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8B Unit 7 Space exploration
Grammar:The past continuous tense (过去进行时)
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Objectives
By the end of the class, you are expected to:
master the structure of the past continuous tense;
use the past continuous tense to talk about astronauts’ life in space correctly;
Revision
What are the astronauts doing in space?
They are sleeping in space.
They are doing exercise in space.
She/He is walking in space.
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Warming-up
What were the astronauts doing at that moment?
They were waiting for instructions from ground control.
They were travelling so fast. It only took about 10…
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The structure of the past continuous tense
They were waiting for instructions from ground control.
(2) They were travelling so fast. It only took about 10…
How to change them into negative sentences?
They weren’t waiting for instructions from ground control.
(2) They weren’t travelling so fast.
主语+was/were doing+其它
主语+wasn’t/weren’t doing+其它
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(1) ---Were they waiting for instructions from ground control?
---Yes, they were.
一般疑问句:Was/Were +主语+doing+其它?
肯定回答:Yes, 主语+was/were
否定回答:No, 主语+wasn’t/weren’t
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(1) ---What were they doing at that time?
---They were waiting for instructions from ground control.
特殊疑问句:特殊疑问词+was/were +主语+doing+其它?
回答:主语+was/were doing+其它.
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Practice:
(1) 昨天的这个时候她在弹钢琴。
She was playing the piano at this time yesterday.
(2)昨晚八点钟他们在做作业。
They were doing their homework at 8 o’clock last night.
(3) 昨晚七点到八点我一直在看关于太空的新闻。
I was reading space news from 7 to 8 last night.
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When to use the past continuous tense
一、过去的某个时间点正在做某事
(1)常用的时间状语:
at that time/moment (在那时);
(at) this time yesterday (last night/ Sunday/...) (...的这个时候);at+钟点+last night(yesterday/ Sunday/ Friday...) (...的几点)
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Exercise
1. I___________ ___________ (do) my homework at that time.
2. At 6 o’clock last night, She _______ ________ (cook).
3. We ______ _________ (have) dinner at this time yesterday.
4. My mother _______ _________(take) a walk at that time.
5. I ______ ________ (read) at this time last Sunday.
was doing
was cooking
were having
was taking
was reading
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二、过去的某段时间所做的事
常用时间状语:the whole morning, all day yesterday,
the whole afternoon last Saturday, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. last night
例1:They_____________(watch) a football game from p.m. to 9 p.m. last night.
例2:I ______________(prepare) for the English test the whole evening.
were watching
was preparing
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When &While
例1:停电时我们正在看一部电影。
We were watching a movie when the power went out.
The power went out when we were watching a movie.
(停电是瞬间动词,看电影具有持续性)
例2:我在散步时遇到了我最好的朋友。
I met my best friend while I was taking a walk.
(散步具有持续性)
例3:当我正在做作业的时候,我妈妈正在做饭。
I was doing my homework while my mother was cooking.
When 既可接短暂性动词的过去时,也可跟持续性动词的进行时
While 通常接持续性动词的进行时,且连接两个同时在进行的动作
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1. ①主语+was/were doing +when+一般过去时的句子
②一般过去时的句子+when+ 主语+was/were doing
I was reading a book when the bell rang.
The bell rang when I was reading.
① 一般过去时的句子+while+ 主语+was/were doing
②过去进行时的句子+while+主语+was/were doing
The bell rang while I was reading.
My mum was doing housework while I was reading.
when +瞬间性动词/持续性动词
while+持续性动词
两个动作同时进行,用while
Summary
crashed
created
belonged
were travelling
were tracking
were moving
Discussion:
(1) What happened in space on 11 February 2009?
(2) What were the two satellites doing before the crash?
(3) What things were space agencies tracking before the crash?
What didn’t they notice?
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