什么是一般过去时?
一般过去时是英语中用来表示过去某个时间发生的动作、事件或状态的时态。它通常用于描述已经完成的动作,或者过去的习惯、经历等。以下是一些例子,展示了一般过去时的用法:
- 过去发生的动作:
- She visited her grandmother yesterday.(昨天她去拜访了她的祖母。)
- They played soccer in the park last weekend.(他们上个周末在公园里踢足球。)
- 过去的习惯或常规:
- I used to walk to school when I was a child.(我小时候常常走路上学。)
- He always cooked dinner for his family.(他总是为家人做晚餐。)
- 过去经历的事件:
- She traveled to Paris two years ago.(两年前她去了巴黎。)
- They lived in that house for ten years.(他们在那所房子里住了十年。)
- 过去的时间表或安排:
- The movie started at 7 PM yesterday.(电影昨天晚上7点开始。)
- The concert took place last month.(音乐会上个月举行。)
- 过去状态和描述:
- The sky was clear last night.(昨晚天空很晴朗。)
- He was tired after a long day at work.(在一天的工作之后,他感到很累。)
- 过去发生的间断动作:
- I read a great book last week.(我上周读了一本很棒的书。)
- She watched a movie with her friends on Saturday.(她在周六和朋友们一起看了一部电影。)
一般过去时用来描述已经发生的过去动作、状态和事件,它可以帮助读者或听众了解过去发生的情况。
1. 一般过去时的形式:
一般过去时通常用动词的过去式表示。没有人称和数的变化。但动词be第一人称和第三人称单数用was,其他情况用 were。一般过去时在表示疑问和否定时使用的助动词为did。
2. 一般过去时的用法:
1) 表示过去发生的动作
* He worked very hard last year. 去年他很用功。
* He was late for school again today. 今天他又迟到了。
* I didn’t watch TV last night. 我昨晚没看电视。
* Did Jim go home yesterday? 吉姆昨天回家了吗?
* How did Janet go to Beijing last week? 上个星期珍妮特怎么去北京的?
* What did she find in the garden last morning? 她昨天早上在公园里发现了什么?
* She often came to help us in those days. 那些天她经常过来帮助我们。
2) 表示过去存在的状态
* She suddenly fell ill yesterday. 她昨天突然病倒了。
* We didn’t have classes last week. 上周我们没有上课。
* I didn’t know you were so busy. 我不知道你刚才在忙。
* We were students two years ago. 我们两年前还是学生。
* She didn’t like reading when she was a child. 她小时候不喜欢阅读。
* Were you at home the day before yesterday? 前天你在家吗?
3) 前一会儿发生的事
* I was there a moment ago. 刚才我在那儿。
* I came home just now. 我刚回到家。
* Did you see the car accident a few minutes ago? 你看到几分钟前发生的车祸了吗?
4) 在叙述性文字中
* It was a dark night. The wind was blowing hard and the rain was falling heavily. A PLA man suddenly appeared on the river bank. He wanted to cross the river. 那是一个漆黑的夜晚,风刮得很厉害,雨下得很大,一个解放军战士突然出现在河岸上,他想过河去。