Past simple and past continuous

6 Minute Gram from bbclearningenglish.com 来自bbclearningenglish.com的六分钟语法 来自bbclearningenglish.com的六分钟语法 Hello, welcome to 6 Minute Grammar with me Rob. 大家好，欢迎收听六分钟语法节目，我是Rob。 大家好，欢迎收听六分钟语法节目，我是Rob。 And me Emma. Hello. 我是Emma，大家好。 我是Emma，大家好。 In today's programme we're talking about the past simple and the past continuous tenses. 今天节目我们要讲一般过去时（past simple）和过去进行时（past continuous）。 今天节目我们要讲一般过去时（past simple）和过去进行时（past continuous）。 Yes, we'll look at when we use each tense. 对，我们会讲讲这两种时态各自的用法。 对，我们会讲讲这两种时态各自的用法。 We'll show you how to form the positive, negative and question forms of each one. 还会教大家每种时态的肯定式、否定式和疑问式怎么构成。 还会教大家每种时态的肯定式、否定式和疑问式怎么构成。 And as usual we'll finish with a quiz. 和往常一样，最后会有一个小测验。 和往常一样，最后会有一个小测验。 And first, here's a quick reminder of the past simple. 首先，先简单回顾一下一般过去时。 首先，先简单回顾一下一般过去时。 Hello Finn. Hello Rob. 你好，Finn。你好，Rob。 你好，Finn。你好，Rob。 Could you give us an example please? 能给我们举个例子吗？ 能给我们举个例子吗？ Yes. Last night I saw the film Titanic. 好的。Last night I saw the film Titanic.（昨晚我看了电影《泰坦尼克号》。） 好的。Last night I saw the film Titanic.（昨晚我看了电影《泰坦尼克号》。） Oh, Titanic. What a movie! 哦，《泰坦尼克号》，多好的电影啊！ 哦，《泰坦尼克号》，多好的电影啊！ Finn saw it last night. Finn昨晚看的。 Finn昨晚看的。 So we use the past simple for completed actions in the past. 所以我们用一般过去时表示过去已经完成的动作。 所以我们用一般过去时表示过去已经完成的动作。 And we had the past simple of the verb C, which is the irregular form saw. 这里用的是动词see的过去式，也就是不规则形式saw。 这里用的是动词see的过去式，也就是不规则形式saw。 And as we know, you just have to learn the irregular verbs. 我们都知道，不规则动词只能靠死记硬背。 我们都知道，不规则动词只能靠死记硬背。 But the good news is that lots of verbs are regular. 不过好消息是，大多数动词都是规则动词。 不过好消息是，大多数动词都是规则动词。 And to make them into the past simple, you just add E and D to the infinitive like this. 要把规则动词变成一般过去式，只需在动词原形后加上-ed，像这样。 要把规则动词变成一般过去式，只需在动词原形后加上-ed，像这样。 Hundreds of passengers jumped into the C. Hundreds of passengers jumped into the sea.（数百名乘客跳进了海里。） Hundreds of passengers jumped into the sea.（数百名乘客跳进了海里。） Jump. Jump（跳，原形）。 Jump（跳，原形）。 Jumped. Jumped（跳，过去式）。 Jumped（跳，过去式）。 Simple. 很简单吧。 很简单吧。 To make past simple negatives, we add didn't to the infinitive like this. 要构成一般过去时的否定式，在动词原形前加didn't，像这样。 要构成一般过去时的否定式，在动词原形前加didn't，像这样。 Sandra Bullock didn't win an Oscar for gravity. Sandra Bullock didn't win an Oscar for Gravity.（Sandra Bullock没有凭《地心引力》获得奥斯卡奖。） Sandra Bullock didn't win an Oscar for Gravity.（Sandra Bullock没有凭《地心引力》获得奥斯卡奖。） Now let's look at past simple questions. 现在我们来看看一般过去时的疑问式。 现在我们来看看一般过去时的疑问式。 Emma, did you see the news last night? Emma, did you see the news last night?（Emma，你昨晚看新闻了吗？） Emma, did you see the news last night?（Emma，你昨晚看新闻了吗？） Yes, I did. Yes, I did.（是的，看了。） Yes, I did.（是的，看了。） So for the question, it did plus the subject plus the infinitive. 所以疑问式的结构是：did + 主语 + 动词原形。 所以疑问式的结构是：did + 主语 + 动词原形。 And the short answers are yes plus subject plus did. 简短回答是：yes + 主语 + did。 简短回答是：yes + 主语 + did。 Yes, I did. Yes, I did.（是的，我做了。） Yes, I did.（是的，我做了。） Or no, plus subject plus didn't. 或者：no + 主语 + didn't。 或者：no + 主语 + didn't。 No, I didn't. No, I didn't.（不，我没有。） No, I didn't.（不，我没有。） So that's the past simple for completed actions in the past. 以上就是一般过去时，用来表示过去已完成的动作。 以上就是一般过去时，用来表示过去已完成的动作。 Now to talk about past activities, we can use the past continuous. 现在，若要讲过去的活动，我们可以用过去进行时。 现在，若要讲过去的活动，我们可以用过去进行时。 