英语表达过去的方式主要有以下几种：
一般过去时
结构：主语 + 动词过去式。
用法：描述过去某一具体时间发生的动作或状态，常与时间状语如 "yesterday", "the day before yesterday", "last week" 等连用。
例子：
I went to the park last weekend.
She studied hard for the exam last night.
过去进行时
结构：主语 + was/were + 动词现在分词。
用法：表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作，常与 "at that time", "at that moment" 等连用。
例子：
When I arrived, they were already eating dinner.
She was reading a book when I called her.
过去完成时
结构：主语 + had + 动词过去分词。
用法：表示一个动作在过去的过去已经完成，即过去的某一时间或动作之前已经发生或完成了的动作。
例子：
By the time I got to the station, the train had already left.
They had finished their homework before going out.
过去式（Simple Past）
结构：主语 + 动词过去式。
用法：描述过去某一具体时间发生的动作或状态，通常与具体的时间词搭配使用。
例子：
They played soccer every weekend when they were young.
I was born in 1990.
建议
掌握规则：熟悉动词过去式的构成和用法，特别是不规则动词的变化。
多读多练：通过大量阅读和写作练习，巩固对过去时态的理解和运用。
注意时态区分：在不同的语境中，选择合适的时态来表达过去的事件，避免混淆。