Simple past tense I To learn the form

Simple past tense (I)

To learn the form and the usages of the simple past tense To use the simple past tense to talk about the past things properly

New words and expression ago adv. 以前 the day before 前天 yesterday centimetre n. (=cm) <英>厘米，公分 <美>centimeter dodo n. 渡渡鸟

一、什么情况下使用一般过去时? 1. We use the simple past tense to talk about things in the past.

Last Sunday, they went to the park again. 上个星期天, 她们又去了那儿。

Look at the following sentences. 1. Then I arrived home at six o'clock yesterday evening. (新概念 1 L 71) 2. Last week Mrs. Mills went to London. (新概念 1 L 73) 3. I was there in March. (新概念 1 L 85) 4. I brought it here three days ago. (新 概念 1 L 87) 5. They were very easy. (新概念 1 L 103)

Sentences from this unit: 1. I saw one yesterday. 2. One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. As usual, they sat down under a tree. 3. Suddenly, they heard a whisper from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but saw nothing. 4. They left the park quickly. 5. Later that day, they took the little cat to the animal centre.

2. We form the simple past tense by adding ‘-ed ’ to regular verbs. 提示：一般过去时常与表示过去的 时间状语连，如：yesterday, last night, a month ago, yesterday afternoon, last week, ten years ago

写出下列动词的过去式。 want— wanted talk like — liked — talked worry — worried try — tried stop — stopped

与原形一样, 没 1 有变化 2 3 cost-cost put-put 改变了元音 write-wrote know-knew 改变了辅音 make-made spend-spent 元音和辅音都变 4 化了 leave-left teach-taught

Infinitive am is are begin break bring build buy can Past tense was were began broke brought built bought could Infinitive catch come do draw drink drive eat fall Past tense caught came did drew drank drove ate fell

2) 否定句 主语 + didn’t +谓语动原形 …… I didn’t go to the park yesterday morning. He didn’t hear a whisper. They didn’t find anything in the bushes.

3)一般疑问句 Did +主语+谓语动原形……? Yes, 代词+did. / No, 代词+ didn’t. Did you go to the park yesterday morning? Yes, I did. Did he hear a whisper? No, he didn’t.

Finish Part A on page 62. replied 9. leave _____ left 1. started ______ 5. reply _____ 2. loved _____ 6. say said ____ 10. tell told _____ 3. played ______ 7. meet met _____ 11. stand _____ stood 4. planned ______ 8. hear ______ heard 12. bring brought

Finish Part B on page 62. This morning, we _____ went (go) to the Fun got (get) to World Museum. When we ____ the museum, there _____ were (be) a lot of people there. We _____ spent (spend) three hours in the museum. I ____ took (take) a lot of photos. Some of us _______ bought (buy) cards of the animals there. We _____ came (come) back to school at 1 p. m. We ____ had (have) a great time!

Finish Part C on page 62. Millie: We _____ went (go) to the Fun World Museum was the day before yesterday, Daniel. It ____ (be) so interesting! Daniel: Really? Tell me all about it. Millie: OK. We ____ saw (see) a small monkey, only 11 centimetres tall. Daniel: That’s amazing! What else? Millie: We also learnt _____ (learn) about some strange birds like dodos. They _____ lived (live) on the earth a long time ago. Daniel: That’s cool!

Do more exercises. She waited for me. He watched TV. Micky danced happily. He played basketball. She went to school.

改写句子。 1. Lucy did her homework at home. (改否定句) Lucy ______ didn’t ___ do her homework at home. 2. He found some meat in the fridge. (变一般疑 问句) ____ Did he ____ find ____ any meat in the fridge? 3. She stayed there for a week. (对划线部分提问) ____ How ____ long ___ did she ____ stay there? 4. There was some orange in the cup. (变一般疑 问句) _____ orange in the cup? Was there any

1. — What do you think of the film Life of Pi? — It’s fantastic. The only pity is that I 　　 ______ the beginning of it. A. missed B. was missing C. miss D. will miss 2. There ______ a big cake and many candies at the party yesterday. A. was B. were C. is D. are

II. 选择正确答案。 1. -- What did they do last weekend? -- They ______ to the park. A. went　 B. go　 C. gone 2. -- How ______ your weekend? -- Not too bad. I stayed home and watched TV. A. was　 B. were　 C. is

3. What did you do ____ last weekend? A. in B. / C. for D. under 4. I _____ English yesterday evening. A. study B. studied C. studyed D. studies

5. Did he ____ to sleep late last night? A. went C. goes B. go D. going 6. My father _____ ill yesterday. A. isn't B. aren't C. wasn't D. weren't

7. ______ your parents at home last week? A. Is B. Was C. Are D. Were 8. The twins ______ in Dalian last year. They ______ here now. A. are; were B. were; are C. was; are D. were; was

9. _____ your uncle at work the day _____ yesterday (前天)? A. Was; before B. Is; before C. Was; after D. Is; after 10. — Who was on duty last Friday? — ______. A. I am B. I was C. Yes, I was D. No, I wasn't

11. —Was Kate at the party last night? —Yes, she ____ a really nice dress. （2013 江苏 盐城） A. is wearing B. was wearing C. would wear D. has worn 12. ---That’s a nice mobile phone. ---It is. My aunt _____ it for my last birthday. （2013 湖北武汉） A. buy B. will buy C. have bought D. bought

III. 情景对话。 were you last night? A: Where _____ stayed at home. B: I ______ A: What did you ___? do B: I ____ did nothing. I just ___ sat on a watched TV. chair and ____