一般过去时： 描述过去的性质、动作或状态的时态。

一般过去时的构成

一般过去时的用法

1. 表示过去具体时间发生的动作或行为 。

Tom looked very well when I last saw him.

上次我见到汤姆的时候，他看起来气色很好。

2. 表示在过去一段时间内经常性或习惯性的动作 。

When I was a child，I often played football in the street.

我小时候经常在街上踢足球。

Whenever the Browns went during their visit，they were given a warm

welcome. 在访问期间，无论布朗一家去哪里，都受到了热情的欢迎。

I went to the West Lake twice last year.

我去年去过西湖两次。

3. 叙述过去有过或未有过的事情 。

It never occurred to me that he would be admitted to the key middle school. 我从来没想到他会被那所重点中学录取。

4. 追述逝去的人或事 。

The book was written by Mr. Luxun. 这本书是鲁迅先生写的。

Chris was an invalid all her life.

克里斯终身残疾。（她已经不在人世了）

要点拓展

1. want，intend，wish，wonder，think，hope以及情态动词would，could等用过去时，表达询问、请求、建议等，表示委婉的语气 。

Did you want anything else?你还需要些什么吗？

I wondered if you could help me. 我想知道你能不能帮我一下？

Could you lend me your bike?我能借用一下你的自行车吗？

2. 一般过去时用在如下表示虚拟语气的句型中 。

It is time sb. did sth. = It is time for sb. to do sth

“到……时间了”“该……了”

It is time you went to bed. =It is time for you to go to bed.

你该睡觉了。

would（had）rather sb. did sth. 宁愿某人做某事

I'd rather you came tomorrow. 我宁愿你明天来。

3. used to的特殊性 。

used to do：“过去常常”表示过去习惯性的动作或状态，但如今已不存在。

Mother used not to be so forgetful. 妈妈以前没那么健忘。（现在很健忘）

He used to take a walk. 他过去经常散步。（现在不散步了）

4. 一般过去时和过去进行时的区别 。

①一般过去时侧重于说明发生某动作的事实，过去进行时则侧重于强调某动作的持续过程或动作持续的长度。

It rained cats and dogs last night.

昨晚雨下得真大。（强调下过雨，不强调持续的时间）

It was raining cats and dogs last night.

昨晚整整一夜都在下雨。（强调雨没停，一直在持续）

②一般过去时表示动作已完成，而过去进行时表示动作未完成。

She read a science fiction last night.

她昨晚读了一本科幻小说。（可能读完了）

She was reading a science fiction at 8 last night.

昨晚八点她在读一本科幻小说。（当时动作持续的状态）

③一般过去时可表示时断时续的动作，而过去进行时通常表示持续的不间断的动作。

I sometimes walked to the office to avoid the heavy traffic.

我以前有时走着去上班是为了躲开交通拥堵。

He was working from 4 o'clock until suppertime.

他从四点一直工作到晚饭时间。

④两者在句中可同时出现。前者表示短暂的重要动作，后者为前者提供背景，起铺垫作用。

When you phoned ，I was visiting with my foreign teacher.

你打电话来的时候，我正在拜访我的外籍教师。

专项训练

1. — We could have walked to the station；it was so near.

— Yes. A taxi__________at all necessary.

A. wasn't

B. hadn't been

C. wouldn't be

D. won't be

答案 ： A 叙述过去的事情。

2. — Oh，it's you！I__________you.

— I've just had my hair cut，and I'm wearing new glasses.

A. didn't recognize

B. hadn't recognized

C. haven't recognized

D. don't recognize

答案 ： A 尽管没有出现明确的表示过去的时间状语，但从语境中可以得知是刚刚发生的事情。

3. Old Tom gave up smoking for a while，but soon__________to his old ways.

A. returned

B. returns

C. was returning

D. had returned

答案 ： A but连接的两个简单句，从意思上分析，都是过去发生的事情。

4. My uncle__________until he was forty-five.

A. married

B. didn't get married

C. was not marrying

D. would marry

答案 ： B not…until句型表示“直到……才……”。

5. This is Ted's photo. We miss him a lot. He__________trying to save a child in the earthquake.

A. killed

B. is killed

C. was killed

D. was killing

答案 ： C 陈述过去的事实。

6. Tom sat under a tree and seeing his friend，__________up in no time.

A. to stand

B. standing

C. stood

D. would stand

答案 ： C and连接的两个动词短语是sat under a tree和stood up in no time”。

7. Oh，it's half past eleven now. It's high time you__________to bed as you have to rise early tomorrow.

A. went

B. goes

C. will go

D. can go

答案 ： A 句型“It is high time …”中，用一般过去时。

8. I wonder why the boy I__________honest was caught cheating in the examination.

A. considered

B. consider

C. have considered

D. had considered

答案 ： A 这句话意味着“我曾经认为他很诚实，作弊被抓后我已经不这样认为了”。所以，consider这个动作是过去时。

9. The year 2002__________remarkable changes in Shanghai's landscape.

A. sees

B. has seen

C. saw

D. had seen

答案 ： C the year 2002是明确的一般过去时的时间状语。

10. I thought Jim would say something about his school report，but he__________it.

A. doesn't mention

B. hadn't mentioned

C. didn't mention

D. hasn't mentioned

答案 ： C “我本来认为吉姆会就他的成绩单说些什么，但是，他根本没提这件事。”这里的mention是一个过去发生的动作。

11. The play had already been on for quite some time when we__________at the theatre.

A. have arrived

B. arrived

C. had arrived

D. arrive

答案 ： B 演出开始发生在我们到达剧院之前，所以用一般过去时。

12. I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I__________there several years ago.

A. are going

B. had been

C. went

D. have been

答案 ： C several years ago是明确的一般过去时的时间状语。

13. I__________while reading the English textbook. Luckily，my roommate woke me up in time！

A. had fallen asleep

B. have fallen asleep

C. fell asleep

D. fall asleep

答案 ： C 从句子意思可以得知“睡着了”是一般过去时。

14. — How are the team playing?

— They're playing well，but one of them__________hurt.

A. got

B. gets

C. are

D. were

答案 ： A 尽管上文中出现的全是现在进行时，但是“受伤”这个动作是已经发生过的。

15. — What were you doing when Tony phoned you?

— I had just finished my work and__________to take a shower.

A. had started

B. started

C. have started

D. was starting

答案 ： B “开始洗澡”紧接着“完成工作”后发生，因此用一般过去时。

16. After he had broken the world record，Rod__________to a restaurant to celebrate with his friends.

A. went

B. had gone

C. would go

D. has gone

答案 ： A 表示发生在过去完成时后的动作。

17. — Why did you leave that position?

—I__________a better position at IBM.

A. offer

B. offered

C. am offered

D. was offered

答案 ： D 与上文时态一致，表示过去发生的事情。

18. Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s，when people__________to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.

A. begin

B. began

C. have begun

D. had begun

答案 ： B when指的是前面的the early 1990s，这是个明确的一般过去时的时间状语。

19. The discussion__________alive when an interesting topic was brought in.

A. was coming

B. had come

C. has come

D. came

答案 ： D 受到从句when an interesting topic was brought in的影响，主句用过去时。

20. — I hear Jane has gone to the Holy Island for her holiday.

— Oh，how nice！Do you know when she__________？

A. was leaving

B. had left

C. has left

D. left

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