1、be動詞的一般過去式Past Simple of “be”,主講人：王潔 石嘴山實驗中學,Lets start with a story,Once upon a time, there was a girl named Snow White.,In her kingdom, many people were familiar with her because she was the most beautiful and lovely girl in the world.,One day, she was given a big, red apple and ate it,However, to

2、day we will focus on the grammar in the story, but not the story itself.,Lets see the sentences in the story: 1. Once, there was a girl named Snow White. 2. In her kingdom, many people were familiar with her because she was the most beautiful and lovely girl in the world. 3. One day, she was given a

3、 big, red apple and ate it,Question: Do you notice the word “was & were”? Why do we use “was & were” here?,be動詞的一般過去式（Past Simple of “be”）,1. be動詞表達意義 be動詞的一般過去時態(tài)表示人或物在過去情況或存在的狀態(tài)。 E.g. 1. Jim was thirteen last year. 2. They were busy yesterday.,The things happened in the past.,future,now,past,The Si

4、mple Past Tense,A diagram may help to illustrate the problem:,Note: 在英語中，時間的變化是由動詞變化體現出來的,They were popular.,One more example:,They are popular.,2. be動詞的變化,Note: am, is的過去式是was, are的過去式是were.,3. be動詞構成的句式,3.1 肯定句 主語+be動詞過去式+其他 e.g. I am busy. (一般現在時) I was busy. (一般過去時),Note: 單數用was，復數用were.,3.2 否定句

5、 主語+was/were+not+其他 e.g. I am not busy. (一般現在時) I wasnt (was not) busy. (一般過去時),3.3 一般疑問句 Was/Were+主語+其他？ e.g. 1. Are you busy? (一般現在時) 2. Were you busy? (一般過去時),15,4. be動詞的過去式有四巧,時間狀語巧 ：,形式巧 ：,否定句結構巧 ：,疑問句式巧 ：,表示過去的短語要記牢；,單數was，復數were；,not緊跟was / were；,was / were向前跑（提前）。,am , is 過去式 was 否定式 was not / wasnt are 過去式 were 否定式 were not /werent,5.1 be動詞的一般過去時的用法,5. 小結,5.2 be動詞的一般過