be动词一般过去式

Let’sstartwithastoryOnceuponatime,therewasagirlnamedSnowWhite.Inherkingdom,manypeoplewerefamiliarwithherbecauseshewasthemostbeautifulandlovelygirlintheworld.Oneday,shewasgivenabig,redappleandateit…However,todaywewillfocusonthegrammarinthestory,butnotthestoryitself.Let’sseethesentencesinthestory:1.Once,therewasagirlnamedSnowWhite.2.Inherkingdom,manypeoplewerefamiliarwithherbecauseshewasthemostbeautifulandlovelygirlintheworld.3.Oneday,shewasgivenabig,redappleandateit…Question:Doyounoticetheword“was&were”?Whydoweuse“was&were”here?1.be动词表达意义be动词的一般过去时态表示人或物在过去情况或存在的状态。E.g.1.Jimwasthirteenlastyear.2.Theywerebusyyesterday.Thethingshappenedinthepast.futurenowpastTheSimplePastTenseAdiagrammayhelptoillustratetheproblem:Note:在英语中，时间的变化是由动词变化体现出来的Theywerepopular.Onemoreexample:Theyarepopular.be动词现在：am,is,are将来：willbe进行：being过去：was,wereNote:.e.g.e.g.15时间状语巧：形式巧：否定句结构巧：疑问句式巧：表示过去的短语要记牢；单数was，复数were；not紧跟was/were；was/were向前跑（提前）。am,is——过去式was否定式wasnot/wasn’tare过去式were否定式werenot/weren’t5.1be动词的一般过去时的用法5.2be动词的一般过去时的结构1.肯定句：主语+谓语动词的过去式+其他2.否定句：主语+was/were+not+其他3.一般疑问句：Was/Were+主语+其他？