一般过去时英语动词时态详解

1、The Old Cat An old woman had a cat.The cat was very old; she could not run quickly,and she could not bite,because she was so old.One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse.But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away,because the cat could not bite i

2、t.Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse.She began to hit the cat.The cat said,"Do not hit your old servant.I have worked for you for many years,and I would work for you still,but I am too old.Do not be unkind to the old,but remember what good work the old

3、 did when they were young." 【译文】 老猫 一位老妇有只猫,这只猫很老,它跑不快了,也咬不了东西,因为它年纪太大了.一天,老猫发现一只老鼠,它跳过去抓这只老鼠,然而,它咬不住这只老鼠.因此,老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了,因为老猫咬不了它.于是,老妇很生气,因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死.她开始打这只猫,猫说：“不要打你的老仆人,我已经为你服务了很多年,而且还愿意为你效劳,但是,我实在太老了,对年纪大的不要这么无情,要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情.”英语动词时态详解：一般过去时一、一般过去时的定义一般过去时表示过去某一时候或某一段时间所发生了的事情或存在的状态。常与

4、过去时间yesterday, this morning, just now, a moment ago, in May, last night / year / week, once upon a time, the other day, in the past 等连用。如：What did you do yesterday? 昨天你干了什么？I met Lin Tao this morning. 今天上午我会到了林涛。I was there a moment ago. 刚才我在那儿。 二、一般过去时的应用1. 一般过去时表示过去(1) 表示过去发生的动作或存在的状态：He bought th

5、e computer five years ago. 这电脑是他五年前买的。It was then a small fishing village那时它只是一个小渔村。(2) 表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作：We often played together when we were children我们小时候常在一起玩。注：表过去习惯性的动词，也可用used to或would：He used to go to work by bus. 他过去常乘公共汽车去上班。2. 一般过去时表示现在(1) 在宾语从句中，由于时态呼应的关系，可用一般过去时表示现在：I didnt know you were h

6、ere. 我不知道你在这儿。(were实际上指现在)I didnt know you were so busy我没想到你这么忙。(were实际上指现在)(2) 表示客气委婉的现在I wondered if you were free this evening. 不知您今晚是否有空。I thought you might like some flowers. 我想您也许想要些花。注：能这样有的动词主要限于want, wonder, think, hope, intend等少数动词。(3) 用于某些特殊结构中表示现在Its time we started. 我们该动身了。I wish I knew

7、 his name. 要是我知道他的名字就好了。Id rather you lived closer to us. 我希望你能住得离我们近点。注：该用法主要用于its time, I wish, Id rather, if only, as if, as though 等少数结构后接从句的情形，其中有些结构后面的句子还可用一般过去时表示将来：Id rather you come next Monday. 我宁愿你下周星期一来。另外表主观想法的虚拟条件句也用一般过去时表示现在：If I had the money now Id buy a car. 假若我现在有钱，我就买辆小汽车。三、一般过去时

8、对谓语动词的要求一般过去时的谓语动词要用动词的过去式。动词过去式的构成分规则变化和不规则变化两种形式，不规则变化通常需要逐个记忆，规则变化则遵循以下原则：(1) 一般在动词后加-ed。如：playplayed, climb-climbed, offeroffered, weighweighed, destroy destroyed, signsigned.(2) 在以字母e结尾的动词后，只加-d。如：likeliked, hate hated, provideprovided, datedated。(3) 在以“辅音字母+y”结尾的动词后，则改y为i，再加ed。如：study studied,

9、 worry-worried, supplysupplied, , (4) 在以单短元音的重读闭音节结尾且，末尾只有一个辅音字母的动词后，双写最后一个辅音字母，再加-ed。如：planplanned, stop-stopped, shop-shopped, referreferred, regretregretted, banbanned.四、特别说明有些动词的过去时，如：expect, hope, intend, plan, wanted 等一般过去时，后接不定式的完成时；或它们的过去完成时接不定式的一般式，都可表示过去未曾实现的意图、打算或希望。如：I hoped to have been

10、 invited to his wedding party. I had hoped to be invited to his wedding ceremony. 我本希望他来邀请我参加他的婚礼。I intended to have joined their games. I had intended to join their games. 我本打算参加他们的比赛。 五、典型考题（附详解）1. Helen _ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband _ home.A. has left; comes B. lef

