Unit 5 What were you doing
when the rainstorm came?
Section A
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.
过去进行时的疑问式
I wasn’t having an English class at this time
过去进行时的否定式
Were you having an English class at this time.?
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
is running.
was running.
What are they doing now?

They
What were they doing
at ten last night ?
They
are dancing.
were dancing.
Ask and answer in pairs  Where were you at 6:00 yesterday evening? What were you doing ?
1 in a river swimming
2 in a park playing basketball
3 in a shop doing some shopping
4 at home cooking
5 at home doing my homework
shout
climb
What were they doing when you saw them?
jump
follow
practice
When I …
He 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.
While practice !
比较 “when” and “while”
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
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:
=
=
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
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
when
While
While
b
a
d
c
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.
While
was
was
While
When
was
was
were