2.表示过去习惯性动作

(1)表示过去习惯性动作的一般过去时通常要用一定的时间状语或表示频度的状语。

He smoked a lot ten years ago．

十年前他抽烟很多。

We went to school together when we were boys and so we saw each other every day．

我们小的时候总是一起上学，因此我们我们每天都会看到对方。

Asked how often they were being teased，19%of the students said that this happened once a week，while 8%said they were teased and bullied every day．(人教大纲版高三第228页)

当被问起他们被耍弄的频率时，19%的学生说这样的事情一个星期一次，而8%的学生说他们每天都会受到欺侮和嘲弄。

He gave some gifts frequently．

他时常给我送些礼物。

Political leaders were not well thought of and those songs often made fun of them．(人教大纲版高一上第148页)

人们对政治领袖的看法不好，因此那些歌曲常常是嘲笑他们的。

(2)used to和would常用来表示过去习惯性动作。

The River Nile used to flood large areas every year and destroyed houses and crops．(人教大纲版高一上第124页)

尼罗河过去每和庄稼。

The blues comes from African songs that people used to sing when they worked and during festivals．(人教大纲版高一上第73页)

布鲁斯来自非洲的劳动号子和节庆歌唱。

The African first-fruit festivals had many things in common:people would get together to celebrate their harvest．(人教大纲版高一下第10页)

非洲各地的初收果节具有许多共同点:人们聚会欢庆收获，对收成和人生表示感恩。

She remembers how she and the other children in her neighbourhood would sit in front of a small black and white TV．(人教大纲版高二上第92页)

她还记得她和街坊的其他孩子常常坐在一台很小的黑白电视机前的情形。