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一般过去时
本模块我们学习一般过去时的用法和由谓语动词be构成的一般过去时的各种句式。
一、用法
一般过去时可表示过去的状态、过去的特征、过去的行为等。如:
1. The river was clean ten years ago.
2. He was kind and helpful.
3. The man was worried about his health at that time.
二、由谓语动词be构成的一般过去时的句式
★肯定句:主语+was / were+其他. 如:
1. The town was small in 1980.
2. They were strong then.
★否定句:主语+was / were+not (wasn’t / weren’t)+其他. 如:
1. The town was not (wasn’t) small in 1980.
2. They were not (weren’t) strong then.
★一般疑问句及回答:
Was / Were+主语+其他?
Yes, 主语+was / were.
No, 主语+wasn’t / weren’t. 如:
1. —Was the town small in 1980?
—Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.
2. —Were they strong then?
—Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.
【运用】Ⅰ. 将be动词与对应的过去式连线
1. am
2. is
3. are
A. were
B. was
Ⅱ. 选词填空
was, were, wasn't, weren't
1. We _______ in Guilin two weeks ago. There _______ a big festival there.
2. I _______ at the movie theatre last Saturday. But the movie _______ funny.
3. — _______ your grandparents with you last week?
—No, they _______.
4. —Where _______ Rita yesterday?
—She _______ in the hospital.
5. —_______ you busy last Friday?
—Yes. I _______ busy all the day.
Ⅲ. 句型转换
1. Simon will be in Nanjing tomorrow. (用yesterday改写句子)
Simon _______ in Nanjing _______.
2. Rachel and Toby were friends in their first school. (改为否定句)
Rachel and Toby _______ friends in their first school.
3. There were a lot of people in the supermarket just now. (改为一般疑问句并补全肯定答语)
— _______ _______ a lot of people in the supermarket just now?
—Yes, _______ _______.
4. My sister was free last weekend. (改为一般疑问句并补全否定答语)
—_______ _______ sister free last weekend?
—No, _______ _______.
5. My daughter was born in 2018. (对划线部分提问)
_______ _______ _______ daughter born?
6. Eric was ten years old last year. (对划线部分提问)
_______ _______ _______ Eric last year?
Ⅳ. 看图回答问题
Where were my family half an hour ago?
1.
(Mum)
______________________
______________________.
2.
(My brother)
______________________
______________________.
3.
(My sisters)
______________________
______________________.