sectionA grammar
八下英语Unit 5What were you
doing when the rainstorm came?What were you doing when the
rainstorm came?
I was taking a shower.I was sleeping.I was cooking.I was cutting hair.I was reading.I was in the bathroom.
Where were you when the
rainstorm came?I was in the bedroom.I was in the kitchen.I was in the barber’s chair.I was in the living-room.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.
Grammar FocusGrammar Focus
What was 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 her homework. 1. 以when和while引导的时间状语从句
1) 延续性动词和非延续性动词
延续性动词指动作可以延续一段时间, 而不是
瞬间结束。
如: work、study、drink、eat等。
非延续性动词指动作极为短暂,瞬间结束。
如: start、begin、hit、jump、knock等。2) 在本单元中, 出现了以when和while引导的
时间状语从句。
when表示“当……的时候”。从句中既可用延续性
动词, 又可用非延续性动词, 这些动词既可以
表示动作, 又可表示状态。从句中的动作既可
和主句的动作同时发生, 又可在主句的动作之前
或之后发生。如:
Mary was having dinner when I saw her .
The boy was still sleeping when his mother got
home yesterday morning .while表示“在……的时候”、“在……期间”。
它强调主句的动作与从句的动作同时发生或
主句的动作发生在从句的动作过程中。While
从句中必须是表示动作或状态的延续性动词。如:
The weather was fine while we were in Beijing .
She called while I was out.
如果主句的动作在从句的动作过程中发生,
从句常用进行时。如:
While we were swimming someone stole our clothes .
Don’t talk so loud while others are working. 总结
1) when可指时间点, 又可指时间段, 从句中
可用延续性动词, 也可用非延续性动词。
2) while总是指一个时间段, 从句中必须用延
续性动词。1. _______ Jennifer was reading a magazine,
his sister was listening to the pop music.
A. While B. When C. What time
2. I was trying to draw a cat on the board
_________ the teacher came in.
A. while B. when C. what time
3. My best friend visited my house while I
_______ dinner in the kitchen.
A. cooked B. cooking C. was cooking
练一练
A
B
C 4. ― When ______ the car ______?
― In 1885.
(2007随州市)
A. did; invent B. was; invented
C. does; invent D. is; invented
5. Our teacher wants us to be ______ when we talk
with the foreigners.
(06大连中考真题)
A. comfortable B. unusual
C. grateful D. confident
B
D 6. — Dick gave me a note while I ______ in the
library.
— I guess he made it to say “sorry” to you.
(2007黄冈市)
A. am reading B. was reading
C. reads D. will read
B 2. 过去进行时
1. 概念: 表示过去某一时刻或某段时间内正进行的动作。
2. 构成: was/were + 动词现在分词
3. 用法:
a: 表示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. What were you doing at 10 yesterday morning?
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. We were building a house last winter.
They were waiting for you yesterday.
否定句和疑问句:
e.g. We were not sleeping at home.
Was he feeling well? 3.现在分词的构成
1) 一般动词在词尾加-ing, 如go--going。
2) 以不发音字母e结尾的动词, 先去掉e, 再加-ing。
come--coming make--making write--writing
3) 以重读闭音节结尾的动词, 如果末尾以一个
辅音字母结尾, 应先双写这个字母, 再加ing,
x和w结尾的除外。
如: get--getting swim--swimming
show--showing 4) 以字母y结尾的单词, 直接加ing。
如carrying、playing、studying。
5) 以字母ie结尾的动词, 变ie为y, 再加ing。
die → dying lie →lying
6) 以元音字母加e结尾, 或以e结尾, 且e发音的
动词, 直接加- ing。
see--seeing be--being4.使用进行时态的注意事项
1)一些动词, 如see、hear、love、like、know、
remember; understand、have等表示感情、
知觉和状态的词, 一般不用于进行时态。
2) 在there和here引起的句子中, 常用一般现在
时代替现在进行时。
e.g. Here comes the bus.
