小議過去進行時

安徽 胡發高

■要點詮釋

一、構成形式

過去進行時的構成形式是“助動詞was/were+動詞-ing形式”。例如：

I was sleeping.../You were working...He was crying.../We were listening.../They were playing...

二、時間狀語

過去進行時的時間狀語通常有this time yesterday、at eight yesterday morning、at that time、from two to five yesterday afternoon和when I walked in the street等。

三、主要功能

1.表示在過去某一時刻正在進行或發生的動作。例如：

What was she doing at nine o'clock yesterday?昨天晚上九點她在做什么？

2.表示在過去某一段時間內進行或發生的動作。例如：

We were watching TV from seven to nine last night.昨晚七點到九點我們正在看電視。

3.表示在過去某時刻按計劃、安排將要發生的動作。例如：

He said they were leaving for Beijing this afternoon.他說他們今天下午要去北京。

【特別提醒】

1.know、like、love、agree、want、wish、understand、believe、hear等表示心理活動的動詞，通常不用過去進行時。

2.在考查過去進行時的單選題中，有時沒有提供明確的表示過去的時間狀語，需要我們在上下文中尋找“暗含”的時間狀語。例如：

—Ididn'tsee you here yesterday.Where were you?我昨天在這兒沒見到你。你去哪兒了？

—I was staying at home all day to go over my lessons.我一整天都待在家里復習功課。

■真題鏈接

1.—Paul,what were you doing at nine last night?

—I_______ a movie in the cinema with my friends.

【2018·北京中考題】

A.was watching B.watch

C.have watched D.will watch

【答案與解析】A 句中的“at nine last night”表示過去的時間點，屬于過去進行時的時間狀語。故選A項。

2.Jack _______ashowerwhenhis mother rang him up.

【2018·云南中考題】

A.takes B.has taken

C.in taking D.was taking

【答案與解析】D “when his mother rang him up”是表示過去的時間點的狀語從句，“他媽媽打電話”是過去的時間，在過去的某個時間正在進行的動作，屬于過去進行時的時間狀語。故選D項。

3.John _______so hard on his project that he didn't notice his mom enter the room.

【2018·溫州中考題】

A.works B.has worked

C.was working D.will work

【答案與解析】C 根據語意可推測，“她沒注意到母親走進房間”是因為“他當時正在努力地做他的項目”。故選C項。

4.—Uncle Wang,I dropped by your home at 6：00 p.m.yesterday,but nobody was in.

—Oh,I _______a meeting.

【2018·本溪中考題】

A.was having B.am having

C.will have D.have had

【答案與解析】A 上句中 “at 6：00 p.m.yesterday”是表示過去的時間點，屬于過去進行時的時間狀語。故選A項。

5.—Did you see a girl with an English book in her hand pass by just now?

—No,sir.I _______a magazine.

【2018·隨州中考題】

A.read B.am reading

C.was reading D.would read

【答案與解析】C 根據語意可推測，“我剛才沒看見有個女孩從身邊經過”是因為“我（那時）正在閱讀雜志”。故選C項。

6.Sorry I'm late.I _______with a friend and I completely forgot the time.

【2018·江西中考題】

A.talk B.am talking

C.was talking D.will talk

【答案與解析】C 我和朋友“交談”的這個動作發生在過去，說明空格處缺少的是“（那時）正在……交談”。故選C項。

■即時演練

根據句意，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇最佳答案。

1.Mygrandmother _______when I arrived her home from the airport.

A.cooked B.was cooking

C.is cooking D.has cooked

2.—I phoned you about an hour ago,but there was no answer.

—Oh,sorry,I _______in the supermarket.

A.shopped B.have shopped

C.am shopping D.was shopping

3.John said he _______to draw a horse on the blackboard at that time.

A.tries B.tried

C.was trying D.will try

4.—Where were you the whole afternoon last Saturday?

—I_______ my father pick apples on his farm.

A.help B.would help

C.was helping D.am helping

5.My family members _______a football game from seven to nine last night.

A.were watching B.was watching

C.watched D.would watch

6.—You weren't in this time yesterday.Where were you then?

—I was at my uncle's home.Perhaps I _______with him at that time.

A.chat B.am chatting

C.was chatting D.have chatted

（答案見第64頁）