一、一般过去时的概念：一般过去时用来表示过去某一时间内发生的动作或存在的状态以及过去习惯性、反复性的动作。
谓语动词要用动词的过去式，常和表示过去的时间状语连用，如yesterday昨天、last night昨晚、last week上周、last year去年，等。
二、一般过去时的结构：（可分三类不同的结构）1.Be动词的一般过去时在没有实义动词的句子中使用be动词， am is 的过去式为was; are的过去式为were肯定句式：主语 + be(was , were) + 其它.否定句式：主语 + be(was , were) + not + 其它.一般疑问句：Be(was , were) + 主语 + 其它？注：在这种构成中，be动词有人称和数的变化，即要根据主语选用was / were。
Be动词分为单数和复数，was是表示单数，were是表示复数。
2. 实义动词的一般过去时态肯定句要使用动词的过去式，否定句和疑问句要使用助动词do和 does 的过去式 did.肯定句式：主语 + 动词（过去式）+ 其它否定句式：主语 + didn’t + 动词（原形）+ 其它【did not = didn’t】一般疑问句：Did + 主语+ 动词（原形）+ 其它【do , does的过去时均为did】？注：did和didn’t是构成一般过去时的助动词，其特点是要在其后跟动词的原形。
3. 情态动词的一般过去时态含有情态动词的一般过去时与含有Be动词的一般过去时，是十分相似，请注意观察。
肯定句式：主语 + 情态动词 + 其它.否定句式：主语 + 情态动词 + not + 其它.一般疑问句：情态动词 + 主语 + 其它？注：情态动词的过去式：can→could , may→might , must→must，will-would，should-should.4.特殊疑问句式：特殊疑问词+be过去式+主语+其他？特殊疑问词+情态助动词过去式+主语+动词原形+其他？特殊疑问词+do/does过去式+主语+动词原形+其他？What was your former name？你以前叫什么名字？Why did he late for school last Monday？上星期一他为什么迟到？What could she do twenty years ago？20年前她能做什么？三、一般过去时的判断标志词yesterday , the day before yesterday , last + 时间 , this morning时间 + ago , just now , a moment ago , in + 过去的时间 .四、规则动词的过去式1.一般情况下，在动词原形后面加-ed。
look→looked play→played start→started visit→visited2.以不发音e结尾的动词，在词尾直接加-d。
live→lived use→used3.以“辅音字母+ y”结尾的动词，先将 y 改为i ,再加–ed。
study→studied try→tried fly→flied4.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→preferred5.不规则动词的过去式需特殊记忆。
五、一般过去时的基本用法①表示过去某个特定时间发生的动作或存在的状态。
He suddenly fell ill last night.他昨晚突然病倒了。
②表示过去的习惯性或经常发生的动作。
常和often经常，always总是，once a week一周一次，等表示频度的时间状语连用。
She went to the cinema once a month when she was at school.她上学时每个月去看一场电影。
When I was in the countryside, I often walked by the riverside.我在乡下时经常在河边散步。
一般过去时练习题I.请用正确动词形式填空1. He (live) in Wuxi two years ago.2. The cat (eat) a bird last night.3. We (have) a party last Halloween.4. Nancy (pick) up oranges on the farm last week.5. I (make) a model ship with Mike yesterday.6. They (play) chess in the classroom last PE lesson.7. My mother (cook) a nice food last Spring Festival.8. The girls (dance) at the party last night.9. I (watch) a cartoon on Saturday last week.10. ______ you _______ (visit) your relatives last Spring Festival?11. ______ he _______ (fly) a kite on Sunday? Yes, he ______.12. Gao Shan _______ (put) up the picture last night.13. I ____________ (sweep) the floor yesterday.14. What ______ she _______ (find) in the garden last morning?15. Her father _______ (read) a newspaper last night.16. Mike _________________(not go) to bed until 12 o’clock last night.17. I listened but ___________ (hear) nothing.18. How many people ________ (be) there in your class last term?II. 改错题1．How is Jane yesterday? _____________________2．He go to school by bus last week. ____________________________3.He often goes home at 6:00 last month. ____________________________ 4．I can fly kites seven years ago. ______________________________5.Did you saw him just now. ____________________________________三、按要求变换句型。
1. Frank read an interesting book about history. （一般疑问句）_______ Frank _______ an interesting book about history?2. He cleaned his room just now.. （划线提问）What________ he _______?3. Thomas spent RMB 10 on this book. （否定句）Thomas _______ _______ RMB 10 on this book.4. My family went to the beach last week. （划线提问）________ ________ ________ family _______ last week?I.用所给的动词的适当形式填空。
⒈He _____(visit) the Great Wall last year.2.We________(have) a good time yesterday.3.We often _______(go) to school by bus last year.4.I ________(live)in the village when I was a child.5.Mike______(see) a big tiger in the nature park last year.6.Sam_____ (do) the housework yesterday.7.______(do) you _______(enjoy) yourself yesterday?8.______(do)you _________(play) the violin in the artroom yesterday?No, I didn't. I_____(draw)some pictures there.9.. I ______ (eat) a big pizza yesterday.10.There____ (be) many sheep on the farm last year.11. I ______ (watch) a cartoon on Saturday.12. Her father _______ (read) a newspaper last night.13. We _________ to zoo yesterday, we _____ to the park. (go)14. ______ you _______ (visit) your relatives last Spring Festival?15. ______ he _______ (fly) a kite on Sunday? Yes, he ______.一、将下列动词变成过去式。
look_______ watch_______ like______ hope______decide______ plan______ stop_______ carry______study______ play______ stay______ let______put_______ read_______ catch _____ teach_____ －buy______ bring______ think ______ sit_____write______ drive_______ ring______ sink______run______ give_______ win _______ know ______grow______ throw_______ draw _____ show_____feel______ sleep_______ keep_____ sweep_____meet_______二、用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。