2015年在职工硕英语备考：一般过去时

　　定义：表示过去某个特定时间发生且一下子就完成的动作，也可以表示过去习惯性的动作。一般过去时不强调动作对现在的影响，只说明过去。

　　It's a pity that you did not go to the movie. 很遗憾你没有去看那部电影.

　　Many people died in the tsunami that took place in Thailand. 很多人在泰国的那次海啸中遇难丧生。

　　常见时间状语：yesterday, last week, in 1993, at that time, once, once upon a time, the other day, just now, during the war, before, a few days ago, when 等。

　　注意事项：

　　1 used to do& be used to doing

　　He used to get up late in the morning, but now he is used to getting up early.

　　过去常常也可以用would do 表示

　　They used to go to the park every Saturday.

　　Every day after work, he would go to the bar and drink a glass of beer.

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