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Unit 1 When was he born?
语法专项突破 : 过去时的特殊疑问句
对过去事情发生的时间、地点、途径、原因等进行提同时,常用一般过去时的特殊疑问句,其结构为“疑问词十一般过去时态的一般疑问句?”,疑问句包括what, where, when, who, why, how long how old等,本单元着重讲解when, how long与how old。
一、以when引导的一般过去时的特殊疑问句
1,用于对某人的出生年月进行提问,常用句型为 When was/were. .. born?
例如,一When was David Beckham born? 大卫.贝克汉姆是什么时候出生的?
- He was born in 1975。他生于1975年。
2,还可用于对过去某个时间点的提问,常用句型为, When did+主语+谓语+..?
例如,-When did Jim start school? 吉姆什么时候入学的?
- He started school at five. 他五岁的时候入学。
二、以how long引导的一般过去时的特殊疑问白
常用于对某一段时间的状语进行提问,常用句型为, How long did+主语+谓语+...?
例如,-How long did David read in the library yesterday?戴维昨天在图书馆阅读了多长时间?
-For three hours。三小时。
三、以how old引导的一般过去时的特殊疑问句
常用于对某人过去某个时间点的年龄提问。 常用句型为: How old was/were+主语+...?
例如,-How old were you when you got married?你结婚的时候多大?
-I was 26 years old。那时我26岁。
语法练习:
一、单项选择。
1. -How long did you stay here last year?-_________.
A. In 1978 B. Two years ago C. For three months D. When I was born
2. -_________has the man worked in the club? -For 10 years.
A. How long B. How much C. How many D. How often
3. -_________did you begin to learn the violin? -At the age of 5.
A. Why B. When C. How D. What
4. -_________were you when the earthquake in Yushu happened?
-I was only seven years old.
A. When B. How long C. How old D. How
5.-When did he begin to play tennis? -_________.
A. For five years B. Five years old C. Five years ago D. In five years
6, -_________have you stayed in this city? -For more than 10 years.
A. How far B. How soon C. How long D. How old
7.-_________ did you go on the school trip? -On Saturday morning.
A. Where B. When C. How D. What
8.-_________did it take J. K. Rowling to write the Harry Potter series?
- Over 15 years.
A. How soon B. How often C. How long D. How far
9.-_________were the students in your class?
-Most of them were only fourteen at that time
A. How long B. How many C. How old
10.-_________did Han Han start writing novels? -_________ the age of 16.
A. When; In B. How long; In C