11、t; had come C. had left; came D. had left; would come解析：答案选 C。leave 应发生在 had to wait 这个过去动作之前，“过去的过去”用过去完成时; 后一空用一般过去时表示过去将来。2. Nancy is not coming tonight.But she _!A. promises B. promised C. will promise D. had promised解析：答案选 B。“但她曾经答应要来的”，过去的许诺，故用一般过去时。3. You havent said a word about my new coat,

12、 Brenda. Do you like it?Im sorry I _ anything about it sooner. I certainly think its pretty on you.A. wasnt saying B. dont say C. wont say D. didnt say解析：答案选 D。用一般过去时，指“我刚才没急于说”。4. All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness _.A. has grown B. is growing C. grew

13、D. had grown解析：答案选 C。紧张伴随等的过程而产生，应同时发生，waited 是一般过去时，grow 也用一般过去时。5. I thought Jim would say something about his school report, but he _ it.A. doesnt mention B. hadnt mentioned C. didnt mention D. hasnt mentioned解析：答案选 C。只描述过去所发生的情况，但没有强调对现在的影响，用一般过去时。6. I _ while reading the English textbook. Lucki

14、ly, my roommate woke me up in time!A. had fallen asleep B. have fallen asleep C. fell asleep D. fall asleep解析：答案选 C。描写过去发生的情况用一般过去时。7. Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people _ to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.A. begin B. began C. have begun D. had begun解

15、析：答案选 B。when引导的是一个非限制性定语从句，when指20世纪90年代初，当然用一般过去时。8. I hear Jane has gone to the Holy Island for her holiday.Oh, how nice! Do you know when she _?A. was leaving B. had left C. has left D. left解析：答案选 D。因为Jane已经度假去了，“离开”此地就当然是在此之前的过去某个时间了，所以用一般过去时，选D。另外，when通常都不与完成时连用，排除B和C，A也与语境不符。9. I _ you not to

16、move my dictionary-now I cant find it.A. asked B. ask C. was asking D. had asked解析：答案选 A。由now可知前句的意思是：我曾经叫你不要搬动我的词典的 (你偏不听)。“叫”是在过去发生的动作，用一般过去时。10. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, _ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck.A. was B. were C. had been D. would be解析：答案选 A。由when t

17、he earthquake struck可知，要用一般过去时，排除C和D; 又因为主语是单数the teacher，所以只有A正确。11. The discussion _ alive when an interesting topic was brought in.A. was coming B. had come C. has come D. came解析：答案选 D。由whenwas brought in可知，come也是过去发生的事，用一般过去时。句意是：当引入一个有趣的话题时，那场讨论又变得活跃起来。12. She _her hairstyle in her hometown bef

18、ore she came to Chongqing for a better job.A. would change B. has changed C. changed D. was changing解析：答案选 C。由came可知，她已来重庆了，而改变发型是在来重庆之前，即过去的过去，按理要用过去完成时，但before已经表明紧接着发生的先后两个动作，所以也可用一般过去时，所以选C。13. What we used to think _ impossible now does seem possible.A. is B. was C. has been D. will be解析：答案选 B。

19、根据句中的used to可知，空格处应填一般过去时。句意为：我们过去认为不可能的现在都似乎有可能成为现实。14. It is said that the early European playing-cards _ for entertainment and education.A. were being designed B. have designed C. have been designed D. were designed解析：答案选 D。解答此题的关键是要抓住early这一形容词。early European playing-cards的意思是“早期欧洲人玩的扑克牌”，既然是“早期

20、”，肯定就是过去的事了，所以用一般过去时。15. I _ in London for many years, but Ive never regretted my final decision to move back to China.()A. lived B. was living C. have lived D. had lived解析：答案选 A。许多同学一看到后面的have never regretted为现在完成时，同时选项C也是现在完成时，结果滥用时态呼应，将答案误选C。其实，此题的最佳答案是A。句中but后的句子告诉我们，说话者现在已搬回了上海，所以他住在伦敦应属于过去的事情，

21、故应用一般过去时。16. Eliza remembers everything exactly as if _ yesterday.A. was happening B. happens C. has happened D. happened解析：答案选 D。根据句中的yesterday可知，要用一般过去时。17. I _ along the street looking for a place to park when the accident _.A. went; was occurring B. went; occurred C. was going; occurred D. was g

