专门替中国人写的英语语法3-1
第三章 过去式和过去进行式
3-1 过去式
过去式是指过去所发生的事。举例来说,假如我昨天去看了一场电影,我就可以说:
I went to see a movie yesterday.
以下全部是正确的句子:
I saw your father last night.
I met your son last month.
I ate three apples this morning.
He went to church to pray last night.
可是,我们必须非常小心,因为一不小心,我们就可能犯了大错,我们如果要向情侣表示爱情,当然说: I love you.
如果我们说: I loved you. 事情就可能闹大了,因为这表示我过去曾经爱过你,可是现在已经不爱了。〝I? loved? you〞等于是〝I? loved? you before.? But? I? do? not? love? you? now.〞 假如我们看过一个小男孩然后我们说:He was a good boy. 那就是说他现在已不是一个好男孩了,变成了一个不乖的孩子,或者他已经死了。
英文里的过去式常常是侦探用来破案的线索。
有一次,有一个母亲,向警察报案,说她的女儿失踪了,她在记者面前,声泪俱下地说: She was such a nice girl. 警察马上觉得这位母亲有问题,因为她不该用过去式的,用了过去式,表示女儿已经死了,可是母亲不是说她失踪了吗?为什么她用过去式,极有可能因为她知道她女儿已经死了,才脱口而出,用了过去式。警察因此怀疑母亲本人就是凶手,事实也果真如此:这位母亲打自己的女儿,出手太重,将女儿打死了,谎报女儿失踪,她用了过去式,使警察知道她有问题。整个案子的侦破,就在于过去式。
我们因此不能轻易用过去式,但我们也千万要注意,该用过去式的时候,一定要用过去式,以下句子都是错的:
*I go to school yesterday.
*I see a movie last night.
*My mother comes to see me last month.
*I eat three apples this morning.
*He is happy yesterday.
以上句子的正确写法是:
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.
专门替中国人写的英语语法汇总