Unit 6 When disaster strikes 语法Grammar 过去进行时-2026-2027学年八年级英语上册单元练习（外研版）

**基本信息** 聚焦过去进行时“构成-标志词-when/while用法”三维体系，通过方法总结与梯度训练提升语言应用能力和时态辨析思维。 **专项设计** |模块|题量/典例|方法提炼|知识逻辑| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |方法总结|表格梳理|系统归纳was/were+doing构成、时间标志词及when/while用法区别（如when接过去式表“突然”，while接进行时表“同时”）|从概念原理（构成/含义）到应用规则（标志词/用法区别）的递进| |单项选择|30题（含when/while语境题）|通过语境辨析过去进行时与一般过去时，强化“时间点/段”动作状态判断|以情境化题目承载时态应用，覆盖核心考法（如“过去某时正在做某事”）| |单词拼写|10题（动词时态填空）|训练动词-ing形式变形及时态呼应，巩固语法规则迁移能力|从结构记忆到灵活运用，深化对过去进行时语境适配性的理解|

班级 姓名 学号 分数 Unit 6 When disaster strikes 过去进行时 （时间：60分钟，满分：100分） 构成 was/were+ doing 含义 表示过去某一时刻或某一时间段正在进行的动作 标志词 at that time, at this time yesterday, at 8:00 yesterday morning, all night 及when/while 用 法 区 别 When ①既指时间点，也可指时间段；后可接终止性动词，也可接延续性动词 ②从句的动作和主句的动作可以是同时，也可以是先后发生 ③when 后一般接过去式：When the teacher came in, we were talking. ④表“突然”：I was having my dinner when there was a sudden knock at the door. While ①后接延续性动词 ②从句的动作和主句的动作是同时发生 ③while 后一般接进行时：While we were talking, the teacher came in. ④表“然而”：Mother was cooking ,while father was watching TV . 1、 单项选择(本大题共30小题，每小题2分，共60分) 1．It started to rain while we ________ in the park. A．walked B．are walking C．were walking D．walk 2．Linda with her friends ________ up the park at this moment yesterday. And we joined them. A．was cleaning B．are cleaning C．is cleaning D．were cleaning 3．While I ________ the bus, I saw an old man fall down suddenly. A．wait for B．am waiting for C．was waiting for D．waited for 4．We __________ our meal when it began to snow again. A．enjoy B．enjoyed C．were enjoying D．are enjoying 5．People __________ in all directions while pieces of glass were raining down. A．run B．ran C．were running D．are running 6．I __________ when the earthquake started. A．work B．worked C．was working D．am working 7．While the wind __________ strongly, the trees fell down. A．blows B．was blowing C．is blowing D．blow 8．What __________ you __________ when the fire broke out? A．did; do B．were; doing C．are; doing D．do; do 9．While my mother __________ dinner, I was doing my homework. A．cooks B．cooked C．was cooking D．is cooking 10．The children __________ in the playground when it began to rain. A．play B．were playing C．are playing D．played 11．While my brother ________ his computer, my father came home from work. A．repaired B．is repairing C．was repairing D．has repaired 12．—Who ________ you ________ with at 3 p.m. yesterday? —Tom, we talked about Mars. A．do; stay B．did; stay C．were; staying D．are; staying 13．—What ________ you ________ at 3:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon? —I was reading a book about outdoor adventures. A．do; do B．did; do C．were; doing D．are; doing 14．—Why do you feel so sleepy now, Bob?   —Sorry, Mr John. I ________ on the plane at this time yesterday and I arrived in our city this morning. A．travel B．traveled C．was traveling D．will travel. 15．—I called you at 8 o’clock yesterday evening, but no one answered. —Oh, sorry. I ________ a shower at that time. A．took B．was taking C．have taken D．will take 16．