1.表示过去发生的动作或存在的状态,常与表示过去时间的副词如:yesterday,
last week, two hours ago等连用。
My family moved here five
years ago.我家五年前搬到了这里。
I was born in
1973.我生于1973年。
2.表示过去一段时间经常或反复发生的动作。这时可与频度副词如:often,
usually, always等连用。
He always worked into night
those days.那些日子他总是工作到深夜。
I often left on business in
1987.1987年我经常出差。
表示“过去经常,而今不再”时,要用used to。如:
I used to read newspaper after breakfast.
我过去经常早饭后看报纸。(意指现在已不是这样)
The children often swam in this
river. 孩子们过去经常在这条河里游泳。
3.表示过去发生的一连串动作。
He put down the heavy box,
took out the keys, and opened the door.
他放下这沉重的箱子,掏出钥匙开了房门。
过去发生的一连串动作,若用and, or,
but等并列连词连接,则一律用过去式。
They moved the chairs to the table, sat down and began to
have supper.
他们把椅子搬到桌边,坐下开始吃饭。
4.在时间和条件状语从句中,用一般过去时表示过去将来的动作。
He said that he would let
me know as soon as he got the information.
他说他一得到消息就立即让我知道。
Mary told me that she would
stay at home if it rained.玛丽告诉我如果下雨她就呆在家里。
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