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Past Continuous Tense (過去進行式)
它的用法與 Present Continuous Tense 相同,只是時態是過去式罷了。
E.g.:I saw Miss Tam yesterday. She was waiting for a bus.
其次,當我們講故事時,都會用 Past Continuous Tense 來描述故事背景,以其他 Past Tenses 來表達事件及動作。
E.g.:I was waiting for a bus. Suddenly I saw a black car stop in front of a bank. Some men got out of the car and rushed into the bank. Soon I heard…
Simple Past (過去式)
Simple Past Tense 是表達一個過去及已經結束的動作,而這個動作必須給予一個清楚的時間。簡單而言,就是如果我們在知道時間的情況下,我們會用 Past Tense,相反如果不知道時間,我們會用 Present Perfect (continuous)Tense,或 Past Perfect (Continuous)Tense,視乎情況。
因為它的用途基本上得一個,所以我亦不會詳談(實在是沒什麼可談…)。不過它還有一個用法上要注意的地方:
就是當我們把一些消息或新聞(News)告訴別人時,我們會用 Present Perfect Tense 說那件是什麼事,再以 Past Tense 細說那事件裡的細節。
E.g.:My brother has got a reply. He received the letter yesterday afternoon. It was mailed by DHL.
E.g.:I have had a meeting with Jill, it was great, we enjoyed so much.
注意:上述那兩件事用 Present Perfect Tense 的兩句句子,需要有一個先決條件,就是沒有點明時間(i.e.:不會用到 Past Tense 的時間副詞)。
資料來源:
http://www.crazyhill.com/hung/english/tense.htm