一般過(guò)去時(shí):
一般過(guò)去時(shí)用來(lái)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),常和表示過(guò)去的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)如yesterday,last night,in 1996,two days ago等連用;也可以表示過(guò)去經(jīng);蚍磸(fù)發(fā)生的動(dòng)作,因此也可與often,always等表示頻度的副詞連用。若在過(guò)去一段時(shí)間內(nèi)經(jīng)常性或習(xí)慣性發(fā)生的動(dòng)作,可以用used to和would+v等。
例如:I saw this film a long time ago.很久以前我看了這部電影。
When he was a child,he always asked his parents a lot of questions.當(dāng)他還是個(gè)孩子的'時(shí)候,經(jīng)常問(wèn)父母許多問(wèn)題。
John used to stay up late.約翰以前睡得很晚。(現(xiàn)在不再如此)
When I was at school,I would rise early and take a walk before breakfast.我上學(xué)的時(shí)候起的很早,早餐前還要散散步。