过去进行时（Past continous tense）表示过去某时正在进行的动作(不强调是否完成）
过去进行时的主要用法
1.表示过去某一时间内（正在）进行的动作 如：I was doing my homework at 9 p.m. last Sunday. 或:It was raining outside 2.表示一动作正在进行时，另一动作同时正在进行. (1)用while连接（while只接doing）（注：如果主句和从句都是一般过去时，可以用while连接两个句子） 例:My mother was cooking while I was doing my homework.(可以持续动作时态一致) (2）when表示（when可以接doing或did，when后动作时间长，用doing，时间短，用did） 例:I was doing my homework when my mother came in.(间接表达了具体时间) 3.重复的动作 When he worked here, John was always making mistakes. 4.表示过去将要发生的动作 She told us Mr.Lee was arriving here. 5.用于故事，以提供其时间背景 6.表示礼貌 7有时可强调过去某一动作延续时间较长
[编辑本段]常用的时间状语
this morning, the whole morning, all day ,yesterday, from nine to ten last evening, when, while ,at that time,.just now，a moment ago My brother fell while he was riding his bicycle and hurt himself; It was raining when they left the station; When I got to the top of the mountain, the sun was shining.
[编辑本段]典型例题
(1) Mary _C_ a dress when she cut her finger. A. made B. is making C. was making D. makes 答案C. 割伤手指是已发生的事情，应用过去时。同 时，when表时间的同时性，"玛丽在做衣服时"提供事情发生的背景，因此用过去进行时。 (2) As she _b__ the newspaper, Granny ___ asleep. A.read； was falling B. was reading； fell C. was reading； was falling D. read；fell 答案B. 句中的as = when, while，意为"当……之时"。描述一件事发生的背景时，用过去进行；一个长动作发生的时候，另一个短动作发生。句意为 "在她看报纸时，奶奶睡着了。"句中的 fell (fall的过去时)，是系动词，后跟形容词，如：fall sick。 过去进行时的基本用法:表示过去某个时刻或时间正在进行过持续进行的动作,句中往往需要有时间状语来表示这一特定的时间. What were they doing just now? 他们刚才在干什么?
完成进行时概述 英语完成时、进行时，既可以作为两个相对独立的时态，也可以组合为一种新的时态，即“完成进行时”。 如果单独看完成时态，它有一个基本的含义即表示到某个时间为止，该动作已经完成，所以它称作“完成时”。但是，在完成进行时里面，一般情况下，它并不表示动作的“完成”，而是表示长时间的持续状态。也就是说，完成进行时侧重于“进行”。
二、过去完成进行时 Had+been+动词ING形式 1、表示反复发生的事 He had been mentioning your name to me. 他过去多次向我提到过你的名字。 You had been giving me everything. 你对我真是有求必应。 2、表示持续不断的状况 She had been suffering from a bad cold when she took the exam. 她在考试之前一直患重感冒。 Had they been expecting the news for some time? 他们期待这个消息有一段时间了吧？ Rafael was scolded even though he hadn't been doing anything wrong. 尽管拉斐尔没做什么错事，但他还是挨骂了。 I had been looking for it for days before I found it. 这东西我找了好多天才找着的。 The doctor asked what he had been eating. 医生问他吃了什么。 I asked where they had been staying all those days. 我问他们那些天是呆在哪儿的。 3、含有某种感情色彩 I had only been reading a few minutes when he came in. 我刚看了几分钟他就进来了。 They had only been waiting for the bus a few moments when it came. 他们只等了一会儿车就来了。 She'd only been reviewing her lessons for a short while when her little sister interrupted her. 她温习功课才一会儿，她妹妹就打断她了。
先把过去时和完成时弄清楚
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