一般过去时
一般过去时的构成：一般过去时是用动词的过去式来表示。
His words fetched a laugh from all present. I did not sleep well last night.
Did you direct the tourist to the hotel?
一、be的一般过去时：
be的过去时有四巧：
一是时间状语巧，表示过去的短语要记牢；二是形式巧，单数was，复数were；
三巧是否定句结构，not紧跟was／were；四是疑问句式巧，was／were向前跑(提前)。【一巧】时间状语（即标志词）巧。一般过去时表示过去发生的动作或存在的状态，恰巧
与表示过去的一些时间状语连用。
【二巧】形式巧。它与一般现在时一样，形式多样：
当主语是第一人称单数或第三人称单数时，谓语动词用was；
主语是第二人称或其他人称复数时，谓语动词用were。
例如：I was in the classroom yesterday morning．He was at school last Tuesday．
They were over there a moment ago．
【三巧】否定句结构巧。
与动词be的一般现在时一样，它在动词后面加not即可变成否定句，并且was, were与not可以缩写成wasn't, weren't。
即：主语＋wasn't／weren't ＋表语＋其他
例如：I was not (＝wasn't) here yesterday．
My parents were not (＝weren't) at home last Sunday．
【四巧】疑问句式巧。把was, were提到句首，句末用问号即可变为一般疑问句。
即：Was(Were) ＋主语＋表语＋其他？
例如：Were you at home the day before yesterday﹖Was she late this morning﹖
肯定回答用“Yes, 主语＋was／were．”；否定回答用“No,主语＋wasn't／weren't．”。
例如：--Were Wei Hua and Han Mei here just now﹖--Yes, they were．(No, they weren't．) 二、一般过去时的用法
（一）一般过去时的基本用法
a.表示过去某个特定时间发生的动作或存在的状态
例如：He suddenly fell ill yesterday. The engine stopped because the fuel was used up.
注意：在一般过去时的句子中，通常都要有表示过去的时间状语。
判断题：
I visited the Palace Museum. I visited the Palace Museum last year.
I have visited the Palace Museum.
b. 表示过去经常发生的动作或存在的状态
例如：I wrote home once a week at college.
He was already in the habit of reading widely in his boyhood.
提示：表示过去的习惯性动作，除了用过去式外，还可以用used to或would来表示。
例如：She used to study late into the night when she was in Senior Three.
He would sit for hours doing nothing.
c. 表示过去连续发生的一系列动作
例如：She entered the room, picked up a magazine and looked through it carefully.
The students got up early in the morning,and then read English aloud in the open air.
d. 在时间、条件状语从句中表示过去将要发生的动作
例如：We would not leave until the teacher came back.
She told me she would not go if it rained the next day.
（二）一般过去时的特殊用法
a. 在虚拟语气中表示现在或将来时间的动作或状态
例如：It's time we went. I wish I were twenty years younger.
I would rather you didn't do anything for the time being.
b. 在口语中，一般过去时往往显示委婉客气。
例如：I wondered if you could give me a hand. Might I come and see you tonight?
（三）一般现在时和一般过去时的比较
一般现在时要和现在时间相联系，而一般过去时和说话的“现在”不相联系。
例如：His father is a film director. His father was a film director.
How do you like the novel? How did you like the novel?
一、单项选择：从下列各题后所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。
( )1．My father_________ill yesterday．
A.isn't
B.aren't
C.wasn't
D.weren't
( )2．________your parents at home last week﹖
A.Is
B.Was
C.Are
D.Were
( )3．The twins_______in Dalian last year．They_________here now．
A.are; were
B.were; are
C.was; are
D.were; was
( )4．______your father at work the day_______yesterday﹖
A.Was; before
B.Is; before
C.Was; after
D.Is; after
( )5．--Who was on duty last Friday﹖--_________．
A.I am
B.I was
C.Yes, I was
D.No, I wasn't
( )6. I cleaned my classroom ________.
A.with three hours
B.three hours ago
C.in three hours
D.three hours before ( ) 7. I came _____ my house two days ago .
A.back on
B.back to
C.to back
D.back
( ) 8 . --_________? --He did some reading at home.
A.What does your father do yesterday evening
B.What does your brother do in the school
C. What did your brother do over the weekend
D.Where did your brother go last Sunday ( ) 9. --What did you do ________ ? -- I went to the movies.
A. next morning
B.over the weekend
C.in the weekend
D.next Monday
( ) 10. The koala sleeps _______，but gets up _________.
A.during the day; at the evening
B.at day ;during night
C.in the day ;during the evening
D.during the day ; at night
二、改写句子
1、Lucy did her homework at home.（改否定句）Lucy ________ _______ her homework at home.
2、He found some meat in the fridge（冰箱）.（变一般疑问句)
___________ he __________ ___________ meat in the fridge?
3、There was some orange in the cup.（变一般疑问句)_______ there _______ orange in the cup?
4. Frank read an interesting book about history. （一般疑问句）
_______ Frank _______ an interesting book about history?
5. Why not go out for a walk? （同义句）_______ ________ ________ out for a walk?
6. Thomas spent RMB 10 on this book. （否定句）Thomas______ _____RMB 10 on this book.
7. My family went to the beach last week. （划线提问）
________ ________ ________ family _______ last week?
8. I think she i s Lily’s sister. （否定句。注意否定转移）____________________
9. Sally often does some reading in the morning. （否定句）
Sally _______ often ______ some reading in the morning.
10.He is a tall, thin boy. （划线提问）_______ _______ he _______ ________?
