________ (learn) to swim when they _________ (be) young.

15. Sonia _______________________ (look) for a place to live. She ___________________ (stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.

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Grammar： 一般过去时与过去进行时 Keys:

B

began, ten years ago, can’t C D

was, driving, happened

I was staying at home all last week.

He was never satisfied at that time. He was always complaining. D

书是去年写的，而且已经写完了。 书是否写完了不清楚。

Ex: Finish the sentences with proper tenses. 1. didn’t see, were 2. were talking 3. was having, was reported 5. stood 6. see, comes 7. dropped, took up 8. were doing, called 9. saw, were sitting, reading 10. took, wasn’t looking

11. was walking, heard, was following, started 12. burnt, was cooking 13. was cycling, stepped, was going, managed, didn’t hit 14. learn, are 15. is looking, is staying

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4. fell off, broke