过去进行时练习题

过去进行时练习题 过去进行时： 一，定义：过去进行时表示过去某一时刻或某阶段正在进行的动作。 二，结构：主语+谓语（was+现在分词） 三，过去进行时的时间状语有：then, at that time, this time yesterday, at (eight) yesterday (morning),以及由 when/while引出的时间状语从句。 如：He was cooking supper this time yesterday.(昨天这个时候他正在做晚饭) The little girl was playing with her toy when I saw her. 用于宾语从句或时间状语从句中,表示与主句动作同时进行而且是延续时间较长。句子中通常不用时间状语。 如：She saw it happen when she was walking past.(她路过时看到事情的发生)/ Father was watching TV while mother was cooking supper. 过去进行时练习题 一， 用动词的适当形式填空。 1. While we __(wait) for the bus, a girl __(run) up to us. 2. I ___ (telephone) a friend when Bob _____ (come) in. 3. Jim _____ (jump) on the bus as it _____(move) away. 4. We ____(test) the new machine when the electricity __________ (go) off. 5. She ______(not want) to stay in bed while the others _____(all, work) in the fields. 6. While mother ___(put) Cathy to bed, the door bell ______ (ring). 7. As I ___ (walk) in the park, it ______(begin) to rain. 8. Even when she _______ (be) a child she _____ _____ (already, think) of becoming a ballerina (芭蕾舞演员). 9. It was quite late at night. George _____(read) and Amy _____(ply) her needle when they __________(hear) a knock at the door. 10. There _______(be) a group round the fire when they ______ (reach) it. An old woman _____(sit) on the ground near the kettle; two small children ____ (lie) near her; a donkey ______bend) his head over a tall girl. 11. I _____ (have) my breakfast at half past six yesterday morning. 12. Mary _____ (go) over her lessons from six to seven last night. John and peter ____(do) the same thing. 13. What ___ you ___ (do) at that time? We _____ (watch) TV. 14.Was your father at home yesterday evening? Yes ,he was. He ___ (listen) to the radio. 15. They ___(not make) a model ship when I saw him. 16. _____ they ____ (have) a meeting at 4 yesterday afternoon? No, they _____. They _____ (clean) the classroom. 17. _____ it _____(rain) when you left school? Yes, it ____. (No, it ____) 18. What ___your father ___ (do) when he was your age? 19. One day, Edison _____ (wait) for a train to arrive, and suddenly a little boy ran to the track(轨道) to play. 20. He asked me if I ______ (go) fishing that afternoon. 21. The three of them were in a hurry because their plane ____ (leave) in five minutes 22. In a letter, john told us that he _____ (come) to china next month. 23. When the bell rang, jenny ____ (wait) in her seat. 24. She _____(make) her dress the whole afternoon. 25. While my father ____(look) through the evening paper, he suddenly ____ a cry. 二，选择题。 1. I ____cooked a meal when you _____me. a. cooked, were ringing b was cooking, rang c. was cooking, were ringing d. cooked, rang 2. He said he _____ to draw a plane on the blackboard at that time. a. tries b. tried c. was trying d. will try 3. While she _____ TV, she ______ a sound outside the room. a. was watching, was hearing b. watched, was hearing c. watched, heard d. was watching, heard 4. They _____ a football game from 7 to 9 last night. a. were watching b. watch c. watched d. are watching 5.What book ___you ___when I ___ you at four yesterday afternoon? a. did, read, was seeing b. did, read, saw c. were, reading, saw d. were, reading, was seeing 1 6. It was Friday evening. Mr and Mrs. Green _____ ready to fly to England. a. are getting b. get c. were getting d. Got 7. Lei Feng _____ always _____ of others when he ______ in the army. a. is, thinking, was b. was, thinking, is c. did, think, is d. was, thinking, was 8. A girl __my pen fall off the table when she _____me. a. saw, passed b. was seeing, passed c. was seeing, passed d. was seeing, was passing 9. We ___for tom at ten last Sunday. He often kept us ______. a. were waiting, waiting b. were waiting, wait c. waited, waiting d. waited, wait 10. He ___ his father on the farm the whole afternoon last Saturday. a. help b. would help c. was helping d. is helping 11. While mother ___some washing, I ___a kite for Kate. a. did, made b. was doing, made c. was doing, was making d. did, was making 12. “______ you angry then?” “they ______ too much noise.” a. are, were making b. were, were making c. are, made d. were, made 13. He ____ some cooking at that time, so ____ me a. did, heard b. did, didn’t hear c. was doing, heard d. was doing, didn’t hear 14. This time yesterday jack ___ his bike. He ___ TV a. repaired, didn’t watch b. was repairing, watched c. repaired, watchedd.was repairing, wasn’t watchin 15. His parents wante d to know how he __ on with his new classmates. a.was getting b. gets c. is getting d. will get 16.My brother ___ while he ___ his bicycle and hurt himself. A. fell, was riding B. fell, were riding C. had fallen, rode D. had fallen, was riding 17,Tom ___ into the house when no one ___. A. slipped, was looking B. had slipped,looked C.slipped, had looked D. was slipping, looked 18,The last time I __ Jane she ___ cotton in the fields. A. had seen, was picking B. saw, picked C. had seen, picked D. saw, was picking 19.I don ' t think Jim saw me; he ___ into space. A.just stared B. was just staring C. has just stared D. had just stared 20.I 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 21.---Hey, look where you are going! ---Oh, I ' m terribly sorry.________. A. I ' m not noticing B. I wasn ' tnoticing C. I haven ' t noticed D. I don ' t notice 22,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 23. I ___ my breakfast when the morning post came. A. had B. had been having C. have been having D. was having 24.When I arrived at his office, he ___ on the phone. A. was speaking B. spoke C. had been speaking D. had spoken 25. “ What ' s the matter, Ali? You look sad. ” “ Oh, nothing much. As a matter of fact, I ___ of my friends back home. ” A. just thought B. have just been thinking C. was just thinking D. have just thought 三、动词填空。 1．John_______（work） all day yesterday. 2．He _____（walk） home when the rain _______(begin). 3—What____you ____（do） at ten o'clock yesterday？—I_______（studay） in class． 4．When Harry _______（have） breakfast Lily _______（telephone） him． 5．When I _______ （go） to school this morning I ______ （see） a car running into a bus． 6. This time yesterday Jack ______(mend) his bike. 7. I ______ (write) a letter at ten last night. 8. It was six. The Greens ______ (have) supper. 9. When you ______ (knock) at the door yesterday,I ______ (do) some washing. 10. While my mother ______ (watch) TV, I ______(make) a kite. 2