the whole night是什么时态的时间状语

the whole night是什么时态的时间状语

过去时
例：1.They played cards the whole night through.
2. He did not sleep a wink the whole night.
3. She stayed in the frightful cave the whole night.
（上述三个例句来自在线字典海词原句，可以查证）

the whole night一般适用于一般过去时或过去进行时。 1.一般现在时(do /does , am /is /are  ) 有:every day/ week , on sundays, on/ at weekends，ever,always ,usually, often, sometimes, seldom , hardly, never ; 2.一般过去时(did , was / were  ) yesterday , an hour ago ,the other day , just now = a moment ago , in the past , that day , from then on ,in the old days，once upon a time, when i was 5 years old , at the age of 5 ,long long ago, used to do. 3.一般将来时(will/ shall do , am/is/are going to do ) tomorrow ,this evening , next week , soon , at once ,  right away, in three minutes , just a moment， in the future, sometime，  in 2020， some day, one day, another day. in ten years; 4.过去将来时(would/ should do , was/were going to do ) the next day ,after three years ,three years later ,soon ,right away . 5.现在进行时(am /is /are doing) now , just now , at the moment ,at present , always 6 过去进行时(was /were doing ) at that time ,this morning, the whole morning, all day, yesterday, when, while; 7 现在完成时(have /has done )

过去式。The 表示特指，那一整晚。

我感觉，一般用于进行时。。可以是现在进行时也可以是过去进行时。。