When Jack came home, his parents ________ for his birthday party. A．prepared B．are preparing C．were preparing 17．He ________ cleaning the community park when the sudden thunder came. A．is B．was C．has been D．had been 18．They ________ not ________ the spaceship at that moment. A．are; checking B．were; checking C．do; check D．did; check 19．When the spaceship landed, scientists ________ waiting at the airport. A．are B．were C．was D．is 20．My brother ________ model rockets all last Sunday morning. A．made B．was making C．makes D．is making 21．My mother _______ clothes at seven o’ clock yesterday evening. A．washes B．washed C．was washing D．is washing 22．The phone ________ while I ________ a shower last night. A．rang; was taking B．rings; am taking C．was ringing; took D．rang; took 23．—What were you doing ________ the storm happened? —I ________ home. A．while; drove B．when; drove C．when; was driving D．while; was driving 24．My family ________ dinner when the heavy rainstorm ________. A．had, started B．were having, started C．had, was starting 25．The children ________ football in the park when it suddenly ________ to rain. A．played; began B．played; was beginning C．were playing; began D．were playing; was beginning 26．—Why were you angry? —Because they _________ too much noise. A．are making B．were making C．make D．have made 27．What ________ you ________ at 8 o’clock last night? A．do; do B．did; do C．were; doing D．are; doing 28．—What were you doing online just now? —I ________ a chess game with my friend in Chengdu. A．Have B．am having C．was having D．will have 29．—I went to your office at 9:00 yesterday morning, but you were not in. —Sorry, I ________ with Lily in the meeting room at that time. A．am talking B．was talking C．talk D．talked 30．—I called you last night, but no one answered. —Sorry, I ________ to music with my headphones on. A．listen B．listened C．was listening D．have listened 二、单词拼写(本大题共10小题，每小题4分，共40分) 31．While the hurricane __________ (blow) heavily, airlines could not fly in the area. 32．Five million other people ________ (do) the same programme at that time. 33．They ________ (plant) trees from 9 to 11 yesterday morning. 34．She ________ (dance) at the party when I saw her. 35．While we ________ (walk) in the park, it began to rain heavily. 36．Tom and his parents ________ (sleep) when the earthquake happened at night. 37．Last month, she called me and told me she ________ (tidy) up the classrooms for the children the whole week. 38．The meeting room was noisy because several volunteers _________ (discuss) the details of the environmental protection project. 39．The children ________ (hide) behind the tree when we found them. 40．I was ________ (hike) in the mountains with some friends when it was raining heavily. 