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2026春新人教八年级下册专项训练:过去进行时
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一、单项选择(共40小题)
1. — What were you doing at 8:00 last night? — I ______ a book in my bedroom.
A. read B. am reading
C. was reading D. will read
2. While my mother ______ dinner, my father was reading newspapers.
A. cooks B. cooked
C. was cooking D. is cooking
3. It ______ heavily when I left the cinema yesterday evening.
A. rained B. rains C. is raining D. was raining
4. They ______ basketball on the playground when it began to rain.
A. play B. played C. were playing D. are playing
5. — Did you hear the phone ring last night? — No, I ______ in the bathroom at that time.
A. took a shower B. was taking a shower
C. take a shower D. am taking a shower
6. While Tom ______ down the street, he met an old friend.
A. walks B. walked C. was walking D. is walking
7. The students ______ carefully when the teacher came into the classroom.
A. listen B. listened
C. were listening D. are listening
8. — Why didn't you answer my call at 9 p.m.?
— Sorry, I ______ TV and didn't hear it.
A. watch B. watched
C. was watching D. am watching
9. My sister ______ her homework while I was playing computer games.
A. does B. did C. was doing D. is doing
10. When the earthquake happened, people ______ in their houses.
A. sleep B. slept C. were sleeping D. are sleeping
11. Look at this photo! We ______ kites when it suddenly rained.
A. fly B. flew C. are flying D. were flying
12. He ______ an e-mail when his boss came in.
A. write B. writes C. wrote D. was writing
13. While they ______ along the road, the storm hit suddenly.
A. walked B. were walking C. walk D. will walk
14. — Where were you last night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.?
— I ______ a movie at the cinema when this happened.
A. was watching; while B. watched; when
C. was watching; when D. watched; while
15. The sun ______ brightly when we arrived at the beach yesterday.
A. shines B. shone C. is shining D. was shining
16. Last night while I ______ a book, someone knocked on the door.
A. read B. was reading C. will read D. am reading
17. — What was Lucy doing at 8 o'clock last night?
— Sorry, I didn't know. I ______ the newspaper at that time.
A. read B. am reading C. was reading D. will read
18. — Helen, I didn’t see you in the classroom at five yesterday afternoon.
— Oh, I ______ dancing for the sports meeting at that time.
A. am practicing B. have practiced
C. was practicing D. practiced
19. While we ______ an English song, some visitors came into our classroom.
A. were singing B. sang C. are singing D. sing
20. When I saw Xiao Wang yesterday, he ______ an old man cross the road.
A. helps B. was helping C. will help D. helped
21. — Amy, you didn't answer my call yesterday evening. What were you doing?
— Sorry, I didn't hear the ring. I ______ a book in my study.
A. am reading B. was reading C. will read D. read
22. You look tired! My brothers ______ football games all night. That was too noisy! A. watch B. have watched C. were watching D. watched
23. Someone gave him a call while he ______ in his bedroom.
A. was sleeping B. will sleep C. is sleeping D. slept
24. His classmates were reading English ______ he came in.
A. while B. when C. until D. before
25. I made a few mistakes while I ______ on the stage.
A. perform B. performed
C. was performing D. am performing
26. When he came home, Danny ______ the piano in the living room. A. plays B. played C. was playing D. is playing
27. When it began to rain, they ______ on the playground and everyone was wet.
A. run B. ran C. were running D. are running
28. Peter ______ a shower while his mother was cooking.
A. takes B. took C. was taking D. is taking
29. All the students stopped talking when the flag ______.
A. rises B. rose C. was rising D. is rising
30. Do you still remember what you ______ when you heard the exciting news?
A. do B. did C. were doing D. are doing
31. During the storm, the wind ______ strongly.
A. blowing B. blow C. blows D. blew
32. The boy ______ English on the radio when I opened his door. A. learned; was opening B. was learning; opened C. learned; opened D. is learning; opened
33. — Sophie, I called you at three yesterday afternoon, but you didn't answer.
— Oh, sorry about that. I ______ with my little sister at that time. A. played B. play C. was playing D. is playing
34. While Timmy ______ in the building, the walls began to come down.
A. works B. worked C. is working D. was working
35. — Jack, I called you yesterday afternoon, but no one answered. — We ______ my son's graduation at home.
A. celebrated B. have celebrated
C. was celebrating D. were celebrating
36. They ______ the floor at 7:00 last Tuesday morning.
A. cleaned B. are cleaning C. were cleaning D. clean
37. He ______ me his name, but I can’t remember it now.
A. was telling B. will tell C. told D. tells
38. Although it ______, they still went hiking.
A. rained B. rains C. was raining D. is raining
39. I didn’t realize my mistake until the teacher ______ it out.
A. points B. pointed C. was pointing D. is pointing
40. She spoke slowly so that everyone ______ understand her.
A. could B. can C. was able D. is able
2、 用所给词的适当形式填空(共20小题)
