Past perfect simple
过去完成时
Past continuous or past perfect continuous
过去进行时或过去完成进行时
Is it a single action
那是单一动作
Or is it repeated?
还是重复动作?
Is it an instant action
那是暂时性动作
Or is it long?
还是长期性动作
Did it start before the main events
它是否在主要事件之前开始
And continue after them?
并在其后延续?
To better illustrate narratives
为了更好的说明叙述形式
and particularly the various verb forms that are used with in them
特别是他们使用的各种动词形式
Watch the following dialog
请看下面的情景对话
A very long time ago
很久很久以前
In fact it was last year
实际上就是去年
A young princess was forced to leave her home
一位年轻的公主被迫离开家乡
Because she was prettier than the queen
只因她比王后貌美
Who by all accounts was very vain
众所周知,王后是个虚荣的人
Yes Dopey
是的,小矮人
She was afraid so she ran into the forest
害怕之下,她逃进了森林里
It was night time and she couldn’t see very well
时值深夜,目及之处,视野不佳
She ran into so many trees that night
她冲进了那片落木密林
That she had a headache for the rest of the week
接下来的一个星期,她患上了头痛症
No Dopey
不,小矮人
She didn’t have a torch on her cell phone
她的手机里没有手电筒
Then one night she found this little cottage will seven dwarfs
有天晚上,她找到了这个住着七个小矮人的小屋
There she lived happily ever after
从此过上了幸福快乐的生活
Yes, that story was about me
没错,这个就是我的故事
Sometimes you are so stupid, Dopey!
有时候你真是愚不可及,小矮人!
Which verb form did you identify in their scene?
你从他们的对话中发现了什么动词形式?
Remember to consider the following questions
记得思考下面的问题
When determining the question is past simple
当你在确认疑问句是过去时
Past perfect simple
过去完成时
Past continuous or perfect continuous
还是过去进行时以及完成进行时
Is it a single action
那是单一动作
Or is it repeated?
还是重复动作?
Is it an instant action
那是暂时性动作
Or is it long?
还是长期性动作
Did it start before the main events
它是否在主要事件之前开始
And continue after them?
并在其后延续?
Here is the scene once more without subtitles
再看一遍无字幕的情景对话
There is always something new to learn about verbs
关于动词永远有学不完的东西
Now we’ll find out more about the continuous verb forms
我们来深入了解一下动词进行式
Continuous verb forms in the past
过去的动词进行时
Can show that the action last for a while
说明了行为过去了多久
Anna was shouting for ages
安娜喊了很长时间
Before she got Abby’s attention
才获得了艾比的注意力
Show that the action is repeated
说明行为是重复性的
I was singing that song all day
我整天都在唱那首歌
Show in action that is a progress in a particular time
说明某时发生的某事
Anna was just finishing the cake
寿星女到来的时候
When the birthday girl arrived
安娜刚刚吃完蛋糕
Show a situation which is temporary
说明一个暂时的情况
Jim had been visiting friends in Christchurch for a week
吉姆在克莱斯特彻奇待了一个星期拜访朋友们
Well, you know the rule by know
现在你知道规则了吧
We will hear another dialog
来看下一个情景对话
To add your understanding the continuous verb form
来增加你对动词进行时的理解
Roll the tape
播放视频吧
I was playing for ages yesterday
我在这里玩了很长时间了
Until you came around and ruined my fun
直到你过来毁了我的乐趣
I had been watching a movie before I came over
我过来之前,去看了一部电影
That was more fun than what you are doing
那可比你做的事情好玩多了
No, it wasn’t
不会的