1. 表示過去發(fā)生的動(dòng)作或存在的狀態(tài)。如：
He bought the computer five years ago. 這電腦是他五年前買的。
It was then a small fishing village．那時(shí)它只是一個(gè)小漁村。
2. 表示過去經(jīng)常性或習(xí)慣性的動(dòng)作。如：
We often played together when we were children．我們小時(shí)候常在一起玩。
【注】表過去習(xí)慣性的動(dòng)詞，也可用used to或would。如：
He used to go to work by bus. 他過去常乘公共汽車去上班
He bought the computer five years ago. 這電腦是他五年前買的。
It was then a small fishing village．那時(shí)它只是一個(gè)小漁村。
2. 表示過去經(jīng)常性或習(xí)慣性的動(dòng)作。如：
We often played together when we were children．我們小時(shí)候常在一起玩。
【注】表過去習(xí)慣性的動(dòng)詞，也可用used to或would。如：
He used to go to work by bus. 他過去常乘公共汽車去上班