Here's an example. 来看个例子。 来看个例子。 I was watching a movie on TV. I was watching a movie on TV.（我当时正在看电视上的电影。） I was watching a movie on TV.（我当时正在看电视上的电影。） It was raining. It was raining.（当时正在下雨。） It was raining.（当时正在下雨。） We were feeling very bored. We were feeling very bored.（我们当时感觉很无聊。） We were feeling very bored.（我们当时感觉很无聊。） Now we can use the past continuous to talk about an activity that was already happening 我们可以用过去进行时来表示某个动作正在进行的时候， 我们可以用过去进行时来表示某个动作正在进行的时候， when something else happened like this. 另一件事情发生了，像这样。 另一件事情发生了，像这样。 Dad was cooking dinner when the police arrived. Dad was cooking dinner when the police arrived.（警察到达时，爸爸正在做晚饭。） Dad was cooking dinner when the police arrived.（警察到达时，爸爸正在做晚饭。） The children were watching TV when the officers came into the living room. The children were watching TV when the officers came into the living room.（警察走进客厅时，孩子们正在看电视。） The children were watching TV when the officers came into the living room.（警察走进客厅时，孩子们正在看电视。） Oh, the police. 哦，警察！ 哦，警察！ Very dramatic. 太戏剧化了。 太戏剧化了。 Yes, think about one activity interrupting the other. 对，可以把它想象成一个动作打断了另一个动作。 对，可以把它想象成一个动作打断了另一个动作。 The activity that was already happening is in the past continuous. 已经在进行中的那个动作用过去进行时。 已经在进行中的那个动作用过去进行时。 Dad was cooking dinner. Dad was cooking dinner.（爸爸当时正在做饭。） Dad was cooking dinner.（爸爸当时正在做饭。） And the activity that interrupted it is in the past simple. 而打断它的那个动作用一般过去时。 而打断它的那个动作用一般过去时。 The police arrived. The police arrived.（警察到了。） The police arrived.（警察到了。） So you can put the past simple and continuous together to talk about activities and actions 所以可以把一般过去时和过去进行时结合起来，表示两个动作前后叠加发生， 所以可以把一般过去时和过去进行时结合起来，表示两个动作前后叠加发生， that happened one on top of another. 一个动作打断另一个动作。 一个动作打断另一个动作。 Remember those examples, everyone? 大家还记得这些例子吗？ 大家还记得这些例子吗？ I'm going to test you later. 待会儿我要考考你们。 待会儿我要考考你们。 Oh, OK. 哦，好吧。 哦，好吧。 To make the past continuous, it was or were plus an ing verb. 过去进行时的构成是：was/were + 动词-ing形式。 过去进行时的构成是：was/were + 动词-ing形式。 Dad was cooking dinner. Dad was cooking dinner.（爸爸当时正在做饭。） Dad was cooking dinner.（爸爸当时正在做饭。） The children were watching TV. The children were watching TV.（孩子们当时正在看电视。） The children were watching TV.（孩子们当时正在看电视。） Now to make the negative past continuous, you just put wasn't or weren't in front of the ing verb like this. 过去进行时的否定式，只需在动词-ing形式前加wasn't或weren't，像这样。 过去进行时的否定式，只需在动词-ing形式前加wasn't或weren't，像这样。 The baby wasn't sleeping. The baby wasn't sleeping.（宝宝当时没在睡觉。） The baby wasn't sleeping.（宝宝当时没在睡觉。） The children weren't playing games. The children weren't playing games.（孩子们当时没在玩游戏。） The children weren't playing games.（孩子们当时没在玩游戏。） Wasn't sleeping and weren't playing. Wasn't sleeping和weren't playing。 Wasn't sleeping和weren't playing。 Wasn't and weren't are short forms of was not and were not. Wasn't和weren't分别是was not和were not的缩写形式。 Wasn't和weren't分别是was not和were not的缩写形式。 Now for past continuous questions, it was or were with the subject plus an ing verb. 过去进行时的疑问式：was/were + 主语 + 动词-ing形式。 过去进行时的疑问式：was/were + 主语 + 动词-ing形式。 And I'm going to demonstrate this by testing you on the examples we had before. 我来考考大家，用之前的例句做示范。 我来考考大家，用之前的例句做示范。 Rob was mum cooking dinner. Rob，Was mum cooking dinner?（妈妈当时在做饭吗？） Rob，Was mum cooking dinner?（妈妈当时在做饭吗？） No, she wasn't. No, she wasn't.（不，她没有。） No, she wasn't.