過去式

描述過去做過的事,就像是描述一個歷史記錄。

  • I ate at 2 p.m. 我2點吃飯。 純粹交代「過去某個特定時間」發生的事實。

「過去做過的事」,「過去的狀態」,但「現在」沒有。

  • I worked as a server.我以前是服務生,但我「現在不是」服務生。
  • I worked as a server for three years. 我以前當過三年服務生,但我「現在不是」服務生。
  • I lived in Tapei.我以前住過台北,但我「現在沒有」住台北。
  • I lived in Tapei for three years.我以前住過台北三年,但我「現在沒有住」台北。
  • My parents lived in Scotland for twenty years.我的父母在苏格兰住了二十年。
  • My aunt lived in England for five years.我的阿姨在英格兰住了五年。
  • Mom and Dad moved to New York in 1990.妈妈和爸爸在1990年搬到了纽约。
  • Did you live in an apartment last year?你去年住在公寓里吗?
  • They stayed in Germany for six years.
  • I studied English in London for four years.我在伦敦学习英语学习了四年。(現在沒有)
  • It snowed for about two hours yesterday.(about是大約)
  • It rained for six hours yesterday!(過去下雨,現在沒有下)
  • I waited at the airport in Miami for two hours.(過去等,但「現在」沒有等)
  • what did you say?你说了什么?

then

  • Look at this old photo!The kids were very young then.看这张旧照片!孩子们那时候非常年纪 非當小。
  • Were they small children then?他们当时是小孩子吗?
  • He was only seven years old then.他当时只有七岁。

at the age of …

  • She learned to drive at the age of twenty.她在二十发的时候学会了开车。
  • She learned to swim at the age of five.
  • I finished school at t

when

when(當…的時候)在英文大腦裡,指的是「某一個具體的、特定時間點」(就像日曆上的某一天,或是時鐘上的某一分)。

過去式的關鍵字

只要句子裡出現「明確的過去時間點」(Locked Timestamp),動詞就只能用過去簡單式(visited)。

時間標籤種類 經典關鍵字 範例句子
last 系列 - last month (上個月)
- last week
- last night
We visited our parents last month.
ago 系列 - 10 minutes ago (十分鐘前)
- 3 years ago
The taxi arrived 5 minutes ago.
yesterday 系列 - yesterday (昨天)
- yesterday afternoon
It rained yesterday.
特定的過去年份 - in 2023
- in 1999
I bought this Mac in 2024.
過去的某個時刻 - when I was a kid
- at that time
I lived in Taipei when I was a kid.

results matching ""

    No results matching ""