一、一般过去时的结构
1、肯定形式:主语+动词过去式+其他
例句：She often came to help us in those days.
2、否定形式：①was/were+not；②在行为动词前加didn't，同时还原行为动词
例句：I didn't know you like coffee.
3、一般疑问句：①Did+主语+谓语动词原型+其他？ ②WasWere+主语+表语?
| 肯定式 | 疑问式 | 否定式 | 疑问否定式 |
| I worked | Did I work? | I did not work | Did I not work? |
| He(She,It) worked | Did he(she,it) work? | He (she,it)did not work | Did he(she,it)not work? |
| We worked | Did we work? | We did not work | Did we not work? |
| You worked | Did you work? | You did not work | Did you not work? |
| They worked | Did they work? | They did not work | Did they not work? |
二、一般过去时的基本用法
1.表示过去确定时间内发生的动作或状态
常与过去时间状语如yesterday（昨天），two days ago（两天前），last year（去年），the other day（前几天），once upon a time（过去曾经），just now（刚才），in the old days（过去的日子里）等连用：
My parents got married in1960.我父母于1960年结婚。
He lived in Paris until he was six.他在巴黎一直住到6岁。
What did you say just now? 你刚才说什么来着?
2.表示过去连续发生的动作
在这种情况下，往往没有表示过去的时间状语，而通过上下文来表示：
Where did you grow up? 你是在哪儿长大的?
I grew up right here in this neighborhood.我就在这个居民区长大。
My friend spent his childhood in Beijing.我的朋友在北京度过了童年。
3.表示过去一段时间内经常或反复的动作
常与always，never等连用。如果强调已经终止的习惯或动作要用used to do sth.：
I never overslept.我过去从未睡过头。
Roland always took me out to dinner on my birthday.我从前过生日时罗兰总是带我出去吃饭。
I used to go to the cinema a lot，but I never get the time now.我过去常去看电影，可现在总是抽不出时间来。
We used to swim every day when we were children.我们还是一群孩子时，天天都去游泳。
有些句子，虽然没有表示过去确定时间的状语，但实际上是指过去发生的动作或状态：
I thought it was true.我以为这是真的。（在说话之前，我以为这是真的。但现在不这样认为了。）
三、一般过去时记忆口诀
一般过去时并不难，过去动作、状态记心间。
动词要用过去式，时间状语句末站。
否定句很简单，didn't 站在动原前，其它部分不要变。
一般疑问句也好变，did放在句子前，主语、动原、其它部分依次站立。
特殊疑问句也简单，疑问词加一般疑问句记心间。
最后一条请注意，动词过去式要牢记！