一般過(guò)去時(shí)表示過(guò)去某個(gè)時(shí)間發(fā)生的動(dòng)作或存在的狀態(tài)，也可表示過(guò)去經(jīng)常或反復(fù)發(fā)生的動(dòng)作。常和yesterday, ago, last week等表示過(guò)去的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)連用。

一、概念

　　表示在的過(guò)去某個(gè)時(shí)間里所發(fā)生的動(dòng)作或存在的狀態(tài)。通常在句子里找到表示過(guò)去時(shí)間的詞或詞組。如：yesterday，yesterday morning，yesterday afternoon，yesterday evening，the day before yesterday(前天)，last night，last week，last month， last year，a moment ago(剛才)，just now(剛才)， two days ago，a week ago，in 1990等。 如： I went to bed ateleven last night. 昨晚我11：00睡覺(jué)。

二、動(dòng)詞過(guò)去式的構(gòu)成規(guī)律

　　(一)規(guī)則動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去式

　　1、一般情況下，在動(dòng)詞原形后面加-ed;如：look→looked play→played;

　　2、以不發(fā)音e結(jié)尾的動(dòng)詞，在詞尾直接加-d;如：live→lived use→used;

　　3、以“輔音字母+ y”結(jié)尾的動(dòng)詞，先將 y 改為i ,再加 –ed;如：study→studied, try→tried fly→flied

　　4、以重讀閉音節(jié)(即輔音+元音+輔音)或r音節(jié)結(jié)尾，末尾只有一個(gè)輔音字母的動(dòng)詞，要先雙寫(xiě)這個(gè)輔音字母后，再加 –ed。如：stop→stoppedplan→planned;

　　(二)不規(guī)則動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去式

　　1、改變動(dòng)詞中的元音;

　　begin→began drink→drank come→came eat→ate grow→grew run→ran know→knew win→won speak→spoketake→took write→wrote get→got

　　2、變?cè)~尾的–d 為–t ; build→built lend→lent send→sent spend→spent bend→bent

　　3、與動(dòng)詞原形一樣; cut→cut put→put cost→cost hurt→hurt shut→shut

　　4、變-ay 為-aid (少數(shù)動(dòng)詞); say→said pay→paid lay→laid

　　5、采用不同詞根;sell→sold teach→taught buy→bought

　　6、其他。如：am/is→was are→were have/has→had do→did

三、句式變化

　　(一)一般過(guò)去時(shí)的一般疑問(wèn)句

　　1、把was, were放在句首，其余位置不變。由Was…?引導(dǎo)的一般疑問(wèn)句，肯定答為：Yes，… was. 否定回答為：No，…. wasn’t. 由Were…?引導(dǎo)的一般疑問(wèn)句，肯定回答為：Yes，… were. 否定回答為：No，… weren’t. 如：

　　(1)I was born in Shanghai. →Wereyou born in Shanghai?

　　→Yes, I was. (肯定回答) →No, I wasn’t. (否定回答)

　　(2)They were in Li Yan’s home last night.

　　→Were they in Li Yan’s home lastnight?

　　→Yes, they were. (肯定回答) →No, they weren’t. (否定回答)

　　2、在行為動(dòng)詞的句子中，要用助動(dòng)詞詞did來(lái)引導(dǎo)，其余的語(yǔ)序不變。要注意的是，要把行為動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去式改為原形。肯定回答為：Yes, …did. 否定回答：No, …didn’t. 如：

　　John played computer games lastnight.

　　→Did John play computer gameslast night?

　　→Yes, he did. (肯定回答) →No, he didn’t. (否定回答)

　　(二)一般過(guò)去時(shí)的否定句

　　1、在表示過(guò)去存在的狀態(tài)的句子中，相接在was, were的后面加上not。

　　如：(1)He was in the park the day before yesterday. →He was not in the park the day beforeyesterday.

　　(2)We were busy last week. →We were not busy last week.

　　2、在表示過(guò)去的時(shí)間發(fā)生的動(dòng)作的句子中，要在行為動(dòng)詞的前面加助動(dòng)詞didn’t.然后把過(guò)去式的行為動(dòng)詞改為動(dòng)詞原形。即：didn’t + 動(dòng)詞原形。如：

　　(1)She played the violin last night. →She didn’t play the violin last night.

　　(2) They swam in the lakeyesterday. →They didn’t swim in thelake yesterday.

　　(三) 一般過(guò)去式的特殊疑問(wèn)句

　　1.What did … ?(主要是詢(xún)問(wèn)過(guò)去發(fā)生了什么事情，注意要把過(guò)去式改為動(dòng)詞原形。)

　　We ate Chinese food lastnight. →What did we eat last night?

　　2.Where did ?( 主要是詢(xún)問(wèn)過(guò)去事情發(fā)生的地方。)

　　They sang and dance in the musicroom yesterday morning.

　　→Where did they sing and danceyesterday morning?

　　3.Who + 動(dòng)詞過(guò)去式 … ?( 主要是詢(xún)問(wèn)過(guò)去事情發(fā)生的人物。)

　　Mike and Tom climbed mountainslast weekend.

　　→Who climbed mountains lastweekend?

四、句子結(jié)構(gòu)

　　1、在表示某個(gè)時(shí)間里存在的狀態(tài)的句子，系動(dòng)詞用過(guò)式was，were構(gòu)成。如：

　　(1)I was at home yesterday.　昨天我在家。 (2)We were in the gym just now. 剛才我們?cè)隗w育館。

　　2、在表示過(guò)去某個(gè)時(shí)間里發(fā)生的動(dòng)作，用動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去式構(gòu)成。如：

　　I visited my uncle yesterday. 昨天我拜訪(fǎng)了我的叔叔。

　　3、各種句式

　　(1)一般過(guò)去時(shí)的肯定陳述句：

　　主語(yǔ) + 動(dòng)詞過(guò)去式 + 賓語(yǔ)或表語(yǔ)。

　　He worked in Shanghai tenyears ago.

　　(2)一般過(guò)去時(shí)的否定句：

　　a.主語(yǔ) + didn’t + 動(dòng)詞原形 + 賓語(yǔ)。 (did + not = didn't)

　　He didn't do morning exercises yesterday.

　　b.主語(yǔ) + wasn’t/weren’t +表語(yǔ)。(was + not = wasn't were+ not = weren't)

　　He wasn't an English teacher tenyears ago.

　　(3)一般過(guò)去時(shí)的一般疑問(wèn)句：

　　a.Did + 主語(yǔ) + 動(dòng)詞原形 + 賓語(yǔ) ?

　　Did you study English in 1990 ?

　　b.Was/Were + 主語(yǔ) + 表語(yǔ) ?

　　Was he a pupil five years ago ?

　　(4)一般過(guò)去時(shí)的特殊疑問(wèn)句：

　　a.特殊疑問(wèn)詞 + did + 主語(yǔ) + 動(dòng)詞原形 + 賓語(yǔ)?

　　Where did your parents live five years ago?

　　What did you do last Sunday?

　　b.特殊疑問(wèn)詞 + were/was + 表語(yǔ)?

　　Who was at the zoo yesterday?