跟广州酷学酷玩夏令营一起学习： 一般过去时

         一般过去时的用法：
1）一般过去时主要表示一个过去发生的动作(a)或存在的状态(b)：
a. i got to know her in 1998. 我是1998年认识她的。
  my grandfather died last year. 我祖父是去年去世的。
  when did this happen? ╟it happened in the han dynasty. 这是什么时候发生的事？——是汉朝时发生的。
  how did you get the job? 这工作你是怎么得到的？
b. i didn’t know her at that time. 那时我还不认识她。
  they loved each other for twenty years. 他们相爱了二十年。
  she suffered a lot in her childhood. 小时侯她受了很多苦。
  he believed that he was right. 他相信自己是对的。
2）was和were的用法：
  was用于第一、三人称单数(a)，其他情况都用were(b)：
a. she was a lawyer. now she’s a senator. 她过去是律师，现在是参议员。
  he was very busy last friday. 上星期五他非常忙。
  the party was a great success. 晚会很成功。
  the train was ten minutes late. 火车晚点十分钟。
  i wasn’t interested in going. 我没兴趣去。
 
b. the girls were not very happy about it. 姑娘们对此不太高兴。
  we were both late for the meeting. 我们两人开会都迟到了。
  where were you yesterday? 昨天你在哪里？
  most of them were fishermen. 他们多数人都是渔民。
  some of us were students at that time. 那时我们有些人还是学生。
  we weren’t in town that day. 那天我们不在城里。
3）前一会儿发生的事也要用过去时表示：
  she was here a minute ago. 她前一分钟还在这儿。
  george came in just now. 乔治刚才来过的。
  who told you this? 这事是谁告诉你的？
  did the telephone ring? 电话铃响了吗？
也可以表示过去习惯性的动作：
  we often played badminton together. 我们经常在一起打羽毛球。
sometimes we heatedly discussed these problems. 有时我们热烈地讨论这些问题。
4）在叙述性文字（如小说、故事等）中用这个时态特别多：
laura was born in bristol. her parents came from ireland. laura’s father was a customs officer. unfortunately, he died a few years ago. laura grew up in the suburbs of bristol. she started her education at a local school. when she was 18, she went to bristol university. she majored in economics. while she was at university, she joined a folk group and started singing. when she was 21, she was married to tony harper. now they have two children.

5)在日常谈话中也常会用到一般过去时：
who said it? 谁说的？
i didn’t know you were here. 我不知道你在这儿。
i was glad to get your letter. 我很高兴收到你的来信。
i thought they were with you. 我以为他们和你在一起。
how did you find your way home? 你怎么找到回家的路的？
已去世者的情况一般用一般过去时表示：
edison was a great inventor. 爱迪生是个伟大的发明家。
my grandfather lived a very simple life. 我祖父过着简朴的生活。（表示他已不在人间）

注意：在口语中， 一般过去时有时可用来代替一般现在时，使语气显得更缓和，因而更客气：
i wondered (wonder) if you could do me a favor. 不知你可否帮我一个忙。
i wanted (want) to ask if i could borrow your car. 我想问问可否借用你的车。
i hoped (hope) you could (can) give me some advice. 我希望你能帮我出点主意。
did (do) you want to see me? 你想见我吗？
在家人和熟人间不需用过去时代替现在时。

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