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不是說(shuō)她失蹤了嗎?為什么她用過(guò)去式,極有可能因?yàn)樗浪畠阂呀?jīng)死了,才脫口而出,用了過(guò)去式。警察因此懷疑母親本人就是兇手,事實(shí)也果真如此:這位母親打自己的女兒,出手 太重,將女兒打死了,謊報(bào)女兒失蹤,她用了過(guò)去式,使警察知道她有問(wèn)題。整個(gè)案子的偵破,就在于過(guò)去式。 我們因此不能輕易用過(guò)去式,但我們也千萬(wàn)要注意,該用過(guò)去式的時(shí)候,一定要用過(guò)去式,以下句子都是錯(cuò)的: * I go to school yesterday. * I see a movie last night. * My mother es to see me last month. * I eat three apples this morning. * He is happy yesterday. 以上句子的正確寫(xiě)法是: I went to school yesterday. I saw a movie last night. My mother came to see me last month. I ate three apples this morning. He was happy yesterday. 【練習(xí)五】 將以下中文句子翻成英文,全部用過(guò)去式: 。 。 。 。 寫(xiě)了一封信給你。 大家論壇 8 。 。 。 。 。 【練習(xí)六】 將下列的句子譯成英文句子,有的用現(xiàn)在式,有的用過(guò)去式: 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 【練習(xí)七】 將以下句子譯成英文,用現(xiàn)在式,現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行式或過(guò)去式: 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 ( work hard)。 。 。 3167。2 過(guò)去進(jìn)行式 過(guò)去進(jìn)行式和現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行式有點(diǎn)類(lèi)似,只是 verb to be 要用過(guò)去式的??墒怯幸稽c(diǎn)不同,過(guò)去進(jìn)行式,很少單獨(dú)用的,而常和另一句子一齊用。 舉例來(lái)說(shuō)以下的中文句子: 我昨天去看你的時(shí)候,你正在打籃球,如譯成中文,就是 You were playing basketball when I went to see you yesterday. 以下是典型的過(guò)去進(jìn)行式用法 I was taking a bath when you called. I was watching TV when you came to see me. They were dancing when the teacher came in. They were singing in the station when the train arrived. Mr. Brown was cleaning his house when his son came home. 總而言之,過(guò)去進(jìn)行式通常牽涉到幾件事,這兩件事同時(shí)發(fā)生,其中一件事用過(guò)去式,另一件事用過(guò)去進(jìn)行式 【練習(xí)八】 將以下句子譯成英文,其中一部份使用過(guò)去 進(jìn)行式: ,天在下雨。 ,他在看報(bào)( read newspaper)。 ,他們?cè)诔琛? ,他在和他爸爸打電話。 ,我在家看電視。 ,我正在刷牙( brush my teeth)。 大家論壇 9 ,他在游泳。 ,那只狗在睡覺(jué)。 ,他在拉小提琴。 ,我媽媽在燒飯。 【練習(xí)九】 填充 1. I ( be) a Christian. 2. He ( be) a Catholic when he was a child. 3. I ( go) to see my mother yesterday. 4. I ( like) to play piano. 5. He ( eat) now. 6. It ( rain) now. 7. He ( walk) to school every day. 8. He ( walk) now. 9. He ( be) a good boy. 10. He ( swim) when I called him. 11. He ( go) to see his mother yesterday. 12. I ( take) a bath when my mother called me. 13. I ( like) to swim. 14. I ( like) to