试卷第1页，共3页 试卷第1页，共3页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 班级 姓名 学号 分数 Unit 6 When disaster strikes 过去进行时 （时间：60分钟，满分：100分） 构成 was/were+ doing 含义 表示过去某一时刻或某一时间段正在进行的动作 标志词 at that time, at this time yesterday, at 8:00 yesterday morning, all night 及when/while 用 法 区 别 When ①既指时间点，也可指时间段；后可接终止性动词，也可接延续性动词 ②从句的动作和主句的动作可以是同时，也可以是先后发生 ③when 后一般接过去式：When the teacher came in, we were talking. ④表“突然”：I was having my dinner when there was a sudden knock at the door. While ①后接延续性动词 ②从句的动作和主句的动作是同时发生 ③while 后一般接进行时：While we were talking, the teacher came in. ④表“然而”：Mother was cooking ,while father was watching TV . 1、 单项选择(本大题共30小题，每小题2分，共60分) 1．It started to rain while we ________ in the park. A．walked B．are walking C．were walking D．walk 【答案】C 【详解】句意：当我们在公园正在散步时，天开始下雨了。 本句为while引导的时间状语从句，主句动作“started to rain”为一般过去时，while从句常表示过去某个时间段正在发生的动作，要用过去进行时；主语we是复数，be动词用were，故填were walking。 2．Linda with her friends ________ up the park at this moment yesterday. And we joined them. A．was cleaning B．are cleaning C．is cleaning D．were cleaning 【答案】A 【详解】句意：昨天这个时候琳达和她的朋友们正在打扫公园。我们加入了他们。 was cleaning正在打扫（过去进行时，单数）；are cleaning正在打扫（现在进行时，复数）；is cleaning正在打扫（现在进行时，单数）；were cleaning正在打扫（过去进行时，复数）。根据“at this moment yesterday”可知应用过去进行时；主语为Linda with her friends，中心词是Linda，谓语动词应与Linda保持一致，用单数形式。应填was cleaning。 3．While I ________ the bus, I saw an old man fall down suddenly. A．wait for B．am waiting for C．was waiting for D．waited for 【答案】C 【详解】句意：当我正在等公交车的时候，我看到一位老人突然摔倒了。 主句谓语动词saw是一般过去时，表示过去发生的动作；while引导的时间状语从句强调动作的持续性，表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作，应用过去进行时(was/were+doing)；主语是I，be动词用was。应填was waiting for。 4．We __________ our meal when it began to snow again. A．enjoy B．enjoyed C．were enjoying D．are enjoying 【答案】C 【详解】句意：我们正在享用饭菜，突然又开始下雪了。 此处when引导时间状语从句，从句为一般过去时，表示过去某件事突然发生的时候，主句动作正在进行，需要用过去进行时，结构为：was/were+动词现在分词，主语“We”是复数，对应be动词were，enjoy的现在分词是enjoying。 5．People __________ in all directions while pieces of glass were raining down. A．run B．ran C．were running D．are running 【答案】C 【详解】句意：玻璃碎片如雨点般落下时，人们四散奔逃。 根据“...while pieces of glass were raining down.”可知，while引导时间状语从句，表示两个动作同时进行，用过去进行时。 6．I __________ when the earthquake started. A．work B．worked C．was working D．am working 【答案】C 【详解】句意：地震发生时，我正在工作。 when引导时间状语从句，从句为一般过去时，表示过去某一特定时间点发生的动作，主句表示该时间点正在发生的动作，要用过去进行时，结构为was/were+现在分词，主语I对应be动词was，work的现在分词是working。 7．While the wind __________ strongly, the trees fell down. A．blows B．was blowing C．is blowing D．blow 【答案】B 【详解】句意：当大风猛烈刮着的时候，树木倒了下来。 主句谓语动词“fell”是fall的过去式，时态为一般过去时，说明整件事发生在过去，while引导的时间状语从句需要用过去进行时，其结构为“was/were + 现在分词”。 8．What __________ you __________ when the fire broke out? A．did; do B．were; doing C．are; doing D．do; do 【答案】B 【详解】句意：火灾发生时你正在做什么？ when引导的时间状语从句中，broke out是break out的过去式，代表过去一个短暂动作；主句需要用过去进行时（was/were+doing），表示当时正在发生的动作。 主语you搭配be动词were，结构为were doing。 9．While my mother __________ dinner, I was doing my homework. A．cooks B．cooked C．was cooking D．is cooking 【答案】C 【详解】句意：当我妈妈在做晚饭时，我正在做作业。 while引导时间状语从句，常表示两个过去的动作同时正在进行，主句用过去进行时，从句也要用过去进行时，应填was cooking。 10．The children __________ in the playground when it began to rain. A．play B．were playing C．are playing D．played 【答案】B 【详解】句意：当开始下雨的时候，孩子们正在操场上玩耍。 when it began to rain是过去的时间点，表示“当某事发生时，另一个动作正在进行”，需要用过去进行时。主语the children是复数，所以用were playing。 11．While my brother ________ his computer, my father came home from work. A．