□董明義
一般過(guò)去時(shí)用法知多少
□董明義
Hello!大家好!同學(xué)們從課本上已經(jīng)了解了一般過(guò)去時(shí),在談及過(guò)去的事情時(shí),通常要用一般過(guò)去時(shí),那么在實(shí)際使用時(shí)有哪些需要注意的問(wèn)題呢?一般過(guò)去時(shí)的知識(shí)點(diǎn)現(xiàn)歸納如下:
1.一般過(guò)去時(shí)表示過(guò)去某個(gè)時(shí)間所發(fā)生的動(dòng)作或存在的狀態(tài)。常與yesterday,yesterday morning(afternoon/evening),the day before yesterday,last night(year/week/month),two days ago,a moment ago,in May,in 2005,just now等表示過(guò)去的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)連用。如:
He bought the computer five years ago.這電腦是他五年前買(mǎi)的。
I was born in 1990.我出生在1990年。
2.表示在過(guò)去經(jīng)?;蚍磸?fù)發(fā)生的動(dòng)作,常和often(經(jīng)常)、always(總是)、sometimes(有時(shí))等表示頻率的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)連用。如:
We often p layed together when we were children.我們小時(shí)候常在一起玩。
He sometimes had lunch at school last month.他上個(gè)月有時(shí)在學(xué)校吃午飯。
3.表示已故的人所做的事情。如:
Ba Jin wrote a lot of novels for us.巴金寫(xiě)了很多部小說(shuō)。
4.當(dāng)句中沒(méi)有表示過(guò)去的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)時(shí),要根據(jù)上下文來(lái)判斷是否使用一般過(guò)去時(shí)。如:
—Is your mother at home now?你媽媽現(xiàn)在在家嗎?
—What did you say?你說(shuō)什么?
1.be動(dòng)詞的一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)
be動(dòng)詞過(guò)去式有兩種形式,was(am和is的過(guò)去式)和were(are的過(guò)去式)。
肯定句:主語(yǔ)+was/were+表語(yǔ)。否定句:主語(yǔ)+was/were+not+表語(yǔ)。一般疑問(wèn)句:Was/Were+主語(yǔ)+表語(yǔ)?
肯定回答:Yes,主語(yǔ)+was/were.否定回答:No,主語(yǔ)+wasn’t/weren’t。如:
She was late for school yesterday afternoon.
She was not late for school yesterday afternoon.
—Was she late for school yesterday afternoon?
—Yes,she was./No,she wasn’t.
特殊疑問(wèn)句:特殊疑問(wèn)詞(作主語(yǔ)例外)+一般疑問(wèn)句?如:
When were you born?你是什么時(shí)候出生的?
2.行為動(dòng)詞的一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)
肯定句要使用動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去式,否定句和疑問(wèn)句要使用do/does的過(guò)去式did。
肯定句:主語(yǔ)+動(dòng)詞過(guò)去式+其他成分。否定句:主語(yǔ)+didn’t+動(dòng)詞原形+其他成分。一般疑問(wèn)句:Did+主語(yǔ)+動(dòng)詞原形+其他成分?
肯定回答:Yes,主語(yǔ)+did.否定回答:No,主語(yǔ)+didn’t。
We went to the park last Sunday.
We didn’t go to the park last Sunday.
Did you go to the park last Sunday?
Yes,we did./No,we didn’t.
特殊疑問(wèn)句:特殊疑問(wèn)詞(作主語(yǔ)例外)+一般疑問(wèn)句?如:
When did you go the park?
一般過(guò)去時(shí)的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去式形式。動(dòng)詞過(guò)去式的構(gòu)成分規(guī)則變化和不規(guī)則變化兩種形式,規(guī)則變化遵循以下原則:
1.一般情況下直接在動(dòng)詞后加-ed。如:p lay—p layed,want—wanted.
2.在以字母e結(jié)尾的動(dòng)詞后,只加-d。如:like—liked,live—lived.
3.在以“輔音字母+y”結(jié)尾的動(dòng)詞后,要先改y為i,再加—ed。如:study—studied,carry—carried.
4.在以重讀閉音節(jié)結(jié)尾,且末尾只有一個(gè)輔音字母的動(dòng)詞后,要雙寫(xiě)最后一個(gè)輔音字母,再加-ed。如:p lan—p lanned,stop—stopped.
不規(guī)則變化通常需要逐個(gè)記憶。如:have—had,begin—began,blow—blew,bring—brought.