常与过去时间状语如yesterday,two days ago,last year,the other day,once upon a time,just now,in the old days等连用。在这种情况下,往往没有表示过去的时间状语,而通过上下文来表示.
常用的时间状语this morning, the whole morning, all day yesterday, from nine to ten last evening, when, while例如:We were watching TV from seven to nine last night.时间点可以用介词短语.副词或从句来表示。