Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?

Section A

1. What were people doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm? 昨天当暴风雨来临的时候人们正在做些什么？

【解析1】过去进行时

过去进行时态

⑴ 用法：① 过去某个时间正在发生的动作

He was cooking at six last night. 昨天晚上六点，他正在做饭。

　　　　 ② 过去某段时间正在发生的动作

I was staying here from March to May last year. 去年从3月到5月，我一直呆在这里。

⑵ 与过去进行时连用的时间状语，常见的有 at nine last night/at that time=then/at this time yesterday/或有when the teacher came in/ while he was reading的提示

⑶ 过去进行时的构成：was\were +现在分词

⑷ 过去进行时的四个基本句型

肯定句 He was cooking at six last night.

否定句 He was not cooking at six last night.

一般疑问句 Was he cooking at six last night?

两回答 Yes, he was. /No, he wasn't.

特殊疑问句 What was he doing at six last night?

⑸ 过去进行时的固定句型

Jim was reading when the teacher came in. 当老师进来的时候，吉姆正在读书。

Jim was reading while Kate was watching TV. 在凯特正在看电视的同时，吉姆正在读书。

Jim came in while Kate was watching TV. 在凯特正在看电视的时候，吉姆进来了。

⑹ 请比较

He watched TV last night.（过去时间last night, 用一般过去时）

He was watching TV at nine last night. (过去时间last night+点时间at nine, 用过去进行时)

【2013浙江杭州】Sally took a photo of her friends while they _____ computer games.

A. play B. are playing C. have played D. were playing

【2013黑龙江绥化】My uncle ____ books in the room at this time yesterday.

　　　　　 　A. was seeing B. is reading C. was reading

【2013黑龙江齐齐哈尔3】What ____ you _____ when the captain came in?

　　 A. are; doing B. did; do C. were; doing

巩固练习：用所给动词的适当形式填空

1. Now Jim's sister __________________(read) newspapers.

2.He __________________(watch)TV at nine last night.

3.He __________________(watch)TV last night.

4. What __________________the twins __________________(do) then?