1、The simple past tense By Cao YunThe frogs complaint against the Sun Once upon a time the Sun was about to take to himself a wife. The frogs in terror(驚恐地) all raised their voices to the skies, and Jupiter, disturbed by the noise, asked them what they wre croaking about(哇哇亂叫). They replied, The Sun i

2、s bad enough even while he is single, drying up our marshes(沼澤地) with his heat as he does. But what will become of us if he marries and begets(生) other Suns?The frogs complaint against the Sun Once upon a time the Sun was about to take to himself a wife. The frogs in terror(驚恐地) all raised their voi

3、ces to the skies, and Jupiter, disturbed by the noise, asked them what they were croaking about(哇哇亂叫). They replied, The Sun is bad enough even while he is single, drying up our marshes(沼澤地) with his heat as he does. But what will become of us if he marries and begets(生) other Suns?The simple past t

4、enseTime expressions: yesterday morning; last month; two weeks ago; in 2008; at the age of three; when I was young; after I did sth; just now; at that time/moment; once upon a time; long long ago;used to.Mr. Black used to be a teacher, but now he is a businessman. David watched her car until it disa

5、ppeared from view. (disappear) The simple past tenseWhen to use the simple past tense: There used to be an old theatre here. 表示過去習(xí)慣性或經(jīng)常發(fā)生的動作或存在的狀態(tài)。 I went to bed at about ten after I did my homework. 表示過去某一特定時間的情況或動作。 If I were you, I would study abroad. 虛擬語氣中表示對現(xiàn)在或?qū)淼奶摂M。 He asked me if I knew Lilys

6、 telephone number. 用于主句是過去時的賓語從句中。Exercises1. All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness . A. has grown B. is growing C. grew D. had grown2. My brother while he his bicycle and hurt himself. A. fell/was ridingB. fell/were riding C. had fallen/rodeD. had fallen/

7、was riding3. Ive finally finished my paper and it me an entire month. A. takes B. took C. was taken D. had takenThe simple past tenseRegular verbs:ask; dream; end; attend; disappearraise; complete; practise; provide; amazereply; carry; dryshop; stop; planIrregular verbs:be(am; is are) - was; were ha

8、ve,has - hadasked; dreamed; ended; attended; disappearedraised; completed; practised; provided; amazedreplied; carried; driedshopped; stopped; plannedCeline DionFor all those times you stood by meFor all the truth that you made me seeFor all the joy you brought to my lifeFor all the wrong that you m

9、ade rightFor every dream you made come trueFor all the love I found in youBecause you loved me Ill be forever thankful babyYoure the one who held me upNever let me fallYoure the one who saw me throughthrough it allYou were my strength when I was weakYou were my voice when I couldnt speakYou were my

10、eyes when I couldnt seeYou saw the best there was in meLifted me up when I couldnt reachYou gave me faith coz you believedIm everything I am because you loved meYou gave me wings and made me flyYou touched my hand I could touch the skyI lost my faith, you gave it back to meYou said no star was out o

11、f reachYou stood by me and I stood tallI had your love I had it allIm grateful for each day you gave meMaybe I dont know that muchBut I know this much is trueI was blessed because I was loved by youYou were my strength when I was weakYou were my voice when I couldnt speakYou were my eyes when I coul

12、dnt seeYou saw the best there was in meLifted me up when I couldnt reachYou gave me faith coz you believedIm everything I am because you loved meYou were always there for meThe tender wind that carried meA light in the dark shining your love into my lifeYouve been my inspirationThrough the lies you

13、were the truthMy world is a better place because of youYou were my strength when I was weakYou were my voice when I couldnt speakYou were my eyes when I couldnt seeYou saw the best there was in meLifted me up when I couldnt reachYou gave me faith coz you believedIm everything I am because you loved

14、meYou were my strength when I was weakYou were my voice when I couldnt speakYou were my eyes when I couldnt seeYou saw the best there was in meLifted me up when I couldnt reachYou gave me faith coz you believedIm everything I am because you loved meIm everything I am because you loved meCeline DionF

15、or all those times you stood by meFor all the truth that you made me seeFor all the joy you brought to my lifeFor all the wrong that you made rightFor every dream you made come trueFor all the love I found in youBecause you loved me Ill be forever thankful babyYoure the one who held me upNever let m

16、e fallYoure the one who saw me throughthrough it allYou were my strength when I was weakYou were my voice when I couldnt speakYou were my eyes when I couldnt seeYou saw the best there was in meLifted me up when I couldnt reachYou gave me faith coz you believedIm everything I am because you loved meY

17、ou gave me wings and made me flyYou touched my hand I could touch the skyI lost my faith, you gave it back to meYou said no star was out of reachYou stood by me and I stood tallI had your love I had it allIm grateful for each day you gave meMaybe I dont know that muchBut I know this much is trueI wa

18、s blessed because I was loved by youYou were my strength when I was weakYou were my voice when I couldnt speakYou were my eyes when I couldnt seeYou saw the best there was in meLifted me up when I couldnt reachYou gave me faith coz you believedIm everything I am because you loved meYou were always t

19、here for meThe tender wind that carried meA light in the dark shining your love into my lifeYouve been my inspirationThrough the lies you were the truthMy world is a better place because of you時態(tài)題綜合練習(xí)1. Lets keep to the point or we _ any decisions. A. will never reach B. have never reached C. never

20、reach D. never reached2. I know Mr Brown；we _ to each other at an international conference(會議). A. are introduced B. have been introduced C. were introduced D. had been introduced3. “Come on, Peter, I want to show you something.” “Oh, how nice of you, I _ you _ to bring me a gift.” A. never think/are goingB. never thought/ were going C. didnt think/ are goingD. hadnt thought/ were going4. I dont know when he _ , but when he _, Ill let you know. A. comes/comes B. comes/will come C. will come/comes D. will