謂語動詞構成：I/we/you/they worked, he/she/it worked

(1) 表示過去某個特定時間發生的動作或存在的狀態

We didn’t have classes last week.上周我們沒有上課.

(2) 表示過去的習慣性或經常發生的動作

I went to the cinema once a week when i was at school.

我上學時每周去看一次電影.

When i was in the countryside, I often walked by the riverside.

我在鄉下時經常去河邊散步.

(3) 敘述過去連續發生的一件件事

She got up early, fetchet water, cleaned the room and then went out for a walk.

她早早起床,提水,打掃房間然后出去散步.

(4) 在條件、時間狀語從句中代替過去一般將來時

They side they would let me know as soon as they got there.

他們說只要他們一到達那兒就會馬上讓我知道.

He side he would not go if it rained.他說如果下雨他就不去.

(5) 用于虛擬語氣

If only i were a bird.要是我是只鳥就好了.