时态小结

1. 一般现在时主要表示

⑴经常发生或反复发生的动作

He gets up at six .他六点起床

She works eight hours a day .她每天工作八小时

Do you often wash you hair ?你经常洗头吗？

Thank you .I don’t smoke .谢谢你，我不吸烟

Do you go to work by bus or by bike?你坐公共汽车上班，还是骑自行车？

⑵现时的情况或状态

They live in the same building ,don’t they ? 他们同住一幢楼，对吧？

He is a law student .他是学法律

She knows several languages.她懂几国语言

The soup tastes good .这汤味道很好

They enjoy skating .他们喜欢溜冰

⑶永恒的真理

The sun rises in the east 太是从东边升起

It snows in winter 冬天下雪

Metal expands when heated .金属加热后会膨胀。

⑷用来指引道路

“How do I get to the station ?” “you go straight on to the traffic lights. then you turn right”

⑸用在Here 和There 后面

Here comes the bus ! 公车来了

There goes the bell .铃响了。

2. 一般过去时的用法

⑴一般过去时表示一个过去发生的动作

I got to know her in 1998.我是1998年认识她

My grandfather died in 1996.我祖父是1996去世

⑵一般过去时表示存在的状态

I didn’t know her at that time.那时我还不认识她

He believed that he was right.他相信自己是对的

⑶前一会发生的事也要用过去时表示

She was here a minute ago.她前一分钟还在这里

Who told you this ?这事谁告诉你的？

Did the telephone ring?电话铃响了吗？

⑷在日常谈话中也常会用到它

Who said it ? 我不知道你在这儿

I didn’t glad to get your letter.

我很高兴收到你的来信。

I though they were with you .

我以为他们和你在起。

How did you find your way home?

你怎么找到回家的路？

⑸be动词的过去时was 和were 的用法

was用于第一、第三人㧰称单数，

He was a lawyer .他过去是一个律师。

He was very busy last Friday.上星期五他非常忙

The train was ten minutes late.火车晚点十分钟

I wasn’t interested in going.我没兴趣去。

其他情况都用were

Where were you yesterday?昨天你在哪里？

Most of them were fishermen.他们多数都是渔民

We weren’t in town that day.那天我们不在城里

3. 现在进行时表示将来动作

⑴准备或打算做某事

He is going to buy a new car .

他准备买一辆新车

She is not going to be there tonight .

她今晚不准备到那里。

Is he going to be a dentist when he grows up ？

他长大了打算当牙医

I am taking my son to the zoo on Saturday.

星期六我带我儿子去动物加园

My brother is having a party tomorrow .

我兄弟明天开一个晚会。

What are you doing tomorrow afternoon ?

明天下午你干什么？

He is leaving school in one year’s time.

他一年后就要毕业了。

⑵即将发生的事或要发生的事。

It is going to warm tomorrow .

明天天气会很暖和。

My cousin is going to have a baby .

我表姐要生孩子了。

I am going to be sick .我要病倒了。

4. 一些表示未来情况的方法

⑴ be going to 结构表示打干某事

I am not going to argue with you tonight .

今晚我不打算和你争论。

⑵ be going to 结构表示即将发生某事

Oh ,no !He is going to fall .糟糕!他要摔下来了。

How pale that girl is !I think she is going to be faint.那个姑娘脸色这样苍白，我想她要晕倒了。

这个结构有时可和will 引导的结构换用。

It will (is going to )take a long time to photocopy all the documents.

复印所有这些材料要用很长时间。

I won’t (am not going to )tell you my age

我不打算告诉你我年龄。

4. 一般将来时的基本用法

⑴一般将来时表示将要发生的事，各人称后均用will .

We will know the result tomorrow.

明天我们就知道结果了

I am sure I won’t lose my way.我肯定我不会迷路

If we can’t find the taxi ,we will miss the plane.

如果找不到出租车，我们就搭不上飞机了

Will you be free tonight.你今晚有空吗？

You won’t be late.你不会迟到的。

We won’t need to order more.

我们不需要再叫那么多。

⑵这种时态常用于下面三种情况

① 用在“I think …..I will”这类句型中，表示看法：

I think they’ll succeed.我想他们会成功。

I suppose they’ll buy the house.

我想他们会把这房买下来

I ’m sure he’ll come back.

② 也可表示未来习惯性的动作

Spring will come again.春天还会再来

Birds will build nests.鸟总要筑巢。

③ 作出允诺

I’ll be there ,I promise you .

我答应你，我会在那里

The showers isn’t working.---I’ll call the plumber.

花洒坏了，我会告诉维修工。