1.表示過去某一時間點發生的動作或所處的狀態.
e.g. He arrived in Hangzhou an hour ago.
Where were you just now?
2.表示過去某一時間裡反覆出現的動作或狀態.
e.g. Their children often went hungry in the old days.
During his middle school years, he played football nearly every day.
3.表示主語過去的特徵或性格等.
e.g. At that time she spoke very good English.
4.一般過去時往往和明確的過去時間狀語連用.如:yesterday, last night, two days (months, weeks) ago, in 1996, at that time 等,也常和when, if等引導的狀語從句連用.
e.g. Did you play volleyball yesterday afternoon?
My father, when he was a child, worked 15 hours for the landlord a day.
5.一般過去時可與today, this week, this month等時間狀語連用.
e.g. I saw him today.
He came late three times this week.
過去完成時
1） 概念：表示過去的過去
----|-------|-----|---->其構成是had +過去分詞構成.
那時以前 那時 現在
2） 用法
a. 在told, said, knew, heard, thought等動詞後的賓語從句.
She said (that) she had never been to Paris.
b. 狀語從句
在過去不同時間發生的兩個動作中,發生在先,用過去完成時；發生在後,用一般過去時.
When the police arrived, the thieves had run away.
c. 表示意向的動詞,如hope, wish, expect, think, intend, mean, suppose等,用過去完成時表示"原本…,未能…"
We had hoped that you would come, but you didn"t.
3) 過去完成時的時間狀語before, by, until , when, after, once, as soon as.
He said that he had learned some English before.
By the time he was twelve, Edison had began to make a living by himself.
Tom was disappointed that most of the guests had left when he arrived at the party.
典型例題
The students ___ busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she ___ in the office.
A. had written, left B,were writing, has left C. had written, had left D. were writing, had left
答案D. "把書忘在辦公室"發生在"去取書"這一過去的動作之前,因此"忘了書"這一動作發生在過去的過去,用過去完成時.句中when表示的是時間的一點,表示在"同學們正忙於……"這一背景下,when所引導的動作發生.因此
前一句應用過去進行時.
注意： had no … when 還沒等…… 就……
had no sooner… than 剛…… 就……
He had no sooner bought the car than he sold it.
1.過去將來時（The Future-in-the-Past Tense)
1)過去將來時一般由“助動詞would(should)＋動詞原形”構成,也可以用“was (were) going to＋動詞原形”來表示.過去將來時表示從過去某一時間看將要發生的動作或存在的狀態,這種時態常用在賓語從句中.
I thought the film was going to be very interesting.
我原以為這個電影會很有趣.
No one knew which country would hold the next Olympic Games.
誰也不知道將由哪個國家舉辦下一屆奧林匹克運動會.
2)由were/was going to 表示過去將來時
Jackie thought the American country music was going to be very popular.
The Greens were going to spend their winter vacation abroad.
格林一家將到國外去度寒假.
Zhou Lan said she was going to work hard at her English.
周蘭說她將努力學習英語.
Charlie wrote he and his father were going to cut rice soon.
查利寫道他與他父親不久就打算割稻.
3)用would表示過去將來時
They told me that they would come home by air for the holiday.
他們告訴我說他們將乘飛機回家度假.
The writer thought it would be wrong to eat m＆＃111nkeys.
作者認為吃猴子肉是不對的.
It would be very difficult to make progress if you didn"t work hard.
假如你不努力的話,就很難取得進步.
4)過去將來時態中的否定形式
The radio broadcast that it was not going to snow tomorrow.
電臺廣播說明天不會下雪.
He explained that he was not going to take part in the sports meeting.
他解釋說他將不參加運動會.
During an earthquake weak buildings would not stay up.
地震時不結實的樓房就要倒塌.
He would not prepare any special food for his cousin.
1.表示過去某一時間點發生的動作或所處的狀態.
e.g. He arrived in Hangzhou an hour ago.
Where were you just now?
2.表示過去某一時間裡反覆出現的動作或狀態.
e.g. Their children often went hungry in the old days.
During his middle school years, he played football nearly every day.
3.表示主語過去的特徵或性格等.
e.g. At that time she spoke very good English.
4.一般過去時往往和明確的過去時間狀語連用.如:yesterday, last night, two days (months, weeks) ago, in 1996, at that time 等,也常和when, if等引導的狀語從句連用.
e.g. Did you play volleyball yesterday afternoon?
My father, when he was a child, worked 15 hours for the landlord a day.
5.一般過去時可與today, this week, this month等時間狀語連用.
e.g. I saw him today.
He came late three times this week.
過去完成時
1） 概念：表示過去的過去
----|-------|-----|---->其構成是had +過去分詞構成.
那時以前 那時 現在
2） 用法
a. 在told, said, knew, heard, thought等動詞後的賓語從句.
She said (that) she had never been to Paris.
b. 狀語從句
在過去不同時間發生的兩個動作中,發生在先,用過去完成時；發生在後,用一般過去時.
When the police arrived, the thieves had run away.
c. 表示意向的動詞,如hope, wish, expect, think, intend, mean, suppose等,用過去完成時表示"原本…,未能…"
We had hoped that you would come, but you didn"t.
3) 過去完成時的時間狀語before, by, until , when, after, once, as soon as.
He said that he had learned some English before.
By the time he was twelve, Edison had began to make a living by himself.
Tom was disappointed that most of the guests had left when he arrived at the party.
典型例題
The students ___ busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she ___ in the office.
A. had written, left B,were writing, has left C. had written, had left D. were writing, had left
答案D. "把書忘在辦公室"發生在"去取書"這一過去的動作之前,因此"忘了書"這一動作發生在過去的過去,用過去完成時.句中when表示的是時間的一點,表示在"同學們正忙於……"這一背景下,when所引導的動作發生.因此
前一句應用過去進行時.
注意： had no … when 還沒等…… 就……
had no sooner… than 剛…… 就……
He had no sooner bought the car than he sold it.
1.過去將來時（The Future-in-the-Past Tense)
1)過去將來時一般由“助動詞would(should)＋動詞原形”構成,也可以用“was (were) going to＋動詞原形”來表示.過去將來時表示從過去某一時間看將要發生的動作或存在的狀態,這種時態常用在賓語從句中.
I thought the film was going to be very interesting.
我原以為這個電影會很有趣.
No one knew which country would hold the next Olympic Games.
誰也不知道將由哪個國家舉辦下一屆奧林匹克運動會.
2)由were/was going to 表示過去將來時
Jackie thought the American country music was going to be very popular.
The Greens were going to spend their winter vacation abroad.
格林一家將到國外去度寒假.
Zhou Lan said she was going to work hard at her English.
周蘭說她將努力學習英語.
Charlie wrote he and his father were going to cut rice soon.
查利寫道他與他父親不久就打算割稻.
3)用would表示過去將來時
They told me that they would come home by air for the holiday.
他們告訴我說他們將乘飛機回家度假.
The writer thought it would be wrong to eat m＆＃111nkeys.
作者認為吃猴子肉是不對的.
It would be very difficult to make progress if you didn"t work hard.
假如你不努力的話,就很難取得進步.
4)過去將來時態中的否定形式
The radio broadcast that it was not going to snow tomorrow.
電臺廣播說明天不會下雪.
He explained that he was not going to take part in the sports meeting.
他解釋說他將不參加運動會.
During an earthquake weak buildings would not stay up.
地震時不結實的樓房就要倒塌.
He would not prepare any special food for his cousin.