1. I __________ (do) my homework at 8 p.m. last night.
2. While John __________ (drive), a dog got in his way.
3. Mark was taking photos when Lily __________ (come).
4. The rain __________ (beat) heavily against the window at that moment.
5. My classmates __________ (watch) a movie at 8:00 last night.
6. What __________ you __________ (do) at that time yesterday?
7. They __________ (not play) basketball when it started to rain.
8. The students __________ (listen) to the teacher carefully at that time.
9. Was Tom __________ (sleep) when you called him?
10. While my mom __________ (cook), I __________ (do) my homework.
11. He __________ (water) the flowers in the garden at that time yesterday.
12. When Kate arrived at the top of the mountain, the sun __________ (rise).
13. Little Dora __________ (sit) in her grandparents' house one day, thinking about her new baby sister.
14. Mom and Dad __________ (wait) for her on the sofa when she got into the house.
15. Jake __________ (ski) when he fell over and lost one of his skis.
16. He __________ (study) in the library all afternoon yesterday.
17. At this time last week, we __________ (have) an English test.
18. As she __________ (read) the novel, tears came to her eyes.
19. I __________ (look) up the word in the dictionary when my brother came in.
20. They __________ (wait) for the bus when the accident happened.
3、 改错(共10小题,每句有一处错误)
1. I was reading a book when the phone rings.
2. While she was walking to school, she sees a cat.
3. They were play football when it began to snow.
4. What did you doing at nine last night?
5. He was lieing on the sofa when I called.
6. I was having dinner while my mother watches TV.
7. Were you swim in the river at that time yesterday?
8. The wind was blow strongly outside the window.
9. When I got home, my family was eating dinner.
10. She wasn't studied when her friend arrived.
4、 短文选词填空(共1篇,11选11)
方框词汇:
`[ while, return, asleep, their, time, else, wait, slow, match, feel, window ]`
Little Dora always wanted a sister. So when Mom told her she would have one in six months, she (71) __________ very excited. But Dora had to be away for some (72) __________, because she promised to stay with her grandparents. "How can I make the (73) __________ go faster? I can't wait to see the baby," Dora said to herself (74) __________ she was sitting in her grandparents' house one day.
She had a good idea when she saw the apple tree from the (75) __________. She decided to draw a picture of the tree every day. As Grandpa said, when she saw red apples on the tree, she would have a sister! Day by day, the weather got cooler. The leaves changed their color (76) __________ and small apples appeared. Finally, Dora drew her last picture of the tree. It had a lot of red apples that seemed to (77) __________ perfectly with her drawing. Now she could (78) __________ home.
When she got into the house, Mom and Dad were (79) __________ for her on the sofa. Each of them was holding a baby in (80) __________ arms. The babies were (81) __________ with their eyes closed. "Now you have a sister and a brother!" Dad said happily. "Wow, I'm the luckiest sister in the world!" Dora said. This was the best day of her life, and she knew no one (82) __________ could ever be as happy as she was at that moment.
5、 汉译英(共10小题)
1. 昨晚八点钟你正在做什么?
_________________________________________________
2. 当暴风雨来临时,我正在睡觉。
_________________________________________________
3. 当我正在等公交车时,突然下雨了。
_________________________________________________
4. 老师进来时,他们正在交谈。
_________________________________________________
5. 当Tim在清洁窗户时,他的父母正在修理闹钟。
_________________________________________________
6. 昨晚11点有人在敲打我们的门。
_________________________________________________
7. 昨天这个时候我们正在看电视。
_________________________________________________
8. 他整个上午都在图书馆看书。
_________________________________________________
9. 我打电话时她不在家,她正在购物。
_________________________________________________
10. 当他到达山顶时,太阳正在升起。
_________________________________________________
6、 句型转换(共9小题)
1. I was doing my homework at 8 p.m. last night. (改为否定句) I ______ ______ my homework at 8 p.m. last night.
2. They were watching a movie at that time. (改为一般疑问句并作否定回答) ______ they ______ a movie at that time? No, they ______.
3. She was writing an e-mail when her boss came in. (对画线部分提问) ______ ______ she ______ when her boss came in?
4. My mother was cooking while my father was reading newspapers. (对画线部分提问) ______ ______ your mother ______ while your father was reading newspapers?
5. Jim was playing basketball with his friends at this time yesterday. (对画线部分提问) ______ ______ Jim ______ at this time yesterday?
6. He was watering the flowers in the garden at that time yesterday. (改为否定句) He ______ ______ the flowers in the garden at that time yesterday.
7. The students were listening to the teacher at that time. (改为同义句) The students were ______ ______ to the teacher at that time.
8. I saw an old friend while I was walking home. (将while引导的从句放在句首) ______ I ______ ______ home, I saw an old friend.
9. Was she sleeping when you called her? (作肯定回答) Yes, ______ ______.
参考答案
一、单项选择
1-5: CCCBB
6-10: CCCBC
11-15: DDBCD
16-20: BCBAB
21-25: BCACB
26-30: CCCBC
31-35: DBCCD
36-40: CCCBA
二、用所给词的适当形式填空
1. was doing
2. was driving
3. came
4. was beating
5. were watching
6. were; doing
7. weren't playing / were not playing
8. were listening
9. sleeping
10. was cooking; was doing
11. was watering
12. was rising
13. was sitting
14. were waiting
15. was skiing
16. was studying
17. were having
18. was reading
19. was looking
20. were waiting
三、改错
1. rings → rang
2. sees → saw
3. play → playing
4. did → were
5. lieing → lying
6. watches → was watching
7. swim → swimming
8. blow → blowing
9. was → were (family指家庭成员时用复数)
10. studied → studying
四、短文选词填空
1. felt
2. time
3. time
4. while
5. window
6. slowly
7. match
8. return
9. waiting
10. their
11. asleep
12. else
五、汉译英
1. What were you doing at 8 o'clock last night?
2. I was sleeping when the rainstorm came.
3. It suddenly rained when I was waiting for the bus.
4. They were talking when the teacher came in.
5. Tim's parents were fixing the alarm clock while he was cleaning the window.
6. Someone was knocking on our door at 11 p.m. last night.
7. We were watching TV at this time yesterday.
8. He was reading books in the library the whole morning.
9. She wasn't at home when I called; she was shopping.
10. The sun was rising when he arrived at the top of the mountain.
六、句型转换
1. wasn't doing
2. Were; watching; weren't
3. What was; doing
4. What was; doing
5. What was; doing
6. wasn't watering
7. listening carefully
8. While; was walking
9. she was
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