repaired B．is repairing C．was repairing D．has repaired 【答案】C 【详解】句意：当我哥哥正在修他的电脑时，我父亲下班回家了。 repaired修理（一般过去时）；is repairing正在修理（现在进行时）；was repairing正在修理（过去进行时）；has repaired 已经修理（现在完成时）。while引导的时间状语从句通常表示持续性的动作，主句谓语came是一般过去时，表明动作发生在过去。结合语境可知，父亲回家的那一刻，哥哥正在修电脑，表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作，应用过去进行时，结构为was/were doing。主语my brother是第三人称单数，be动词用was。故选C。 12．—Who ________ you ________ with at 3 p.m. yesterday? —Tom, we talked about Mars. A．do; stay B．did; stay C．were; staying D．are; staying 【答案】C 【详解】句意：——昨天下午三点你正在和谁待在一起？ ——汤姆，我们讨论了火星。根据时间状语“at 3 p.m. yesterday”可知，句子描述的是过去某个具体时间点发生的动作，使用过去进行时。C选项“were；staying”是过去进行时，表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作，符合“昨天下午三点和谁待在一起”的语境，所以应该选C。 13．—What ________ you ________ at 3:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon? —I was reading a book about outdoor adventures. A．do; do B．did; do C．were; doing D．are; doing 【答案】C 【详解】句意：——昨天下午3点你正在做什么？——我正在读一本关于户外冒险的书。 根据时间状语“at 3:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon”可知，问句询问的是过去某一具体时刻正在进行的动作，应用过去进行时，其结构为“was/were+现在分词”。主语为you，be动词用 were，实义动词用doing，故填were；doing。 14．—Why do you feel so sleepy now, Bob?   —Sorry, Mr John. I ________ on the plane at this time yesterday and I arrived in our city this morning. A．travel B．traveled C．was traveling D．will travel. 【答案】C 【详解】句意：——鲍勃，你现在为什么这么困？ ——抱歉，约翰老师。昨天这个时候我正在飞机上旅行，今天早上才抵达本市。 时间状语“at this time yesterday”是过去进行时标志，表达过去某一具体时刻正在发生的动作，主语I对应be动词was，应填was traveling。 15．—I called you at 8 o’clock yesterday evening, but no one answered. —Oh, sorry. I ________ a shower at that time. A．took B．was taking C．have taken D．will take 【答案】B 【详解】句意：——昨晚八点我给你打电话了，但没人接。——哦，抱歉，我那时正在洗澡。 at that time表示过去某个具体时间点正在进行的动作，所以时态为过去进行时，因此选was taking。 16．When Jack came home, his parents ________ for his birthday party. A．prepared B．are preparing C．were preparing 【答案】C 【详解】句意：当杰克回到家时，他的父母正在为他的生日派对做准备。 根据“When Jack came home”可知，从句是一般过去时，表示过去某个具体的时间点，主句强调在该时刻正在进行的动作，应用过去进行时，且主语parents为复数。应填were preparing。 17．He ________ cleaning the community park when the sudden thunder came. A．is B．was C．has been D．had been 【答案】B 【详解】句意：当突然的雷声响起时，他正在清理社区公园。 根据“when the sudden thunder came”，谓语动词came为一般过去时，可知主句表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作，应用过去进行时，主语He为第三人称单数，be动词用was。 18．They ________ not ________ the spaceship at that moment. A．are; checking B．were; checking C．do; check D．did; check 【答案】B 【详解】句意：当时他们没有检查宇宙飞船。 句中时间状语at that moment意为“在那时”，表示过去特定时刻正在进行的动作，应使用过去进行时，过去进行时结构为was/were + 现在分词；主语They是复数，be动词用were，check的现在分词为checking。 19．When the spaceship landed, scientists ________ waiting at the airport. A．are B．were C．was D．is 【答案】B 【详解】句意：当宇宙飞船着陆时，科学家们正在机场等候。 空格前scientists是复数名词，作主语；waiting是现在分词，构成过去进行时。主句描述的是“着陆时”正在发生的动作，时态应与landed保持一致，用过去进行时，be动词用were。 20．My brother ________ model rockets all last Sunday morning. A．made B．was making C．makes D．is making 【答案】B 【详解】句意：我哥哥整个上周日上午都在制作模型火箭。 made制作（过去式）；was making正在制作（过去进行时）；makes制作（一般现在时）；is making正在制作（现在进行时）。