last night能与过去进行时搭配吗
Where did they go last night? They go to church.
这句话用一般过去时，没毛病。
Where were they going to last night? They were going to church.
但是，这句话该怎么理解呢？过去进行时的其中一个用法不是：在过去某一具体时间点做某事吗？
最佳答案 2017-05-24 16:29
提问者的两个问题确实都有语法缺陷，正如刘老师指出的那样。很可能是笔误。
不过我猜想提问者是想了解一般过去时和过去进行时的区别吧？或许下面是你想问的：(说话人下午说话，this morning已经为过去时间）
What did you do this morning?和What were you doing this morning？这两句话的区别是什么？
如果这就是你想问的问题，我尝试回答如下：
首先说话人关心的是this morning这段时间。如果用一般过去时态，则表示谓语动作发生并结束于这段时间之内，是个完整的动作。换句话说，谓语动作的时间小于说话人关心的时间。用过去进行时，则谓语动作在说话人关心的这段时间发生着、持续者、未结束。换句话说，谓语动作从开始到结束的时间大于或等于说话人关心的时间。
因此，回答第一个问题时，用一般过去时表示某个动作即可。如：
I went to the market to buy some vegitables.(不必解释上午其它时间干什么。）
对于第二个问题，你得回答整个上午你在干什么。要么是一个动作从起床一直到中午12点（可以结束也可以未结束）；要么你得给出一连串的动作解释你整个上午都干了些什么。如：
I was reading an interesting book (the whole morning.)(一直在看书，从起床后到12点。）或者：
After I got up, I had a quick shower. Then I took my son to the school before I went to the market to buy some vegitables. After I got home, I washed some clothes,and then it was time to prepare for lunch. It took me more than an hour to cook...It was really a busy morning. I didn't even have time to sit down for a rest.(这一系列的事件解释整个morning的活动，是问题中的过去进行时要求的。
假设一个警察认为你是某案件的嫌疑人，问你昨晚10点到11点在干什么？他一定会用过去进行时提问：What were you doing last night between 10 and 11? 你就得解释这整整一个小时你都在干什么或者干了些什么。如果这个警察英语不够好，用错了时态，问你：What did you do last night between 10 and 11?你完全可以和他开个玩笑，回答说：I sneezed, twice!他拿你没办法。你已经回答了他的问题。谁让他用错了时态呢？
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其它 2 个回答
Where did they go last night? They go to church.
这句话用一般过去时，没毛病。
Where were they going to last night? They were going to church.
但是，这句话该怎么理解呢？过去进行时的其中一个用法不是：在过去某一具体时间点做某事吗？
【答】估计是网友自己编写的句子吧？我认为，里面有几处错误，改正如下：
1. Where did they go last night? They go to church. 改为：
Where did they go last night? They went to church.
2. Where were they going to last night? They were going to church. 改为：
Where were they going? They were going to church.
【提醒】go 的进行时（终止性动词）表示将来的动作。过去进行时表示过去将来的动作，不可跟表示“过去时间点”的last night 连用。当然，last night完全可以跟一个准进行时连用：What were you doing last night?
Where were they going? They were going to church.
意思是：他们要去哪儿？他们要去做礼拜。
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Where did they go last night? They go to church.
这句话用一般过去时，没毛病。
解答：以上句子回答出现错误，需要使用一般过去时态回答
Where were they going to last night? They were going to church.
但是，这句话该怎么理解呢？过去进行时的其中一个用法不是：在过去某一具体时间点做某事吗？
解答：以上属于瞬间动词用过去进行时表示过去将来发生动作。
I agree with the opinions coming from both Teacher Liu and grammar exploration teacher
(1)am /is /are +going to +地点名词 表示以现在时间为起点，打算/将要去做某事（即用现在进行表示将要发生动作）
They are going to Beijing.
I am going to Shanghai .
She is going to Hongkong.
(2)was/were +going to +地点名词 表示以过去时间为起点，打算/将要去做某事（即用过去进行表示过去看来将要发生动作）
I was going to America.
They were going to Beijing.
She was going to Japan.
备注：像 stop, end, come, go, start, begin, arrive, leave, die, lose, win, get, become, turn等这类状态转换动词，用be doing, 表示状态的转换处于量变期，实质的转换尚未发生，未结束。理解是不能按照“正在。。。”进行理解，而要理解为“快要、将要、即将”（be doing可以表示计划中的将来事件，就是这类动词。）
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