每课一句：新概念英语第1册第67课
【往期回顾】
接下来，我们就来看看第67课的“每课一句”。
一、课文原文
Lesson 67 The weekend
Hello. Were you at the butcher's?
Yes. I was. Were you at the butcher’s, too?
No, I wasn’t. I was at the greengrocer’s. How’s Jimmy today?
He’s very well, thank you.
Was he absent from school last week?
Yes, he was. He was absent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. How are you all keeping?
Very well, thank you. We’re going to spend three days in the country. We’re going to stay at my mother’s for the weekend.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the country! Aren’t you lucky!
——选自《新概念英语》第一册，外语教学与研究出版社，1997年10月第1版
二、每课一句
I was at the greengrocer's.
本课开始学习新的时态一般过去时，本课侧重的是be动词的过去式was/were的用法，主要用来描述过去发生的状态或动作。其基本用法为：
sb. / sth. + was/were + 名词/形容词/短语
其中，was的主语为单数可数名词或不可数名词，were的主语为复数可数名词。如：
She was in the park last Saturday.
其否定句为：
sb. / sth. + was/were + 名词/形容词/短语
如：
She was not in the park last Saturday.
其一般疑问句为：
Was/Were + sb. / sth. + 名词/形容词/短语
如：
- Was she in the park last Saturday?
- Yes, she was.
- No, she wasn't.
其特殊疑问句的用法为：
特殊疑问词 + was/were + sb. / sth. + 名词/形容词/短语
如：
When was she in the park?
【注意】
本课出现了一般过去时的标志性词语last系列，表示“上个...时间”，如：
last Friday 上周五
last week 上周
last month 上个月
last year 去年
三、更多拓展
Were you at the butcher's?
注意句中的结构：
at + the + 店主 + 's
该短语用来表示地点，比如：
at the butcher's 在肉店
at the greengrocer's 在果蔬店
at the grocer's 在杂货店
at the barber's 在理发店
at the baker's 在面包店
