一、词汇

were（are的过去式）是  

young年轻的  

beautiful漂亮的，美丽的  

was（is的过去式）是  

also也，还  

then那时  

who谁  

grandparent（外）祖父；（外）祖母  

old老的，年老的  

yesterday昨天  

weren't = were not不是  

wasn't = was not不是  

fun有趣的事  

二、句子

1. They were very young then! But they are very old now. 他们那时非常年轻！但是现在他们很老了。

2. — How old were you? 你那会几岁？

   — I was two. 我那会两岁。

3. Your hair was very short then. 那时你的头发非常短。

4. I’m in London now. And I was in Beijing yesterday. 现在我在伦敦，昨天我在北京。

5. In the holidays, Mum and Dad weren’t in Beijing. 假期里，妈妈和爸爸不在北京。

6. Look! This is my father. He was thin then. But now he is not. 看！这是我爸爸。那时他很瘦，但是现在他不瘦了。

7. Look at this little boy. It’s me. I was short and thin then. I am tall and strong now.看这个小男孩，是我。那时我又矮又瘦。现在我又高又壮。

三、句型结构

① 描述某人过去在某地

主语 + was / were + in / at + 地点.

eg: I was at home yesterday. 昨天我在家。

Mark was in Shanghai last year. 马克去年在上海。

② 描述某人过去以及现在的外貌特点

主语 + was / were（not）+ 外貌特点的形容词 + then.

主语 + is / am / are（not）+ 外貌特点的形容词.

eg: I was very thin then. But I am fat now. 那时我很瘦，但是现在我胖了。

Jimmy was short then. He is tall and strong now. 吉米那时很矮，现在他又高又壮。