专项语法讲练——过去进行时及when和while引导的时间状语从句【概念引入】Tom: I got a traffic ticket this afternoon. Lily: Were you parking in the wrong place? Tom: No, I was driving too fast. Lily: How fast were you going? Tom: 55 in a 35 mile per hour zone. Lily: Why were you in such a hurry? Tom: I left school late and I was trying to get home before the rush hour. Lily: Did you make it? Tom: No, when the police officer was giving me the ticket, the rush hour started. It took me twice as long to get home.【点睛】请注意以下有特殊标注的地方,这几个句子用的都是过去进行时。1. Were you parking in the wrong place?2. No, I was driving too fast.3. How fast were you going?4. I was trying to get home before the rush hour.5. No, when the police officer was giving me the ticket…【译文】 Tom: 今天下午我被开罚单了。 Lily: 你违章停车了吗? Tom: 不,我超速了。 Lily: 你车速多少迈? Tom: 在限速35英里每小时的地区开了55迈。 Lily: 你为什么这么匆忙? Tom: 我离开学校晚了,我想在高峰时间前到家。 Lily: 你做到了吗? Tom: 没有,当警察给我开罚单的时候,高峰时间开始了。我用了(平时)两倍的时间才到家。【用法讲解】一、什么是过去进行时? (1) 表示过去某时正在进行的状态或动作。例如: They were singing songs from seven to nine last night. 昨天晚上七点到九点的时候他们一直在唱歌。 What was he doing all day last Sunday? 上周日他一整天都在干什么? (2) 由when 引导的时间状语从句,表示过去某一时刻,当一个动作发生时,另一个动作正在进行;或某一动作正进行时,突然发生另外一件事。例如: It was raining when they arrived at the station. 他们到达车站的时候,天正在下雨。 My brother was riding his bicycle when he fell off and hurt himself. 我哥哥在骑自行车时,突然从车上摔了下来并受了伤。
(3) 由while 引导的时间状语从句,常表示在过去某一时刻发生的事情是可延续的或同时发生的,此时,主从句的动词都可用过去进行时。例如: He was selling the newspaper while he was waiting for the bus. 他边等车边卖报。 My mother was cooking while I was watching TV. 妈妈做饭时我在看电视。二、过去进行时的标志词: 与过去进行时经常连用的时间状语有:this morning, from nine to ten, last night, when, while等。三、过去进行时的基本句式结构: (1)肯定式:主语 + was / were + V-ing + 其它。例如: I was waiting for you from eight to ten yesterday morning. 昨天早晨从八点到十点我都一直在等你。 (2)否定式:主语 + was / were not + V-ing + 其它。例如: I wasn’t playing football at three last Sunday. 上周日三点我不是在踢足球。 (3) 疑问式:Was / Were + 主语 + V-ing + 其它?例如: What were you doing at that time? 那时你在干什么?四、英语中有四类动词一般不用进行时: (1) 表心理状态、情感的动词,如:love; hate; like; care; respect; please; prefer; know等。(2) 表存在、状态的动词,如:appear; exist; lie; remain; stand; seem等。 (3) 表感觉的动词,如:see; hear; feel; smell; sound; taste等。 (4) 表一时性的动词,如:accept; allow; admit; decide; end; refuse; permit; promise等。 例如: I was falling asleep at 8: 00 last night. (╳) I fell asleep at 8: 00 last night. (√) 昨晚我八点睡着的。 I wasn’t believing him. (╳) I didn’t believe him. (√) 我不相信他。 I was deciding what to do at that moment. (╳) I decided what to do at that moment. (√) 那时我决定怎样去做。