一般过去时1. 一般过去时的定义①一般过去时表示过去某个时间发生的动作或存在的状态，常和表示过去的时间状语连用。

如yesterday，the day before yesterday，last week，in 2015，three days ago，the other day，just now，at the moment，this morning，once upon atime，long long ago。

—What did you do yesterday? 昨天你做了什么？—I went swimming. 我去游泳了。

②表示过去经常性或习惯性发生的动作。

When I was at middle school, I often went to school by bike. 我读中学时经常骑自行车去学校。

2. 一般过去时的基本结构①实义动词肯定句：主语+ 动词过去式+ 其他.Iwent to the cinema yesterday. 我昨天看了电影。

否定句：主语+ didn’t + 动词原形+ 其他。

Ididn’t go to the cinema yesterday. 我昨天没看电影。

一般疑问句及其回答：Did + 主语+ 动词原形+ 其他?肯定回答：Yes, 主语+ did.否定回答：No, 主语+ didn’t / did not.—Did you go to the cinema yesterday? 你昨天去看电影了吗？—Yes, I did./No, I didn’t. 是的，我去了。

/ 不，我没去。

特殊疑问句：特殊疑问词+did+主语+动词原形+其他？—Where didyou go yesterday? 你昨天去哪儿了？—I went to the cinema yesterday. 我昨天去看电影了。

②be 动词肯定句：主语+ was/were + 其他.Iwas at home yesterday. 我昨天在家。

否定句：主语+ wasn’t/weren’t +其他.Iwasn’t at home yesterday.我昨天没在家。

一般疑问句及其回答：Were/Was+ 主语+ 其他?—Were you at home yesterday? 你昨天在家吗？—Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t. 是的，我在家。

/ 不，我不在家。

特殊疑问句：特殊疑问词+ were/was + 主语+ 其他?—Where were you yesterday? 你昨天在哪？—I was at home yesterday. 我昨天在家。

3. 动词过去式的变化规则情况构成方法例词一般情况加-ed wash→washed help→helped以不发音的字母e结尾加-d hope→hoped like→liked以辅音字母+ y 结尾变y 为i，再加-ed carry→carried study→studied结尾只有一个辅音字母的重读闭音节双写末尾的辅音字母，再加-ed stop→stopped plan→planned4. 一般过去时的用法（1）表示在过去某个时间所发生的动作或所处的状态。

常与yesterday, last week, in 1989, just now, a moment ago, the other day 等连用。

He was here just now. 他刚才还在这里。

What did you do yesterday? 你昨天做了什么事?（2）在过去一段时间内的经常性或习惯性动作。

We often played togetherwhen we were children. 我们小时候常在一起玩。

注意：表示过去经常发生的动作还可用used to 和would。

He used to smoke a lot, buthe doesn’t now. 他过去经常抽烟，但现在不抽了。

Whenever we were in trouble, he would help us.每当我们遇到困难，他都会帮助我们。

（3）表示主语过去的特征或性格。

At that time she was very good at English. 那时她英语学得很好。

（4）用在状语从句中表示过去将来。

He said he would wait until they came back.（5）一般过去时有时可以表示现在，多与want, hope, wonder, think, intend 等动词连用，使语气更委婉。

Iwondered if you could help me. 不知你能不能帮我一下。

有时用一般过去时也是时态一致的需要。

Ididn’t know you were here. 我不知道你在这里。

注意：（1）表示一系列的动作，尽管有先后，都用一般过去时，最后两个动词之间用and 连结。

He opened the door, rushed out and then disappeared. 他打开门，冲了出去，然后就消失了。

（2）注意在语境中理解＂我刚才/原来还不……＂。

—Your phone number again? I didn’t quite catch it. 请再说一次你的电话号码，好吗？我刚才没听清楚。

—It’s 2566666. 是2566666。

5. 一般过去时代替完成时（1）两个动作如按顺序发生，又不强调先后，或用then，and，but 等连词时，多用一般过去时。

When she saw the mouse, she screamed.My aunt gave me a hat and I lost it.（2）两个动作相继发生，可用一般过去时；如第一个动作需要若干时间完成，用过去完成时。

When I heard thenews, Iwas very excited.（3）叙述历史事实，可不用过去完成时，而只用一般过去时。

Ourteachertold us that Columbus discovered America in 1492.一般过去时肯定句的过去式，规则动词加-ed，不规则的必须记。

否定形式疑问句，没有be 加did。

如把did 加在前，动词也要还原形。

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