初中英语人教版八年级下册Grammar Focus.pptVIP

Unit 5;What were they doing when it began to rain?;While Jake was sleeping, what did his brother do?;While they were dancing, the telephone rang.;He was singing when the baby started to cry.;While he was walking, a taxi came.;Both of them mean “当……的时候”.;when;while引导的时间状语从句常指一个时间段, 从句中的动词常为延续性的。while有时还可表示主句的动作与从句的动作同时发生。 While he was reading, the phone rang. 他正在看书时，电话铃响了。 Some students were reading while others were writing. 一些学生在读书，另一些学生在写字。 ;1) 若从句是一个短暂性动作，主句是一个持续性动作，可用 when 但不用 while： It was raining hard when we arrived. 我们到达时正下着大雨。 2) 表示主、从句正在进行的动作或状态的对比时多用while： While she