如：Did you sleep well?---前文如有现在完成时所引导时

如：I have been within an inch of life ,and didn't know it!---和现在时态对比时候

如： He is no longer the man he was---有表示过去习惯的used to 时候

如:I used to play football in the street

③:所表的动作已经完成

如：I read a book last week 上星期我读了一本书

④： 表示死者的动作和状态。在英语中。说道死去的人的时候，一般用过去时表示

如： Who is the man in the picture? 照片上的人是谁？

He was my father. 他是我父亲

⑤： 有感情色彩的时候如：You asked for it!

你这是自找！

5表示过去一段时间内经常或反复的动作

常与always，never等连用。

Mrs. Peter always carried an umbrella.

彼得太太过去老是带着一把伞。

（只是说明她过去的动作，不表明她现在是否常带着伞。）

When I was a child, I often played football in the street.

Whenever the Browns went during their visit, they were given a warm welcome.

比较

Mrs. Peter always carries an umbrella.

彼得太太老是带着伞。

（说明这是她的习惯，表明她现在仍然还习惯总带着一把伞）

I never drank wine.我以前从不喝酒。

（不涉及到现在，不说明现在是否喝酒）

6）句型：

It is time for sb. to do sth　 "到……时间了"　 "该……了"

It is time sb. did sth. "时间已迟了"　 "早该……了"

It is time for you to go to bed.　 你该睡觉了。

It is time you went to bed.　　　你早该睡觉了。

would (had) rather sb. did sth.　表示'宁愿某人做某事'

I'd rather you came tomorrow.

7) wish, wonder, think, hope 等用过去时，作试探性的询问、请求、建议等。

I thought you might have some. 我以为你想要一些。

比较：

一般过去时表示的动作或状态都已成为过去，现已不复存在。

Christine was an invalid all her life.　

(含义：她已不在人间。)

Christine has been an invalid all her life.　

(含义：她现在还活着)

Mrs. Darby lived in Kentucky for seven years.

(含义：达比太太已不再住在肯塔基州。)

Mrs. Darby has lived in Kentucky for seven years.

( 含义：现在还住在肯塔基州，有可能指刚离去)　　

注意： 用过去时表示现在，表示委婉语气。

8）动词want, hope, wonder, think, intend 等。

Did you want anything else?

I wondered if you could help me.

2）情态动词 could, would.

Could you lend me your bike?

9）used to / be used to

used to + do："过去常常"表示过去习惯性的动作或状态，但如今已不存在。

Mother used not to be so forgetful.　　

Scarf used to take a walk.　 (过去常常散步)

be used to + doing： 对……已感到习惯，或"习惯于"，to是介词，后需加名词或动名词。

He is used to a vegetarian diet.　　

典型例题

---- Your phone number again? I ___ quite catch it.

---- It's 69568442.　　　　　　

A. didn't　　B. couldn't　C. don't　D. can't

答案A. 本句虽没有明确的时间状语，但从语意上看 出，在听的时候没有听懂这个动作发生在过去，因此应用过去时。