一般過去時

    表示過去發生的動作或事件，常和表示過去的時間狀語連用，如yesterday ，
last night， the day before yesterday ， 3 days ago ……

    含有be動詞的句子，將be動詞變為過去式。am， is 的過去式為was ， are
的過去式為were：I was at the butcher's. You were a student a year ago.
The teacher was very beautiful ten years ago.

    ★變疑問句將be動詞移動到句首Were you at the butcher's ？

    Were you a student a year ago ？

    Was the teacher very beautiful ten years ago？

    ★變否定句在be動詞后面加not I was not at the butcher's. You were not
a student a year ago. The teacher was not very beautiful ten years ago.

    ★肯定回答否定回答Yes ， I was. / No， I was not. Yes ， you were.
/ No， you were not. Yes， he/she was. / No ， he/she was not.

    ★特殊疑問句What did you do ？（必背）

    不含有be動詞的句子，將動詞變為過去式：I finished my homework yesterday.
The boy went to a restaurant. The Sawyers lived at King Street a year
ago.

    ★變疑問句在句首加did ，動詞變為原型Did you finish your homework yesterday？

    Did the boy go to a restaurant？

    Did the Sawyers live at King Street a year ago？

    ★變否定句在主語和動詞之間加did not I did not finish my homework yesterday.
The boy did not go to a restaurant. The Sawyers did not live at King Street
a year ago.

    ★肯定回答及否定回答Yes ， I did. / No， I didn't. Yes， he did. /
No， he didn't. Yes ， they did. / No ， they did not.