Unit 3 Our HobbiesTopic 3 What were you doing at this time yesterday?Section A What are you doing?We are having classes. What were you doing at this time yesterday? Watch the flash of 1a, and fill in the blanks. 1. The telephone rings while Jane is _________ the violin. 2. This is Maria ________. 3. What _____ you doing at this time yesterday? 4. I called you to go to the English corner but nobody _________.practicingspeakingwereanswered1aListen, look and say. What was Jane doing at that time yesterday?She was taking a shower. Listen and read the conversation of 1a, and find out the sentences with “v.+ing”. 1.The telephone rings while Jane is practicing the violin.2. What are you doing, Jane ? I’m practicing the violin.3. What were you doing at this time yesterday ? Oh, I was taking a shower. am/is/are +v.ing现在进行时现在进行时was/were + v.ing过去进行时过去进行时 The Past Continuous Tense 过去进行时由过去进行时由bebe动词的过去式动词的过去式was/werewas/were加动词现在分词加动词现在分词构成。
过去进行时主要表示过去某个时刻或过去一段时间正构成过去进行时主要表示过去某个时刻或过去一段时间正在进行的动作过去进行时常与表示过去的时间状语如在进行的动作过去进行时常与表示过去的时间状语如thenthen，，at that timeat that time，，at this time yesterdayat this time yesterday，，a moment agoa moment ago等连用，或者用另一动作来表示过去的时间等连用，或者用另一动作来表示过去的时间如：如： It was raining all day yesterday. 昨天下了一整天雨昨天下了一整天雨 They were playing basketball at four o’clock yesterday afternoon. 昨天下午昨天下午4点他们在打篮球点他们在打篮球 We were working from seven to eleven last night. 我们昨晚从七点工作到九点我们昨晚从七点工作到九点 Look at the pictures and write the correct words or phrases. Then make up conversations with your partner.Example:A: What were you doing at this time yesterday?B: I was washing some clothes. What about you .A: I was doing some cleaning. ___________________ wash some clothes ___________read English________________________________________ play the piano do some cleaning sleep skate Were you doing some cleaning at this time yesterday?Yes, I was.Yes, I was.No, I wasn’t.No, I wasn’t.过去进行时的一般疑问句及其肯定和否定回答：过去进行时的一般疑问句及其肯定和否定回答：Were/Was + S + v.ing + O + time ?Yes , S was/were . No , S wasn’’t/weren’’t. Jim and Yingying are back at school in Beijing. Jim is very excited. Beijing is one of his ________cities. From nine to eleven yesterday, Jim was ______ ______ ________and ______ ________ , and Yingying was ______ on a plane and _______to pass the time. On the plane from New York, Jim ______ _________ computer games until they served the food.favoritedoing some packingsome cleaningsittingreadingwas playing Example:Example:A: What were you doing A: What were you doing from seven to from seven to nine nine yesterday ? yesterday ?B: I was B: I was learning Englishlearning English. . Were you Were you playing computer gamesplaying computer games? ?A: Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.A: Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.3Look at the pictures and make up conversations with your partner.7:00-9:00 a.m. chat with friends 7:00 – 7:30 a.m. listen to the news9:00 – 12:00 a.m. plant trees2:00 – 4:00 p.m. visit a museum4:30 – 6:00 p.m. practice English6:30 – 7:00 p.m. eat Beijing roast duck Work in groups and talk about what you were doing at this time last weekend. Use the dialog in 1a to help you. at this time yesterday call sb. to do sth.take a showerdo some washingdo some cleaningfrom seven to nine yesterdayplay on the computerlisten to the radio visit a museumdig a hole This is … speaking.May I speak to …?Hold the line, please.Answer the phone. I master the Past Continuous Tense.I know some telephone languages.I know some useful expressions.I can writea passage with the past continuous tense. Make a telephone dialog according to the telephone languages. 。