（不，她没有。） Dad was cooking dinner. Dad was cooking dinner.（是爸爸当时在做饭。） Dad was cooking dinner.（是爸爸当时在做饭。） That's correct. 答对了。 答对了。 Well done. 真棒。 真棒。 Were the children playing games? Were the children playing games?（孩子们当时在玩游戏吗？） Were the children playing games?（孩子们当时在玩游戏吗？） No, they weren't. No, they weren't.（不，他们没有。） No, they weren't.（不，他们没有。） Correct. 正确。 正确。 Well done again. 又答对啦。 又答对啦。 For past continuous short answers, it's yes plus subject plus was or no plus subject plus wasn't. 过去进行时的简短回答：yes + 主语 + was，或者no + 主语 + wasn't。 过去进行时的简短回答：yes + 主语 + was，或者no + 主语 + wasn't。 You're listening to BBC Learning English dot com. 您正在收听的是BBC Learning English dot com。 您正在收听的是BBC Learning English dot com。 Right, time for a quiz. 好，测验时间到。 好，测验时间到。 I'm going to say a sentence and you have to choose the right verb form to go in the gap. 我会说一个句子，你们要选出正确的动词形式填空。 我会说一个句子，你们要选出正确的动词形式填空。 Ready? 准备好了吗？ 准备好了吗？ Okay, number one. 好，第一题。 好，第一题。 When the phone rang, we a film. When the phone rang, we ___ a film.（电话铃响时，我们正在___一部电影。） When the phone rang, we ___ a film.（电话铃响时，我们正在___一部电影。） Is it a watched or be were watching? 是A. watched（一般过去式）还是B. were watching（过去进行时）？ 是A. watched（一般过去式）还是B. were watching（过去进行时）？ When the phone rang, we a film. When the phone rang, we ___ a film. When the phone rang, we ___ a film. It's be when the phone rang, we were watching a film. 答案是B：When the phone rang, we were watching a film.（电话铃响时，我们正在看一部电影。） 答案是B：When the phone rang, we were watching a film.（电话铃响时，我们正在看一部电影。） Good. 很好。 很好。 Number two. 第二题。 第二题。 Kate Blanchett and Oscar for best actress. Kate Blanchett ___ an Oscar for best actress.（Kate Blanchett___最佳女主角奥斯卡奖。） Kate Blanchett ___ an Oscar for best actress.（Kate Blanchett___最佳女主角奥斯卡奖。） Is it a was winning or be one. 是A. was winning（过去进行时）还是B. won（一般过去式）？ 是A. was winning（过去进行时）还是B. won（一般过去式）？ Kate Blanchett and Oscar for best actress. Kate Blanchett ___ an Oscar for best actress. Kate Blanchett ___ an Oscar for best actress. It's be Kate Blanchett won an Oscar for best actress. 答案是B：Kate Blanchett won an Oscar for best actress.（Kate Blanchett获得了最佳女主角奥斯卡奖。） 答案是B：Kate Blanchett won an Oscar for best actress.（Kate Blanchett获得了最佳女主角奥斯卡奖。） And here's the final question. 最后一题。 最后一题。 Ready? 准备好了吗？ 准备好了吗？ When the police dad was cooking dinner. When the police ___ dad was cooking dinner.（警察___的时候，爸爸正在做晚饭。） When the police ___ dad was cooking dinner.（警察___的时候，爸爸正在做晚饭。） Is it a arrived be were arriving. 是A. arrived（一般过去式）还是B. were arriving（过去进行时）？ 是A. arrived（一般过去式）还是B. were arriving（过去进行时）？ When the police dad was cooking dinner. When the police ___ dad was cooking dinner. When the police ___ dad was cooking dinner. When the police arrived, dad was cooking dinner. 答案是：When the police arrived, dad was cooking dinner.（警察到达时，爸爸正在做晚饭。） 答案是：When the police arrived, dad was cooking dinner.（警察到达时，爸爸正在做晚饭。） Oh, good old dad still cooking that dinner. 哦，好爸爸，还在做那顿晚饭呢。 哦，好爸爸，还在做那顿晚饭呢。 What a hero. 真是个英雄。 真是个英雄。 So well done if you got those right. 这些题都答对的话就太棒了。 这些题都答对的话就太棒了。 And don't forget there's lots more about tenses on our website at bbclearningenglish.com. 别忘了，我们网站bbclearningenglish.com上还有更多关于时态的内容。 别忘了，我们网站bbclearningenglish.com上还有更多关于时态的内容。 Join us again for more six minute grammar. 下次再见，我们继续讲六分钟语法。 下次再见，我们继续讲六分钟语法。 Bye. 再见。 再见。