内容正文:
Using language
--past continuous passive
外研社2019版 选择性必修二
Unit 3 Times change
Observe the rules
1 What is the difference between sentences (a) and (b)?
Past continuous passive is used in sentence (a) and past simple passive is used in sentence (b).
2 Which sentence emphasises process and which emphasises result?
In sentence (a) the action was being done while in sentence (b) the action was already finished.
Activity 1
a When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were already being packed into boxes.
b When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were already packed into boxes.
Past continuous passive
过去进行时态的被动语态的基本结构
肯定式:
否定式:
was/were + being done
was/were + not + being done
Form
More examples from the text
When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books ______________ (pack) into boxes.
More and more customers __________________ (attract) by chain stores and online discounts.
In one area, a book reading __________________ (deliver).
The large board in the corner