22、oing; had occurred解析：答案选 C。第一空用过去进行时，表示过去正在发生的情况; 第二空用一般过去时，表示过去突然发生的一件事。18. My cousin went to Canada two yours ago. He _ there for a few months and then went to America.A. worked B. would work C. would be working D. has been working解析：答案选 A。注意句中的三个动作：去加拿大在那儿住了几年然后去了美国。由于前后两个动作用的都是一般过去时，显然中间的“在那儿住了几

23、年”应用一般过去时。19. As the years passed, many occasionsbirthdays, awards, graduations _ with Dads flowers.A. are marked B. were marked C. have marked D. had marked解析：答案选 B。由于句中增加了插入成分birthdays, awards, graduations，使得句子的主语与谓语were marked分离，从而增加了考生对句子理解的难度。根据句意，空格处应填被动语态; 再根据句中的passed的时态特点可知，空格处也应用一般过去时，故选B。

24、20. Ouch! You hurt me!I am sorry. But I _ any harm. I _ to drive a rat out.A. didnt mean; tried B. dont mean; am tryingC. havent meant; tried D. didnt mean; was trying解析：答案选 D。对于刚刚发生的情况，要用一般过去时或过去进行时。答语的意思是：对不起。但我不是有意要弄伤你，我是在把一只老鼠赶出去。21. I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I _ there sever

25、al years ago.A. are going B. had been C. went D. have been解析：C。根据句末的several years ago可知，此处应用一般过去时。22. They _ two free tickets to Canada, otherwise theyd never have been able to afford to go.()A. had got B. got C. have got D. get解析：答案选 B。句子前半句讲的是过去的事实，用一般过去时; 后半句讲的是对过去情况的假设，故用了would never have been这样

26、的形式。 23. The play had already been on for quite some time when we _ at the New Theatre.A. have arrived B. arrived C. had arrived D. arrive解析：答案选 B。由于句中的had already been用的是过去完成时，而根据句意，arrive显然应发生在其后，故要用一般过去时。全句意为：当我们到达新剧院时，戏已经演了好一会儿了。24. When I called you this morning, nobody answered the phone. Wher

27、e _?A. did you go B. have you gone C. were you D. had you been解析：C。句子的前半句说上午打电话时没有人接电话，而后半句问对方当时在什么地方。显然，句子前后两部分的时间应一致，即用一般过去时。25. The hotel wasnt particularly good. But I _ in many worse hotels.A. was staying B. stayed C. would stay D. had stayed解析：D。根据The hotel wasnt particularly good这一句中的一般过去时可推知

28、stay in many worse hotels要用过去完成时，因为它发生在wasnt之前。26. I called Hnnah many times yesterday evening, but I couldnt get through. Her brother _ on the phone all the time!A. was talking B. has been talking C. has talked D. talked解析：A。I called和I couldnt get through用的都是一般过去时，而talk on the phone这一动作正是发生在I could

29、nt get through期间，故要用过去进行时。27. We first met on a train in 2000. We both felt immediately that we _ each other for years.A. knew B. have known C. had known D. know解析：答案选 C。根据主句中的felt可知，其后的宾语从句应用过去时态，故可排除B和D；再根据语境和句中的for years可知用过去完成时比用一般过去时更佳。28. Have you known Dr. Jackson for a long time?Yes, since s

30、he _ the Chinese Society.A. has joined B. joins C. had joined D. joined解析：答案选 D。since she join the Chinese Society为I have known Dr. Jackson since she join the Chinese Society之省略。连词since所搭配的时态通常是：主句用现在完成时，从句用一般过去时。29. If you dont like the drink you _ just leave it and try a different one.A. ordered B

31、. are ordering C. will order D. had ordered解析：答案选 A。句子的意思是：如果你不喜欢你点的饮料，把它放在一边，另外试一种。根据此句意可知，“点饮料”已经发生了，否则怎么知道自己不喜欢呢？所以空格处用一般过去时。又如：I accelerated and left the other cars behind. 我加速行驶，把其他的车子抛在后面。He asked her to marry him and she accepted him. 他向她求婚，她同意了。30. Have you known Dr Jackson for a long time?Y

32、es, since she _ the Chinese Society.()A. has joined B. joins C. had joined D. joined解析：答案选 D。since she join the Chinese Society为I have known Dr. Jackson since she join the Chinese Society之省略。连词since所搭配的时态通常是：主句用现在完成时，从句用一般过去时。31. If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it _ a

