一般过去表现在,将来和过去的将来,过去的过去
1. 一般过去时有时形态上为过去,实际上指现在,用过去形式乃是根据时态一致的原则:
如:They told me that the rats were a real problem around here
他们告诉我这里老鼠成灾了。
2.一般过去时有时候可以表示将来发生的事情
如: In the years to come it will be a great thing for a man to say that i died here like a hero.
在未来的岁月里,当人们说道我在这里英勇牺牲的时候,那会是多好啊!
As soon as you get it,mail it to me here.i will came on the look out .So Tom will never know it came.
你一等到它就寄给我这里,我一定留神不让汤姆知道这件事情。
3.一般过去时也可以表示过去的将来发生的事情
如: They had to leave early as they started work the next day .
他们第二天要开始工作,所以不得不早走了。
4.表示"过去的过去"的时候,如不是强调先后,因果等关系,常可用一般过去时,这种一般过时多用于从句。
如:The boy said he was sorry for what he said.
那男孩说他对他所说的话感到懊悔
(said表过去的过去,用在宾语从句中)
在英语里"过去的过去的过去"有时候也可以用一般过去时表示
如:I was told that she had lived here since her husband died
我听说她从丈夫死后就住这里.
(died 在这里表示过去的过去的过去)
5有时候,一般过去时是由所属关系决定的,它可以属于现在时态,将来时态和过去时态
①:从属现在时
如: When the ball goes out of bounds,the referee decides which player touched it last
球出了界,由裁判决定是哪个运动远使球出界的
②:从属于将来时
如: How is your mother? 你母亲身体怎么样了?
Thank you .She's pretty well,sir 谢谢,她很好,先生。
Say we sent our renenbrances,will you? 代我们致以问候,好吗?
③:从属于另一一般过去时
如:What was his name?
你刚才说他叫什么来着?(= What did you say his name was?)
今天练习:
写出动词的正确形态
1.I didn't know you (____) here (be)
我不知道你在这里。
2.He told me that school (____) the following morning.(open)
他告诉我第二天上午开学
3.Did you find the pen you (____)? (lose)
你的笔找到了吗?
4.The right to rule derives from those who (____) it.(give)
治理权来自授权人
5."I got job because i (___) a woman" she said (be)
"我得到了这个工作是因为我是女性"她说。
公布答案
1.were (were实际上指现在)
2.opened
3.lost
4.gave
5.was