“中国人说话没有时态!”老外们总是发出这样的感慨。的确,和汉语相比,英语的时态变多格外明显。下面就给大家介绍三种常用的过去时态。下次说话记得用时态,不然就分外洋泾浜啦!
I.过去进行时
概念:表示过去某段时间或某一时刻正在发生或进行的行为或动作。
时间状语:at this time yesterday, at that time或以when引导的谓语动词是一般过去时的时间状语等。
基本结构:was/were + doing
否定形式:was/were + not + doing.
一般疑问句:把was或were放于句首。
例句:At that time she was working in a PLA unit.
When he came in, I was reading a newspaper.
II.过去完成时
概念:以过去某个时间为标准,在此以前发生的动作或行为,或在过去某动作之前完成的行为,即“过去的过去”。
时间状语:before, by the end of last year(term, month…),etc.
基本结构:had + done.
否定形式:had + not + done.
一般疑问句:had放于句首。
例句:As soon as we got to the station, the train had left.
By the end of last month, we had reviewed four books
III.过去将来时
概念:立足于过去某一时刻,从过去看将来,常用于宾语从句中。
时间状语:the next day(morning, year…),the following month(week…),etc.
基本结构:was/were/going to + do;would/should + do.
否定形式:was/were/not + going to + do; would/should + not + do.
一般疑问句:was或were放于句首;would/should 提到句首。
例句:He said he would go to Beijing the next day.
I asked who was going there.
通过简单的例句,你也明白英语时态的变化了吗?最好的办法还是自己造句,把句子背下来的同时这些时态也会烂熟于心啦!