33、ll day.A. rained B. rains C. has rained D. is raining解析：答案选 A。本题使用了虚拟语气作为命题背景，且该虚拟语气谈的是过去情况（根据句中的had been和could have had可知），句意为“要是（当时）天气好一点，我们就可以去野餐了”。该虚拟语气的言外之意是“（由于天气不好）我们没有去野餐”。为什么没去呢？but后说的就是其原因：整天都在下雨。以上综合以上语境分析，空格处只能填一般过去时。32. Did you go to the show last night?Yeah. Every boy and girl in the a

34、rea _ invited.A. were B. have been C. has been D. was解析：答案选 D。此题既考查时态的用法，同时又考查主语一致。根据问句中的时态和last night这一短语可知，此处谈的是昨晚的事，故应用一般过去时，而不用现在完成时。另外，根据英语语法，当两个或多个名词并列作主语，且受到every的修饰时，其后谓语动词要用单数。故答案选D。33. He _ football regularly for many years when he was young.A. was playing B. played C. has played D. had pl

35、ayed解析：答案选 B。根据句中的when he was young可知，主句时态宜用一般过去时，句意为：他在年轻时经常踢球，并踢过许多年。34. I dont believe youve already finished reading the bookI _ it to you this morning!A. would lend B. was lending C. had lent D. lent解析：答案选 D。根据句末的this morning可知，空格处应填一般过去时。35. You speak very good French!Thanks. I _ French in Sic

36、huan University for four years.A. studied B. study C. was studying D. had studied解析：答案选 A。根据句意及句中时间状语for four years可推知，空格处该用一般过去时或现在完成时；由于选项中没有现在完成时，故用一般过去时。36. The food here is nice enough. My friend _ me a right place.A. introduces B. introduced C. had introduced D. was introducing解析：答案选 B。根据对话内容可

37、知，此刻说话者就在其朋友介绍的那个餐馆用餐，所以其朋友给他们介绍这家餐馆肯定是在此之前，故用一般过去时。即选B。顺便说一句，这道题中的My friend introduced me a right place有两处惯用法问题：一是introduce习惯上不接双宾语；二是introduce表示“介绍”时，主要用于介绍两个不认识的互相认识，或是向听众或观众宣布并介绍演讲者或广播、节目等的细节。此句中的“介绍”其实是指“推荐”，故应用recommend，即应改为：My friend recommended me a right place.37. Edward, you play so well.

38、But I _ you played the piano.A. didnt know B. hadnt known C. dont know D. havent known解析：答案选 A。根据句意可知，说话者是“过去”不知道，现在已经知道了，因此句子用一般过去时。句意为：爱德华，你弹得太好了。但我之前不知道你会弹钢琴。又如：Hello! I didnt know you were in London. How long have you been here? 你好! 我之前不知道你在伦敦。你在这里多久了?38. Scientists have many theories about how

39、the universe _ into being.A. came B. was coming C. had come D. would come解析：答案选 A。根据常识可知，宇宙的形成是发生在过去，故用一般过去时。句意为：关于宇宙如何形成科学家们有很多推测。又如：When did the world come into being? 世界是何时开始存在的?39. When I talked with my grandma on the phone, she sounded weak, but by the time we _ up, her voice had been full of l

40、ife.A. were hanging B. had hung C. hung D. would hang 解析：答案选 C。从逻辑上说，当我在电话里和奶奶聊天时，她的声音听起来很虚弱；但到我们要挂电话时，她的声音又充满朝气。从逻辑上说，应该是“奶奶的声音又充满朝气”在先，“我们挂断电话”在后，如果是反过来的话，那说话者就无法听知道“奶奶的声音又充满朝气”之回事了。所以“挂断电话”应用一般过去时。另外，由于by the time后接的定语从句通常要用一般现在时代替一般将来时，用一般过去时代替过去将来时，所以选项D不能选。40. I was out of town at the time, so

41、 I dont know exactly how it _.A. was happening B. happened C. happens D. has happened解析：答案选 B。根据前面句中的一般过去时was可知，事情发生在过去，所以happen也宜用一般过去时。句意为：当时我不在镇上，所以我不是很清楚事情是怎么发生的。41. What do you think of the movie?Its fantastic. The only pity is that I _ the beginning.A. missed B. had missed C. miss D. would miss解析：答案选 A。根据问句的意思（你觉得这部电影如何）可知，答话者已看了这部电影，所以“错过电影的开头”应用一般过去时。42. Ive got to go now.()Must you? I _ you could stay for dinner with us.A. think B.