1.通常表示过去发生而现在已经结束的事件、动作或情况。Samphonedamomentago.Igotupateightthismorning.2.还可以表示刚刚发生的事情而没说明时间。Didthetelephonering?Wholeftthedooropen?3.也可以表示过去的习惯性动作。Mymotherwenttotheparkforawalkeveryday.一般过去时的用法1.含be动词的一般过去时：am/is—wasare—were肯定句：Hewasacooktwoyearsago.Theywereatschoolyesterday.否定句：Hewasnotacooktwoyearsago.Theywerenotatschoolyesterday.一般疑问句：—Washeacooktwoyearsago?—Yes,hewas./No,hewasn’t.—Weretheyatschoolyesterday?—Yes,theywere./No,theyweren’t.一般过去时的构成行为动词的一般过去式：a.规则动词的变化规则：（1）一般动词直接加-ed（2）以e结尾的动词直接加-d（3）以辅音字母加y结尾的词，变y为i再加-ed（4）以重读闭音节结尾，词尾只有一个辅音字母，双写辅音字母加-ed注：规则动词过去式的发音：在清辅音后读/t/，在元音和浊辅音后读/d/，在辅音/t/,/d/后读/id/。b.不规则动词变化需参看不规则动词表逐一熟记。2.行为动词的一般过去时：肯定句：I/We/You/He/She/TheywenttoEnglandlastyear.否定句：I/We/You/He/She/Theydidn'tgotoEnglandlastyear.一般疑问句：—DidI/we/you/he/she/theygotoEnglandlastyear?—Yes,we/you/he/she/theydid.—No,we/you/he/she/theydidn't.常与一般过去时态连用的时间有：yesterdayyesterdaymorning(afternoon,evening…)lastnight(week,month,year…)twodaysago,aweekago,threeyearsago…in1990,(in1998…)常用时间—Yourphonenumberagain?I___quitecatchit.—It's69568442.A.didn'tB.couldn'tC.don'tD.can't答案：A。本句虽没有明确的时间状语，但从语意上看出，在听的时候没有听懂这个动作发生在过去，因此应用过去时。典型例题按要求完成下列句子。1.Lucydidherhomeworkathome.（改为否定句）Lucy______________herhomeworkathome.2.Hefoundsomemeatinthefridge.（改为一般疑问句)______he___________meatinthefridge?3.Shestayedthereforaweek.（对画线部分提问）_________________she_____there?4.Therewassomeorangejuiceinthecup.（改为一般疑问句)_____there_____orangejuiceinthecup?didn’tdoDidfindanyHowlongdidstayWasanyThat’sgreat!Exercise单项选择。1.Heusuallygoestoschoolbybus,butyesterdayheataxi.A.takesB.tookC.getsonD.goton2.IsomebooksaboutA...
