第十二课 - Past Progressive Tense

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English

Sarah sees Mary downtown while she is on her lunch break. They stop and talk for a few minutes.

Sarah: I saw you riding your bike yesterday. Where were you going?

Mary: I was going to my Business Communication class. I have a class every Tuesday and Thursday evening.

Sarah: How do you like it?

Mary: I was having trouble at first, but I’m starting to enjoy it now. This is the first course I’ve taken in years, so it took me a while to get used to studying again.

Sarah: Why are you taking the course?

Mary: I want to be a Project Manager. My work will pay for all the courses I need to take to get a Project Management Certificate.

Sarah: Wow! That’s very ambitious. How many courses do you have to take?

Mary: I have to complete ten courses. I was hoping to finish in two years, but I think it will take me a little bit longer.

Sarah: I guess you’re really busy these days.

Mary: Yeah. I have some free time on Saturday though. We should go for coffee.

Sarah: Sure. What time?

Mary: 1:00 at the usual place.

Sarah: See you then.

Mary: Bye.

词汇和短语

I saw you riding your bike. 我看见你骑自行车。
I was having trouble ___. 我遇到了麻烦___。
ambitious 有雄心
to finish
busy
to guess 猜测
We should go ___. 我们应该去___。

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语法

Present Participle

The present participle is a form of a verb that is used in the creation of the progressive tenses. The present participle is formed by adding ing to the end of a verb. If the verb ends in e and is more than three letters, the final e is dropped.

The following table shows some examples of the present participle.

Verb Present Participle
be being
do doing
make making
see seeing
think thinking

The Past Progressive Tense

The past progressive tense, also called past continuous, refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past.

It is used to indicate:

  • that an action was in progress in the past when another action happened
  • a habitual or repeated action in the past
  • that an action was in progress during a specific time or period of time in the past.

The past progressive is formed by using the past tense of the verb be with the present participle of a verb. The present participle is formed by adding ing to the end of a verb. If the verb ends in e and is more than three letters, the final e is dropped.

I was going
you were going
he / she / it was going
we were going
they were going

例子

What were you doing? 你在做什么?
I was walking to the store when you phoned. 我走的商店,当你打电话。
The dog was sleeping when I walked by. 狗在睡觉,当我走过。
We were thinking about going to Costa Rica for our vacation, but eventually decided to go to Ecuador instead. 我们考虑去哥斯达黎加我们的假期,但最终我们决定去厄瓜多尔代替。

词汇和短语

Food and Drinks

Glass of water
glass of water
Milk
milk
Juice
juice
Coffee
coffee
Tea
tea
Pancake
pancakes
Waffle
waffles
Pizza
pizza
Hamburger
hamburger
Spaghetti
spaghetti
Fruit
fruit
Vegetables
vegetables
Apple
apple
Banana
bananas
Berries
berries
Blueberries
blueberries
Salad
salad
Carrots
carrots
Keys
cherries
Lemon
lemon
Grapes
grapes
Orange
orange
Bread
bread
Peppers
peppers
Potatoes
potatoes
Rice
rice
Strawberry
strawberry
Tomatoes
tomatoes

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Flashcards

Here are some flashcards to help you learn the English words for some common foods and drinks.

测验

The quiz for this lesson covers the past continuous tense and the English vocabulary for food and drinks.

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