根据时间状语“all last Sunday morning”可知，强调过去某一时间段内正在持续进行的动作，应用过去进行时，结构为was/were+doing。主语My brother为单数，be动词用was。故选B。 21．My mother _______ clothes at seven o’ clock yesterday evening. A．washes B．washed C．was washing D．is washing 【答案】C 【详解】句意：昨天晚上七点我妈妈正在洗衣服。 washes洗（一般现在时）；washed洗（一般过去时）；was washing正在洗（过去进行时）；is washing正在洗（现在进行时）。根据时间状语“at seven o’clock yesterday evening”可知，此处表示过去某一具体时刻正在进行的动作，应用过去进行时。主语My mother为第三人称单数，be动词用was。故选C。 22．The phone ________ while I ________ a shower last night. A．rang; was taking B．rings; am taking C．was ringing; took D．rang; took 【答案】A 【详解】句意：昨晚我正在洗澡时电话响了。 根据时间状语“last night”和语境，动作“洗澡”（take a shower）是过去某个时刻正在进行的持续性动作，而“电话响”（ring）是发生在该过程中的短暂动作。因此，主句用一般过去时（rang）描述短暂发生的动作，从句用过去进行时（was taking）描述背景动作。 23．—What were you doing ________ the storm happened? —I ________ home. A．while; drove B．when; drove C．when; was driving D．while; was driving 【答案】C 【详解】句意：——暴风雨来临的时候你正在做什么？——我正开车回家。 when后面既可以接短暂性动词（瞬间发生），也可接延续性动词，happened（发生） 是瞬间短暂动作，第一个空只能用when。while后面只能接延续性动作（动词多用进行时），不能搭配瞬间动词happened。问句用were you doing（过去进行时），回答要对应“过去正在开车”，用过去进行时was driving。 24．My family ________ dinner when the heavy rainstorm ________. A．had, started B．were having, started C．had, was starting 【答案】B 【详解】句意：当暴雨开始时，我们一家人正在吃晚饭。 when引导的时间状语从句中，常用一般过去时表示突然发生的短暂性动作，主句常用过去进行时表示当时正在进行的背景动作，结构为“was/were doing sth. when... did sth.”。第一空表示正在进行的动作，用were having；第二空表示突然发生的动作，用started。应填were having；started。 25．The children ________ football in the park when it suddenly ________ to rain. A．played; began B．played; was beginning C．were playing; began D．were playing; was beginning 【答案】C 【详解】句意：当突然开始下雨时，孩子们正在公园里踢足球。 when引导的时间状语从句中，表示过去正在进行的背景动作用过去进行时，结构为was/were+doing；表示突然发生的短暂动作用一般过去时。主语The children是复数，be动词用were；it是单数，动词用过去式began。应填were playing；began。 26．—Why were you angry? —Because they _________ too much noise. A．are making B．were making C．make D．have made 【答案】B 【详解】句意：——你为什么生气？——因为他们那时正在制造太多的噪音。 问句“Why were you angry?”用了一般过去时，说明“生气”是过去的事。生气的原因是“当时他们正在制造噪音”，要用过去进行时“was/were+现在分词”。主语they是复数，be动词用were，make的现在分词是making，故填were making。 27．What ________ you ________ at 8 o’clock last night? A．do; do B．did; do C．were; doing D．are; doing 【答案】C 【详解】句意：昨晚8点你正在做什么？ 时间状语at 8 o’clock last night 表示过去的具体时刻，强调当时正在进行的动作，应用过去进行时，结构为“was/were+ 现在分词”，主语you是第二人称，be动词用were。 28．—What were you doing online just now? —I ________ a chess game with my friend in Chengdu. A．Have B．am having C．was having D．will have 【答案】C 【详解】句意：——你刚才在网上做什么？——我正和我在成都的朋友下棋。 根据问句“What were you doing online just now?”可知，问句使用过去进行时，询问过去某一时刻正在进行的动作，答语也需用过去进行时was having。 29．—I went to your office at 9:00 yesterday morning, but you were not in. —Sorry, I ________ with Lily in the meeting room at that time. A．am talking B．was talking C．talk D．talked 【答案】B 【详解】句意： ——我昨天上午9点去了你的办公室，但你不在。——抱歉，那个时间我正在会议室和莉莉谈话。 am talking现在进行时；was talking过去进行时；talk 一般现在时（主语非第三人称单数时）或原形；talked一般过去时。第一句给出明确过去时间点“at 9:00 yesterday morning”，答语中“at that time”指代该时间点，询问当时正在进行的动作，需用过去进行时。主语“I”对应的系动词为“was”。B项“was talking”符合时态与主谓一致。A项为现在进行时，与过去时间矛盾；C项为一般现在时，不适用于过去语境；D项为一般过去时，只表动作发生过，不强调具体时间点上的持续性。因此排除A、C、D。 30．