高考英语语法：动词的时态（一般过去时）

动词的时态：一般过去时

1. 表示过去某个时间发生的动作或存在的状态。这时常和表示过去的时间状语连用，如yesterday, last night, this morning, two days ago, in 2000, during the night等。

She bought a pair of woollen hose yesterday. 昨天她买了一双毛线袜子。

I went to the cinema last night. 昨晚我去看电影了。

Did you get up early this morning?你今天早上起得早吗?

They arrived here two days ago. 他们两天前到达这里。

They finished it in 2000. 他们在2000年完成了这件事。

The child woke three times during the night. 这孩子夜间醒了三次。

2. 表示过去经常或反复发生的动作。这时常和often,always等表示频度的时间状语连用。

We often played together when we were children. 我们小时候常在一起玩儿。

He always went to work by bike last year. 他去年经常骑自行车上班。

3. 在时间、条件状语从句中代替过去将来时。

They planned to go outing if it was fine the next day. 他们计划如果第二天天气好的话就去郊游。

Helen had left her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband came back. 海伦把钥匙忘在了办公室里,因此,她得等到她丈夫回来。

4. 在虚拟语气中表示对现在、将来的愿望或假设。

What would you do if you were John?如果你是约翰,你会怎么做?

If I were to ask him for a loan,would he agree?如果我向他借钱的话,他能同意吗？

I wish the weather were better. 要是天气好一点就好了。

5. 在由before,after,as soon as等连词引导的从句所表示的动作与主句的动作前后紧接着时,可用一般过去时代替过去完成时(即两动作都用一般过去时)。

Before he died,I remembered the promise that he had made to me many years before. 他死之前我记起了他多年前对我的承诺。

After I finished my job,I sat down to read newspaper. 干完活后我坐下来读报。

6. 当谈及过去一系列平行动作时,可都用一般过去时表示“同时”或“先后”。

She ran to the table,picked up her baby in her arms. 她跑到桌边,把她的婴儿抱在怀里。

He ran out and shut the door. 他跑了出去,并关上了门。

He closed his eyes and made a wish. 他闭上眼睛许了个愿。

7. 在谈论去世的人物时,用一般过去时侧重当时的情况,用一般现在时侧重对现在的影响。

Luxun was a great writer. 鲁迅是一位伟大的作家。

Beethoven is one of the greatest representatives of German classical music. 贝多芬是德国古典音乐最伟大的代表之一。