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Grammar Focus—Section B 1e
Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
第3课时
Task 1
Did you forget to bring your backpack to school?
Did you miss the bus?
What made you embarrassed?
Warming-up
Free talk
When I got to school, I realized that I had left my backpack at home.
By the time I got back to school, the bell had rung.
Before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left.
总结:由when, by the time, before等引导时间状语从句时,若描述发生在过去的事,主句常用过去完成时(had + 过去分词)表示动作发生在过去的过去。
Presentation
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Ask Ss to read the sentences and summarize the usage of the past perfect tense.
I was about to go up to my office when I decided to get a coffee first.
As I was waiting in line with the other office workers, I heard a loud sound.
总结:be about to do, be doing 等表示即将或正在做某事时,常用when/as引导的从句表示突然发生的动作。
Presentation
Ask Ss to read the sentences and summarize the usage of the past perfect tense.
The Past Perfect Tense 过去完成时
过去完成时的构成:
助动词 had (用于各种人称和数) + 过去分词
过去完成时的