What’s he doing now? What was he doing at three o ’ clock yesterday afternoon? He football. was playing. He is playing football.

What was she doing at seven o ’ clock yesterday morning? She What ’ s she doing now ? She She is running. was running.

What are they doing now? What are they doing now? They What were they doing at ten last night ? They are dancing. were dancing.

Where were you at 6:00 yesterday evening? What were you doing ? 1 in a river swimming 1 in a river swimming 2 in a park playing basketball 2 in a park playing basketball 3 in a shop doing some shopping 3 in a shop doing some shopping 4 at home cooking 4 at home cooking 5 at home doing my homework 5 at home doing my homework

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.

shout climb What was he (she) doing when you saw him (her) ? jump follow

practice When I …It was doing… When I called him up, it was sleeping.

While I …He was doing… While I was sleeping, he was eating.

When it …He was doing… When it walked on the street he was eating.

When they … I did… While they were fighting with each other, I slept.

When I called him up, it was sleeping. While I was sleeping, he was eating. When it walked on the street he was eating. While they were fighting with each other I slept.

比较 “when” and “while” 1.when “ 当 ….. 时候 ” 后面跟的动作不延续, 常跟一般过去时 When the UFO took off, the boy was taking photos 1.while “ 当 ….. 时候 ” 后面跟的动作延续, 常跟过去进行时 While the boy was taking photos, the UFO took off, Target Language:

比较 “when” and “while” 2. When the UFO landed, the boy was walking down the street. While the boy was walking down the street, the UFO landed 1. When the alien got out, the girl was shopping. While the girl was shopping, the alien got out. Target Language: = =

Exercises Fill with “While” or “When” 1.____ May was talking on the phone, her sister walked in. 2.____ Rita bought her new dog, it was wearing a little coat. 3._____ I saw Carlos, he was wearing a green shirt. 4._____ I was dancing, he was singing loudly. 5. _____ Linda finally saw Davy, he was jumping with a dog. 6. I was cleaning my room ________ the fire broke out. When While While When when

Fill in the blanks with “while” and “when”. 1. Tom was eating supper, it began to rain outside. 2. What were you doing Mr. Zhou came in? 3. Peter was sleeping, a thief broke into his house. 4. She left her hometown she was five. when While

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1 pick up 接电话 “Why don’t you pick up my phone “, he asked angrily. 2 strange adj. 奇怪的 stranger n. 陌 生人 The stranger said something strange and then left.

3 With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 外面没有光亮，感觉就象半夜一样。 I can’t work with all that noise going on. 由于

4 Ben’s dad…while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. 本的爸爸。。同时他妈妈在确认手电和收音 机能正常使用。 Tom is outgoing while his sister is shy. 然而 Make sure you turn off the TV before you leave the house. 确认确保 My brain isn’t working well now. 运作 运转

5 beat v. beat 敲打 打败 There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass. He beat her at chess.

6 fall asleep 睡着 He was too tired,as soon as he lay down he fall asleep. 7 die down 逐渐变弱 The shouting outside suddenly began to die down.. 8 rise v. 升起 The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

9 fallen adj. 落下的 fall fell He fell down from the tree. The fallen leaves are everywhere. 10 apart adv. 分开 After arguing several times, they moved apart.

could be heard was putting pieces of wood over the windows was helping his mother make dinner fell asleep was dying down

1. While John was playing the piano, Mary left the house. John was playing the piano when Mary left the house. 2. While John was cleaning the room, Mary turned on the radio. John was cleaning the room when Mary turned on the radio. 3. While John was shopping, Mary took the car to the car wash. John was shopping when Mary took the car to the car wash.

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