一般过去时的用法一、概念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，yesterday morning，yesterday afternoon，yesterday evening，the day before yesterday（前天），last night，last week，last month，last year，a moment ago（刚才），just now（刚才），two days ago，a week ago，in 1990等。
如：I went to bed at eleven last night. 昨晚我11：00睡觉。
一般过去时也表示过去经常或反复发生的动作。
二、句式变化：1．表示过去某个时间里发生的动作，或过去经常或反复发生的动作。
（行为动词）肯定陈述句句型: 主语+ 动词过去式+其它。
I visited my uncle yesterday. 昨天我拜访了我的叔叔。
否定陈述句句型: 主语+didn’t + 动词原型+其它。
I didn’t visit my uncle yesterday.一般疑问句句型：Did + 主语+ 动词原形Did you visit your uncle yesterday肯定回答：Yes, 主语+ did.Yes, I did.否定回答：No, 主语+ didn’t.No, I didn’t.特殊疑问句句型：特殊疑问词+ did +主语+ 动词原形+其它What did you do yesterday2.表示某个时间里存在的状态.（系动词be）肯定陈述句句型:主语+ be过去式（was/were）+其它。
They were in the classroom just now.否定陈述句句型: 主语+ be的过去式+not（wasn’t/weren’t）+其它。
They weren’t in the classroom just now.一般疑问句句型：Was/Were + 主语+ 其它Were they in the classroom just now肯定回答：Yes, 主语+ was/were.Yes, they were.否定回答：No, 主语+ wasn’t/weren’t.No, they weren’t.特殊疑问句句型：特殊疑问词+ was /were+主语+其它Where were they just now三、动词过去式的构成规律(一)规则动词的过去式1．以不发音e结尾的动词，在词尾直接加-d；live→lived use→used taste-tasted 2．以“辅音字母+ y”结尾的动词，先将y 改为i ,再加–ed；study→studied, tr y→tried fly→flied3．以重读闭音节（即辅音＋元音＋辅音）或r音节结尾，末尾只有一个辅音字母的动词，要先双写这个辅音字母后，再加–ed。
stop→stopped，plan→planned, prefer→preferred 4．一般情况下，在动词原形后面加-ed；清辅音后读/t/,浊辅音和元音后读/d/. /t/ 和/d/后读/id/.look→looked play→played start→started visit→visited(二)不规则动词的过去式am/is---was are—were go-went swim—swam fly---flew do---did have---hadsay---said see---saw take---took come---came get---got draw---drew sing---sang read---read eat---ate tell---told sit---sat let---let cut---cut leave---left think---thought run---ran find---found wear---wore buy---bought write---wrote make---made一、用行为动词的适当形式填空1. He _____ (live) in Wuxi two years ago.2. The cat ____ (eat) a bird last night.3. We _____ (have) a party last Halloween. 5. I _____ (make) a model ship with Mike yesterday.4. Nancy _____ (pick) up oranges on the farm last week.6. They _____ (play) chess in the classroom last PE lesson.7. My mother ____ (cook) a nice food last Spring Festival.8. The girls _____ (sing) and _____ (dance) at the party.9. What _____ she ____ (find) in the garden last morning She ____ (find) a beautiful butterfly.10. ____ he ____ the flowers this morning Yes, he _____. (water)11. ____ you ____ (visit) your relatives last Spring Festival12. ____ he ____ (fly) a kite on Sunday Yes, he _____.二．用be动词的适当形式填空____ at school just now. 2．He ____ at the camp last week.____ students two years ago. 4．They ___ on the farm a moment ago.Ling ____eleven years old last year. 7．She _____ happy yesterday.___ an apple on the plate yesterday.8．There ___ some milk in the fridge on Sunday.9．The mobile phone __ on the sofa yesterday evening.10．They ____ glad to see each other last month.11．Today ____ the second of June. Yesterday ____ the first of June.It _____Childr en’s Day. All the students _____ very excited. 、三．用动词的适当形式填空1. It ____ (be) Ben’s birthday last Friday.2. We all _____ (have) a good time last night.3. He ____ (jump) high on last Sports Day.4. Helen ____ (milk) a cow on Friday.5. It ____ (be) the 2nd of November yesterday.6. She likes _____ newspapers, but she _____ a book yesterday. (read)7. He _____ football now, but they _____ basketball just now. (play)8. Jim’s mo ther _____ (plant) trees just now.9. ____ they ____ (sweep) the floor on Sunday No, they _____.10. I ____ (watch) a cartoon on Monday. 11. We _____ (go) to school on Sunday.四、用一般过去时填空1、I ____(go) to the cinema last Saturday. (is ) ill yesterday.3、We ____ (have ) a lesson yesterday.4、What ___your uncle ____(do) yesterday morning He _(read ) English.5、She _____(clean) our classroom yesterday afternoon.五．句型转换played football in the playground.否定句：________________________________________________一般疑问句：____________________________________________肯、否定回答：__________________________________________2．It was exciting.否定句：__________________.一般疑问句：_________________. 肯、否定回答：_______________________________________.3. All the students were very excited.否定句：________________________________________________一般疑问句：____________________________________________ 肯、否定回答：__________________________________________ 4. They took many pictures in Beijing last Saturday.否定句：____________________________________________一般疑问句：____________________________________________ 肯、否定回答：__________________________________________ 5. There was a car in front of the house just now.否定句：________________________________________________一般疑问句：____________________________________________ 肯、否定回答：__________________________________________ 六、中译英、1．我的故事书刚才还在手表旁边。