2. The Past Continuous Tense

3. What is she doing? She is dancing.

4. What is he doing? He is writing.

5. What are they doing? They are playing basketball.

6. Before the English class on Monday. What are they drawing?

7. It is now Wednesday. Do you remember? What was Li Lei doing when the teacher came in?

8. He was drawing an elephant. On Monday...

9. What was Han Mei doing when the teacher came in? She was drawing a cat.

10. What was Jim doing when the teacher came in? He was drawing a lion.

11. What were the twins doing when the teacher came in? They were drawing a car.

13. Mary read now. (at this time yesterday) Mary read at this time yesterday. is was ing

14. (at four yesterday afternoon) They play football now.are ing They play football at four yesterday afternoon. wereing

15. What were they doing at seven last night? They were watching TV at seven last night.

16. What was the bird doing when you saw it? It was singing when I saw it.

17. 过去进行时的定义 过去进行时常表 示过去某一时刻或过 去某一阶段内正在进 行的动作 。

18. Summary: 1. 过去进行时的构成 ： I / He / She / It We / You / They was were + 动词 -ing

19. Add –ing to the following verbs. 1. ask — look — carry — asking looking carrying 2. close — take — ride — closing taking riding 3. swim — get — sit — swimming getting sitting 4. put — begin — travel— putting beginning travelling

20. What were these children doing at 10:00 last Sunday morning? Li Leithe lady Jenney JackSam Tom

21. Eg: Li Lei was playing computer games at 10:00 last Sunday morning.

22. 用所给动词的适当形式填空 1.I______ (play) computer games at ten last night. 2.Jim’s family ______ (have) supper when I came in. 3.It _______ (rain) hard at this time yesterday. 4.What ____you ____(do) while I____ (make) a model plane. 5.He ___just _____(leave) when the telephone rang. 6.we ________(have) a P.E class at four yesterday. Was playing Were having Was raining were ding Was making was leaving Were having

23. The Past Continuous tense 1. the form: was/were +ving 2. the uses: was/ were + doing + 过去某一具体时刻 过去进行时 + while + 过去进行时 过去进行时 + when + 一般过去时 一般过去时 + when/while + 过去进行时

24. Fill in the blanks with the proper tenses. 1.They __________ (read) at eight yesterday evening. 2.I ________ (do) my homework at that time when you called me. 3._____ you _______ (sweep) the floor while your mother _________(cook) ? 4.We (not talk) with each other yesterday morning. 5. What ___ you _____(do) at eight last night? were reading was doing Were sweeping was cooking weren't talking were doing

25. 6. I (work) from six to eight every evening two years ago. 7. She (walk) home when she _____(see) her old friend. 8. I (read) a novel when I ______(have) a sudden idea. 9. Colin _________ (play) football with them at seven yesterday evening. was working was walkingsaw was reading had was playing

26. 9.____ they ____(help) you with your English from 8-10 last night ? 11. We (listen) to the music while they (dance). 12. My son (brush) his teeth when I _______(call) him. Were helping were listening were dancing was brushing called

27. 1.Make dialogues with your parents by using the past tense. 2.The workbook. Exercise 2