初二英语《travelling（）》课件下载.ppt

Make two sentences with the past continuous tense. Pay attention to the use of ‘while’ and ‘when’. * Unit 2 Travelling Period 5 Grammar(1) 1. Past continuous tense 2. Past continuous tense with ‘while’ and ‘when’ We are having an English class now. We were having a Physics class at this time yesterday. Past continuous tense We use the past continuous tense to talk about that were happening for some time in the past. What were you doing during your winter holiday? (do our homework/read books/play chess/…) We were doing our homework during our winter holiday. What were your English teachers doing then? (read English books/ prepare lessons/…) Task 1 We were writing a composition at this time yesterday. last month. I/He/She/It You/We/You/They was (not) singing. were (not) dancing. We make positive and negative sentences using the past continuous tense like this. --- Was your father having a meeting at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon? --- Yes, he was. --- Was your mother having a meeting, too? --- No, she wasn’t. She was discussing the project on travelling. --- Were your parents watching TV at 8 last night? --- No, they weren’t. --- What were they doing then? --- They were reading newspapers. Was he/she/it eating? Yes/No, he/she/it was/wasn’t. Were you/they/we walking? Yes/No,we/you/theywere/weren’t. We ask questions using the past continuous tense like this. What was your cousin doing when you got home yesterday? She was dancing to the music when I got home. = While she was dancing to the music, I got home. Past continuous tense with ‘while’ and ‘when’ I was chatting with my new friends while my parents were packing the luggage. = I was chatting with my new friends when my parents were packing luggage. 1) What were you doing when I came in? 2) What wer