—I called you last night, but no one answered. —Sorry, I ________ to music with my headphones on. A．listen B．listened C．was listening D．have listened 【答案】C 【详解】句意：——我昨晚给你打电话了，但是没人接。——抱歉，我当时正戴着耳机听音乐。 根据“I called you last night”可知，其中“last night”表明时间背景发生在过去，打电话的瞬间，“听音乐”的动作正在进行，应用过去进行时。 二、单词拼写(本大题共10小题，每小题4分，共40分) 31．While the hurricane __________ (blow) heavily, airlines could not fly in the area. 【答案】was blowing 【详解】句意：当飓风猛烈刮起时，航空公司无法在这片区域飞行。句中“While”引导时间状语从句，强调主句动作发生时从句动作正在持续，主句谓语could为过去式，说明整件事发生在过去，从句用过去进行时。主语the hurricane是单数，be动词用was，blow的现在分词直接加ing，故填was blowing。 32．Five million other people ________ (do) the same programme at that time. 【答案】were doing 【详解】句意：当时还有五百万人也在做同样的节目。时间标志at that time（在那时）是过去进行时的典型时间状语，表示过去特定时间点正在发生的动作。过去进行时结构为was/were+动词现在分词：本句主语Five million other people是复数，be动词用were；动词do的现在分词是doing。 33．They ________ (plant) trees from 9 to 11 yesterday morning. 【答案】were planting 【详解】句意：昨天上午九点到十一点，他们一直在种树。时间状语“from 9 to 11 yesterday morning”是过去一段持续的时间段，强调这段时间一直在做某事，用过去进行时，结构为was/were+现在分词。主语They是第三人称复数，be动词用were。故填were planting。 34．She ________ (dance) at the party when I saw her. 【答案】was dancing 【详解】句意：我看见她时，她正在派对上跳舞。根据从句“when I saw her”可知，saw是一般过去时，强调过去某个瞬间正在发生的动作，要用过去进行时，结构为was/were+现在分词。主语She是第三人称单数，be动词用was。故填was dancing。 35．While we ________ (walk) in the park, it began to rain heavily. 【答案】were walking 【详解】句意： 当我们在公园散步时，天开始下大雨。句中“While we ____ (walk)”与主句“it began to rain”形成时间状语从句关系，表示“正在做某事时，另一件事发生了”。while引导的从句中动作正在进行时被主句打断，需用过去进行时（was/were+现在分词）。主语为we，be动词用were，walk的现在分词为walking，故填were walking。 36．Tom and his parents ________ (sleep) when the earthquake happened at night. 【答案】 were sleeping 【详解】句意：当晚上地震发生时，汤姆和他的父母正在睡觉。句中“when the earthquake happened at night”为过去的时间状语，提示主句动作发生在地震发生的瞬间，且是过去正在进行的动作，应用过去进行时。主语“Tom and his parents”是复数，过去进行时结构为“were+现在分词”，故填were sleeping。 37．Last month, she called me and told me she ________ (tidy) up the classrooms for the children the whole week. 【答案】was tidying 【详解】句意：上个月，她打电话告诉我她整整一周都在为孩子们整理教室。tidy“整理”，是动词。句中主句谓语“told”为一般过去时，宾语从句需用相应的过去时态；又因为“the whole week”（整整一周）表示在过去某段时间内持续进行的动作，所以需要用过去进行时，即was/were + doing。从句主语是she，故用was tidying，意为“正在整理”。 38．The meeting room was noisy because several volunteers _________ (discuss) the details of the environmental protection project. 【答案】were discussing 【详解】句意：会议室里很吵，因为几名志愿者正在讨论环保项目的细节。句中主句“The meeting room was noisy”使用了一般过去时，表明过去的状态；原因状语从句需体现“当时正在发生的动作”，应用过去进行时。主语“several volunteers”为复数，故discuss需变为were discussing。 39．The children ________ (hide) behind the tree when we found them. 【答案】were hiding 【详解】句意：当我们找到孩子们时，他们正躲在树后面。句中“when we found them”为过去的时间状语，主句表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作，应用过去进行时。过去进行时的结构为“was/were + 现在分词”，主语“The children”为复数，故填were hiding。 40．I was ________ (hike) in the mountains with some friends when it was raining heavily. 【答案】hiking 【详解】句意：下大雨的时候，我正和朋友们在山里徒步旅行。句中“when it was raining heavily.”且空前是“be动词”，表示“当某事发生时，另一个动作正在进行”。此处的was是过去进行时的助动词，后面需要接动词的现在分词形式，hike的现在分词形式为hiking，故填hiking。 试卷第1页，共3页 试卷第1页，共3页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $