一般过去时与过去进行时的区别

一般过去时
（一）定义：一般过去时是表示过去经常或偶然发生的动作或存在的状态的时态．
（二）.标志词：ago, yesterday(moringafternoonevening), the day before
yesterday, last weekyearnightmonth, in 1989, just now, at the age of 5, one day,
long long ago
（三）.基本结构：1be动词（）；2行为动词的过去式
过去进行时
1.概念：表示过去某段时间或某一时刻正在发生或进行的行为或动作。
2.标志词：at seven yesterday, at this(that)time yestersday, just then,
then,when,while引导的从句中的主句
3.基本结构：waswere+doing
When he came in, I was reading a newspaper.
一般过去时和过去进行时的比较
1 一般过去时和过去进行时虽然同是指过去发生的动作或存在的状态，但是他们还
是有很大区别，一般 过去时所指的过去时间却比较笼统，而过去进行时所指的过去时间比较
具体。试比较下面两组句子：
A组 She joined the League three years ago.
The story took place in 1985.
Aunt read me a story last night.
B组 Mary was cooking at this time yesterday.
She was doing some washing when I come in.
I was sleeping when the thief broke into the house.
A组中的three years ago、in 1985、last night 所指的过去时间均较为笼统，因此
必须采用一般过去时。而B组中的at this time yesterday、 when I came in、 when the
thief broke into the house 所指的过去时间均较为具体，因此必须采用过去进行时。
2 一般过去时和过去进行时，除了他们所指的时间有差别之外，还可以通过他们动
作的性质 来加以区别。一般过去时表示在过去某个时间发生的动作或存在的状态，也表示过
去经常或反复发生的动 作。它强调的是动作的“发生”或状态的“存在”。过去进行时表示
在过去某一时刻或在过去某一段时间 内正在进行的动作。它强调的是动作的“正在进行”。
试比较下面两组句子：
C组 Did he watch TV last night？
I got up at five yesterday.
I studied in that class last year.
D组 Mum was doing some washing yesterday evening.
We were cleaning the classroom this time yesterday.
The teacher was talking to some parents when I saw her.
C组中的“看电视”、“起床”、“学习”都是属于过去某一时候动作的“发生”或状< br>态的“存在”，所以必须采用一般过去时。而D组中的“在洗（衣服）”、“在打扫（教室）”、
“正在谈话”都是指过去某一时刻动作“正在进行”，所以必须采用过去进行时。
3 有时，同是发 生于过去某一个时候的某一个动作，既可采用一般过去时，也可采
用过去进行时，但其语意却不尽相同， 而且还有着很大的区别。试比较下列几对句子：
Jack wrote a letter to his parents last night.
杰克昨晚给他的父母写了封信。（信写完了）
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Jack was writing a letter to his parents last night.
杰克昨晚一直在给他的父母写信。（信不一定写完）
They planted trees last Sunday. 他们上星期天植树。（树植完）
They were planting trees last Sunday. 他们上星期天一直在植树。（树不一植
完）
注意：一般过去时的谓语动词，即可用延续性 动词，也可用非延续性动词，而过去
进行时的谓语动词只能用延续性动词。如A组句型中的，“join ”、“take place” 为非延续
性动词，“read”为延续性动词，B组句型中的“coo k”、“do”与“sleep”均为延续性动词。
练习题
1. I ___________ (have ) an exciting party last weekend.
2. --_____________she _____________(play) her guitar（吉他） yesterday
--No, she _____________.
3.—What ___________Tom __________ (do) on Saturday evening
--He _________(watch) TV and __________(read) an interesting book.
4. They all ____________(go) to the mountains yesterday morning.
5. She _____________(not visit) her aunt last weekend. She ____________(stay)
at home and ___________(do) some cleaning.
( )6. I cleaned my classroom ___________.
A with three hours B three hours ago C in three hours
( ) 7. The reporter said that the UFO ___ east to west when he saw it.
A. was traveling B. traveled C. had been traveling D. was to travel
( ) 8 . ___________ He did some reading at home.
A What does your father do yesterday evening B What does your brother do
in the school
C What did your brother do over the weekend
( ) 9. What did you do ________ I went to the movies.
A next morning Blast weekend C in the weekend
( ) 10.. “What’s the matter, Ali You look sad.”
“Oh, nothing much. As a matter of fact, I ___ of my friends
A. just thought B. have just been thinking C. was just thinking
( ) brother ___ while he ___ his bicycle and hurt himself.
A. fell, was riding B. fell, were riding C. had fallen, rode ( )
12. Tom ___ into the house when no one ___.
A. slipped was looking B was slipping, looked C slipped, had looked
( ) last time I __ Jane she ___ cotton in the fields.
A. saw, was picking B. saw, picked C. had seen, picked
( ) don 't think Jim saw me; he ___ into space.
A. just stared B. was just staring C. has just stared
( ) first met Lisa three years ago. She ___ at a radio shop at the time.
A. has worked B. was working C. had been working D. had worked
16，John_______（work） all day yesterday.
17，He _______（walk） home when the （rian）_______begin.
18—What______you _______（do） at ten o'clock yesterday﹖
—I_______（studay） in class．
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19．When Harry _______（have） breakfast Lily _______（telephone） him．
20．When I ________ （go） to school this morning I ______ （see） a car running
into a bus．

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