They were always quarrelling. 他们老是吵嘴。 My little brother was continually asking questions. 我弟弟老是问东问西的。 (3). 过去进行时用法2注意
a. 常与过去进行时连用的时间状语有： at that time当时at five yesterday昨天五点 then那时 this time yesterday昨天这个时候 the whole morning整个上午last night昨晚 b. 表示礼貌
有时过去进行时并不表示过去的时间，而表达现在的客气、礼貌或不确定。此类动词主要有hope, wonder, think, expect等。如： I was wondering if we could have dinner together. 不知我们能否在一起吃晚饭。
I was hoping that you could help me. 真希望你能帮我。
I was thinking maybe he could go by taxi. 我当时在想或许他可以坐出租车去。
巩固提升5
例1．—Did you see a man in black pass by just now? —No, sir. I ________ a newspaper.
A. read B. was reading C. would read D. am reading 点拨： B 与前面表示“刚刚”的just now对应，下划线处应选川过去进行时表示刚才正在进行的活动。
例2．. —I saw Jane and her boyfriend in the park at eight yesterday evening.
—Impossible. She ________ TV with me in my home then.
A. watched B. had watched C. would watch D. was watching 点拨： D 表示Jane昨晚八点正在做某事，应选用过去进行时的形式
6. 现在完成时
(1) 现在完成时的形式：have/has+过去分词 (2) 现在完成时的用法
a. 表示到现在为止刚刚完成的动作。
He has bought a new car recently, 他最近买了部新车。 I haven't heard from Jane lately. 我最近没收到简的信。
注意：现在完成时中常用状语：already(已经)，yet(还，尚，仍然)，just(刚刚)，now(现在)，recently(近来)，lately(最近)，today(今天)，this week(本周)，this morning(今天早上)，this afternoon(今天下午)等。
b. 现在完成时常和ever(曾经)，never(未曾)；be fore(以前)；in one's life(在??一生当中)；once(一度)；twice(两次)，several times(几次)等副词连用。如：
—Have you ever studied Greek?你曾学过希腊语吗? —No, I have never studied Greek. 没有，我从来没学过希腊语。
Yes, I have been there several times. 是的，我到过那儿几次。
C. 现在完成时中的动词可以表示过去开始持续到现在的动作或状态，常用for，since或how long(多久)连用。如：
I have collected coins for many years. 我收集硬币有很多年了。
George has been in business since he finished college. 乔治自完成大学学业之后就经商。 I have studied English since 1975. 我从1975年起就学习英语。
d. 表过去某时发生的动作，其结果影响或持续到现在。如： He has eaten nothing today. 他今天什么都没吃。(他现在一定很饿) I have learned the lesson by heart. 我已熟记下这一课。(我现在可以背诵了)
I have lost my watch. ＝I lost my watch and I have no watch now. 我手表丢了。(我现在仍旧没有手表) (3). 现在完成时用法要注意：
a. 用现在完成时表“继续”的概念时，只能用延续性动词，不可用非延续性动词，即非延续性动词不能与表示一段时间的状语连用，必须用时要做一定的变化。如：
他父亲去世多年了。
[误]His father has died for ages. [正]His father died ages ago.
[正]His father has been dead for ages. [正]It is ages since his father died. [正]It has been ages since his father died. 我们多年没来这里了。
[误]We haven't come here for many years.
[正]We haven't been here for many years.
[正]It is/has been many years since we came here. 他们相爱已经好多年了。
[误]They have fallen in love with one another for years. [正]They have been in love with one another for years. [正]They fell in love with one another years ago. [正]It's years since they fell in love with one another. ①常见的延续性动词有：
drink喝 eat
吃 fly飞 have有 keep保持 know知道 lie躺着 live住 play玩 rain下雨 read读 run跑 sing唱 sleep睡觉 smoke抽烟 snow下雪 stand站 talk说 wait等 walk走 wear穿 work工作 exist存
在 possess/own拥有 ②部分相互替代的非延续性动词和延续性动词 买buy—have 借borrows—keep 到达arrive—stay 得知learn—know