英语语法时态概说与一般过去时的考点分析
英语一共有十六个时态（8种基本时态 +8种合成时态）各个时态的构成法归纳如下:（以”write”为例）
现在
write
writes
am/is/are +writing
have/has +written
have/has + been writing
过去
wrote
was/were +writing
had + written
had + been writing
将来shall/will +write
shall/will+be writing
shall/will+have written
shall/will + have been writing
过去将来 should
/would +write
should/would+be writing
should/would+ have written
should/would +have been writing
一般过去时的考点分析。
①一般过去时的基本用法：表示过去的事情、动作或状态常与表示过去具体的时间状语连用（或有上下文语境暗示）；用于表达过去的习惯；表示说话人原来没有料到、想到或希望的事通常用过去式。如：
I met her in the street yesterday.
I once saw the famous star here.
They never drank wine. 表达过去的习惯
I thought the film would be interesting, but it isn’t.
② 表示两个紧接着发生的动作，常由以下词语连接，用一般过去时。如：but, and, when, as soon as, immediately, the moment, the minute。
The moment she came in, she told me what had happened to her.
He bought a watch but lost it.
③常用一般过去时的句型：
Why didn’t you --- I didn’t notice it.
I forgot to tell you I had been there with my brother before.
I didn’t recognize him.
1. It seems water ______ from this tap for some time. We’ll have to take it apart to put it right.
A. had leaked B. is leaking C. leaked D. has been leaking
2. —Don’t you feel surprised to see Bruce at the meeting?
—Yes. I really didn’t think she ________ here.
A. has been B. had been C. would be D. would have been
3. Our team was ahead during the first half, but we ________ in the last ten minutes.
A. had lost B. would lose C. were losing D. lost
参考答案及解析
1.【解析】D根据句中时间状语for some time以及后一分句的动词时态可知，选项动词动作强调到现在为止并仍在继续，故应排除选项A、C。由于选项B现在进行时不可与一段时间状语连用，所以排除选项B，选D现在完成进行时。
2.【解析】C根据上下文语境可知，选项动作已在过去发生或完成。但根据I really didn’t think可以判断出从句中的动作是从过去某时间看将来要发生的事，故应选过去将来时。
3.【解析】D but前后两个半句应用相同时态，后半句是在说比赛结果，应用一般过去时lost。
