【考点3】一般过去时的用法考查
一般过去时主要有以下用法:1、表示过去某时发生的动作或情况(包括习惯性动作)。常见的时间状语有:yesterday, last night/week, a month ago/ ten years ago和具体的过去时间in 1990, in 2006等。例如:She often came to help me when I was in trouble. 2、发生的时间不是很清楚,但实际上是过去发生的。例如:How nice to see you here! I thought you were out.
要注意区分一般过去时和过去进行时。一般过去时表示过去发生的事情,侧重结果;而过去进行时只表示过去某段时间正在进行的动作,而不涉及结果。例如:He was writing a letter last night.(不知道是否写完了) / He wrote a letter last night. (结果写完了)
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1. Simon________ his fingers when he was cooking the dinner. (2007年盐城)
A. burnt B. was burning C. has burnt D. had burnt
简析:A。burn此处为瞬间动词,表示"烫着","当他在做饭的时候,他烫着了手指",一般过去时在此处表示结果。
2.I'm sorry you have missed the bus. It_________ five minutes ago.
What a pity! (2006年徐州)
A. was leaving B. has left C. left D. leaves
简析:C。根据"five minutes ago"可知是指过去的事情,且表示的是结果,用一般过去时。
3.Mr. Johnson, we have found your watch.
My watch!Thank you. Where____ it?(2006年绍兴)
A. do you find B. have you found C. did you find D. were you finding
简析:C。"发现"的动作为过去的事情,表示过去的结果,故用一般过去时。