There goes the bell.5. 过去进行时和一般过去时的区别
1) 过去进行时表示过去正在进行的动作,
而一般过去时则表示一个完整的动作。如:
They were writing letters to their friends last night.
昨晚他们在写信给他们的朋友。
(没有说明信是否写完)
They wrote letters to their friends last night .
他们昨晚写了信给他们的朋友。
(表达了他们已写好的意思, 整个写的过程已完成)2) 当动作延续较长时间时或表示厌烦、赞美等
感情色彩时, 常用过去进行时表示。如:
He was thinking more of others than of himself.
他考虑别人的比考虑自己的多。
(表示说话者赞扬的口气)
The boy was always making trouble then .
那时, 他总是惹麻烦。(表示说话者厌烦的口气)过去进行时
含义: 表示过去某个时刻
正在进行的动作。
结构:
was/were + doing
例句:
I was having an English
class at this time yesterday.
现在进行时
含义: 表示现在
正在进行的动作。
结构:
is/am/are + doing
例句:
I am having an English class.
6. 4a. Look at the table and write sentences
with both while and when.
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 washe.g.
While John was taking photos, Mary bought a drink.
John was taking photos when Mary bought a drink.
While John was playing the piano, Mary left the
house.
John was playing the piano when Mary left the
house.While John was shopping, Mary took the car to the
car wash.
John was shopping when took the car to the car
wash.
While John was cleaning his room, Mary turned on
the radio.
John was cleaning his room when Mary turned on
the radio.4b. Fill in the blanks with was, were,
when or while.
At 7:00 a.m., I woke up. ______I ____making
my breakfast, my brother_____ 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 the heavy snow from the
night before.
While was
was
While
When
was
was
were 4c. What were you doing at these times last
Sunday? Fill in the chart. Then ask your
partner.
A: What were you doing at nine o’clock last
Sunday morning?
B: I was sleeping. How about you?
A: I was doing my homework.
B: You're kidding! Group work
You Student1 Student2
9:00 am run read have
breakfast
11:30
am
wash swim walk
4:00 pm read
books
9:00 pm watch TVWhat were you doing at … last Sunday?
9:00 am 11:00 am
8:00 pm 10:00 pmA: What were you doing at nine o’clock
last Sunday?
B: I was running. How about you?
A: I was reading.
B: You’re kidding!
v. 欺骗; 戏弄; 开玩
笑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 watching
is reading writing
Ⅰ. 用所给词的正确形式填空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
sawⅡ. Translate these sentences.
1. 上课铃响时, 你在干什么?
What _____ you ______ when the class bell rang?
2. 当我妈妈进来时我正在看书.
I _____ ________ when my mother came in.
3. 昨天晚上十点钟她正在做饭.
She ____ ________ at ten o’clock ______ _______.
were doing
was reading
was cooking last night4.当飞机起飞的时候, 天正下着大雪。
It _______________heavily when the plane
____________.
5. 瞧, 孩子们正在追逐一只小猫。
Look! The children ___________________ a small cat.
6.我女儿正在写信时, 其他的孩子都在外面玩耍。
My daughter was writing a letter _________
the other children _______________ outside.
took off
were playing
was snowing
are chasing after
while1. 昨天早上9点钟你在干什么?
2. 不明飞行物起飞时,小明正在骑自行车。
3. 那时,他们正在做家庭作业。
What were you doing at 9 o’clock yesterday
morning?
Xiao Ming was riding his bike when the UFO
took off.
They were doing their homework at that time.
Ⅲ. 翻译4.今早给你打电话的时候, 你正在干什么?
5.当他正睡觉的时候他梦见了UFO.
6. 当李雷在吃早饭时,吉姆进来了.
What were you doing when I called you up
this morning?
While he was sleeping, she dreamed about UFO.
While Li Lei was having breakfast, Jim came in.Homework
What were you doing at these times
last Sunday? Practice more with your
classmates.