过去

3.1 询问别人一周的情况

日常活动

I ate breakfast.
I watched TV.
I got up.
I went for a run.
Dad made breakfast.
I did the dishes.
I did the washing.
I ironed my clothes.
I had a job interview.
I left the house.

be 动词

be 动词有两种过去时形式：was 和 were。代词 he、she、it 和 I 使用 was，you、we 和 they 使用 were。

He was tired yesterday.
They were happy in Paris.

否定式
使用 did + not 来组成动词过去时否定式。主要动词保持原形。

They did not like London.
We did not meet John yesterday.

在英语口语中，短语 did + not 通常缩写为 didn't。

They didn't like London.
We didn't meet John yesterday.

be 动词的过去时否定式为 was not 和 were not，对应的缩写形式分别为 wasn't 和 weren't。

Frank was not happy in Los Angeles.
Frank wasn't happy in Los Angeles.
Oscar and Pam were not at home yesterday.
Oscar and Pam weren't at home yesterday.

过去时疑问句

在句首使用单词 did 来形成过去时疑问句。did 后使用主要动词的原形。不得在动词词尾后加 s。

Did he go to Shanghai?
Did they eat dinner?

要使用 be 动词组成过去时疑问句，请将 was 或 were 置于问句之首。

He was happy.
Was he happy?

过去时间的表达
'Yesterday'

I visited Carol yesterday.

'The day before yesterday'

Jack and Nancy got back from Mexico the day before yesterday.

数字 + 时间单词 + ago

We went to that new restaurant two days ago.

last + 时间单词

I worked at a supermarket last year.

JENNY: Todd, it's good to see you again. How are you doing?
TODD: Fine, Jenny! I just got back from Tokyo two days ago .
JENNY: Business trip?
TODD: Yeah.
JENNY: How was it?
TODD: It was good, but Tokyo's so busy!
JENNY: Yeah.
TODD: Oh, and I was in Kyoto last week.
JENNY: Uh-huh? And how was that?
TODD: It was incredible! So how are you?
JENNY: I'm good. I was in Chicago the day before yesterday.
TODD: Really?
JENNY: Yeah, I had dinner with Mark and Paula.
TODD: How are they doing?
JENNY: They're fine. Oh, you know they had a baby, right?
TODD: No, I didn't know.
JENNY: Yeah, it was last year .
TODD: Wow. I should call them.
JENNY: Good idea.

询问过去的事情/活动

How was Paris?
It was great!
It was terrible.
We loved it.
We hated it.

Did you go to Paris?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn't.

What was it like?
What was the wedding like?
What did he look like?

How did you like Beijing? 你有多喜欢北京？
How was your vacation? 你的假期怎么样？
How was Russia? （俄罗斯怎么样？）
How was your sister's wedding?
How was the food?
How did your sister like her cake?

语言点：谨慎使用单词 like，该词有两种不同的意思。

描述： What was it like? （它是什么样子？）
观点： How did you like it? （你有多喜欢它？）

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What time did the party finish?