1、人称代词主格作主语 + was/were + 形容词作表语
I was angry yesterday.我昨天很生气。
We were busy yesterday. 我们昨天很忙。
2、名词作主语 + was/were + 形容词作表语。注意可数名词单数
主语是专用名词(单数概念)Nick was thin before.尼克以前瘦
主语是可数名词单数时 his father was busy yesterday.他的父亲昨天忙
The book was cheap before。这本书以前很便宜。
名词复数作主语 his students were busy yesterday.他的学生昨天忙。
computers were expensive before.电脑以前很贵。
不可数名词作主语(单数概念) Oil was cheap before 以前油很便宜。(泛指所有的油)
The water was clean yesterday.昨天这水是干净的。(特指这些水
3、人称代词作主语 + was/were + 名词作表语。
注意名词可数单数问题 添加限定词、也要注意逻辑问题。尽量使用表示人的名词作表语。
You were a teacher before.你以前是一个老师。
She was a soldier before.他以前是一个士兵。
4、名词作主语 + was/were + 名词作表语。
The boss was an employee before. 这些老板以前是员工
They were a doctors before.他们以前是医生
只需要在肯定句be(was/were)后面加一个否定词Not就可以了。
I was a teacher before.
I was not a teacher before. 我以前不是一个老师。
You were great before.
You were not great before.你以前不伟大。
只需要将be动词移动到句首,最后再添加问号?就可以了。但是有时候是需要根据实际情况,将主语的人称改变一下(人称换be也需要换),更符合逻辑。
I was a teacher before. 我以前是一个老师。
Were you a teacher before? 你以前是一个老师吗?
We were students before.我们以前是学生。
Were you students before? 你们以前是学生吗?
一般情况下,一般过去时态是需要加上表示过去的时间状语。可以直接使用一些表示过去的副词
yesterday昨天、just now刚才、the day before yesterday前天、before以前
I was hunger just now.我刚才饿了。
大部分表示过去的时间状语,都是由介词或者副词跟其他词语构成的。
由副词ago(…前)构成,在ago前面加上表示时间的词语。
One/a/an + 表示时间名词的单数 + ago
One hour ago 一个小时前
Three days ago 三天前
I was busy three days ago. 我三天前忙
In 2018 = 2018 年
I was young in 2018. 2018年 我很年轻。
由副词 last (上一个)后面加上表示时间的词语 Last + 表示时间的单数
Last hour 上一小时、Last week 上一周、Last month 上个月
Last night. 昨天晚上、Last autumn 去年秋天
I was run last morning 我昨天早上跑步。
She was busy last week.她上周忙。
This/that + 表示时间的名词单数有时候也可以表达过去的时间概念
this可以今天的某个片段,that可以指之前某天
This morning. 今天早上(已经不是早上了)
I was tired this morning.我今天早上忙死了。
直接将谓语动词变化为过去式就可以了,但是如果主语为可数名词时,要注意名词的变化规则/
人称代词主格 + 不及物动词过去式 + 过去的时间状语
I cried last morning
We worked three days ago. 我们三天前工作。
She ran this noon.她今天中午跑步了。
My father slept last night.我的父亲昨晚睡觉。
The boy swam five hours ago. 这个男孩在五个小时前游泳
人称代词主格 + 及物动词过去式 + 宾语 + 过去的时间状语
I bought the book last day. 我昨天买书。
You borrowed money yesterday 你昨天借钱。
名词 + 及物动词过去式 + 宾语 + 过去的时间状语
Your friend bought the book last day.
His friend broke his cellphone yesterday. 他的朋友昨天把他的手机打烂了。
在句首加助动词did,并把动词变为原型,有时候需要根据逻辑需要把人称变一下。
I bought the book last day.我昨天买了这本书
Did you buy the book last day?你昨天买了这本书吗?
在谓语动词前面加助动词did的否定式 did not,并且将谓语动词变为原型
I bought the book last day.我昨天买了这本书。
I did not buy the book last day.我昨天没有买这本书。
I was、you were、she/he/it was 、we were、 they were 单数was复数were
表示时间的名词:second 秒、minute 分、hour 小时、morning 早上、noon 中午、afternoon 下午、 evening 傍晚、night 夜晚
Day 天、year 年、week 周、Month 月、season 季度