定义

• 表示过去某个特定时间或某一段时间发生的动作或情况。
• e.g. I went to Beijing last week.
• 表示过去一段时间经常或反复发生的动作或习惯动作。

– e.g. When I was a child, I often listened to music.

常与一般过去时连用的时间标志词

yesterday系列：yesterday，the day before yesterday
last系列：last week，last year
ago系列：three days ago，ten years ago
in+过去年份：in 1991，in 2022
when+一般过去时的句子：when I was a child
其他：just now，in the past，at that time

一般过去时的结构

含有be动词的一般过去时构成

1. 肯定句：主语+was/were+其他 e.g. He was at home yesterday.
2. 否定句：主语+was/were+not+其他 e.g. He wasn’t at home yesterday.
3. 一般疑问句：Was/Were+主语+其他？e.g. Was he at home yesterday?
   1. 肯定回答：Yes，主语+was/were. e.g. Yes, he was.
   2. 否定回答：No，主语+was/were+not. e.g. No, he wasn’t.

含有实义动词的一般过去时构成

1. 肯定句：主语+[[动词过去式]]+其他。 e.g. I went to school yesterday.
2. 否定句：主语+didn’t + 动词原形 + 其他 e.g. I didn’t go to school yesterday.
3. 一般疑问句：Did+主语+动词原形+其他？e.g. Did you go to school yesterday?
   1. 肯定回答：Yes，主语+did. e.g. Yes, I did.
   2. 否定回答：No，主语+didn’t. e.g. No, I didn’t.

一般过去时的辨别方法

1. 句中含有表示一般过去时的时间标志词。e.g. I read this book last month.
2. 以下语境出现时，通常用一般过去时。
   1. 句中动词为一般过去式，描述过去的事情。e.g. He didn’t do homework because he was ill.
   2. 句中含义为“刚刚没有听/看/注意到”。e.g. Will you please say it again? I didn’t quite catch you.

[!NOTE] 辨析used to do，be used to doing， be used to do sth.
used to do sth.——意为“过去常常做某事”，表示过去经常性的动作，现在不做了。
e.g. I used to go swimming.
be used to doing sth.——意为“习惯于做某事”，表示习惯性动作。
e.g. I am used to teaching English.
be used to do sth.——表示被动，意为“被用来做某事”。
e.g. Computer can be used to do many things.

一般过去时综合训练

1. I ——– (see) tom last Friday.
2. Tony —— (study) late yesterday evening. He got up late today.
3. Many people came to visit Jenny and ——- (bring) her flowers and presents.
4. Eric ——- (leave) Chengdu for Beijing last week.
5. He ——- (read) the new book and found some funny jokes in it.
6. Yesterday I ——– (hear) a piece of good news.
7. My sister ——– (lose) her keys in the library yesterday.

saw/studied/brought/left/read/heard/lost

Helen is a good girl. At school, she studies hard. She likes doing sports. She is very strong. At home, she often helps her parents with some housework. Her parents like her very much. Last Sunday her parents ——- (be) out. She ——– (get) up very early. After breakfast, she —— – (do) homework carefully. Then she ——– (try) her best to wash all the dirty windows. When she did the cleaning, Mary came in. Mary couldn’t wait to help her clean the house. Then they ———- (play) guessing games. They ——- (enjoy) themselves. At about six o’clock Helen ——— (cook) supper by herself. After that she ——– (begin) to wait for her parents and ——- (watch) TV. When her parents ——– (come) back and saw everything was clean and tidy, they were quite happy.

were/got/did/ tried/ played/ enjoyed/ cooked/ began/ watched/ came

难点突破

• According to some research, before toothbrushes appeared, the ancient Chinese people —— (clean) their teeth with some small tree branches(树枝).
• More than 2,000 years ago, the people of Rome —— (line) up in the street to buy quick meals at small stands.
• We had a school trip last month and I ——- (enjoy) every minute of it.
• My wife Geraldine, told me that for the three days I was in hospital, our black dog, Charlie, —— (躺) at the door waiting for my return.
• There we ——– (put) up our tents and made a fire to keep us warm and cook food on.
• In Xizang, Migmar ——– (use) to be a hunter, but now ——- (have) become a rescuer at the wildlife rescue station of Qomolangma.
• He is —— (use) to living in the country now.
• Wood is —— (use) to make paper.
• I ——- (write) home twice a month at college.
• When I was a kid, I often ——– (play) football.
• My grandpa ——- (use) to take a walk in the morning.
• They said they would let us know if they ——- (hear) any news about him.

cleaned/lined/enjoyed/lay/put/used/has become/used/used/wrote/ played/ used/ heard

[!tip] 关于 will 和 would 的详细解析

• will → 表达直接/确定的未来动作或现实的意愿。
• would → 表达假设/想象的未来动作或委婉的请求/推测，本身自带“不太确定性”或“与现实的距离感”。
• 两者关系： would 是 will 的过去式形式，但它更多用于非真实的语境（假设、礼貌、间接引语）。
• 直接未来 vs. 假设未来
  • I will call you tomorrow. 现实的未来（事实会出现）
  • If I were rich, I would travel the world. 假想的未来（未必真实发生）
• 直接请求 vs. 委婉请求
  • Will you pass me the salt? 直接的请求（稍生硬）
  • Would you mind opening the window? 委婉的请求（更礼貌）
• 间接引语中的转换：当主句是过去时态时，直接引语中的 will 需变为 would：
  • 直接引语：She said, “I will help you.”
  • 间接引语：She said she would help me.