指英语中的八个基本时态,即:一般现在时、一般过去时、一般将来时、过去将来时、现在进行时、过去进行时、现在完成时、过去完成时。
一般现在时
1.概念:指经常、反复发生的动作或行为及现在的某种状况。
2.时间状语:always,usually,often,sometimes,everyweek(day,year,month…),once a week,on Sundays,
3.基本结构:主语+动词原形,如主语为第三人称单数,动词上要加,eS
4.否定形式:am/is/are+not;此时态的谓语动词若为行为动词,则在其前加don’t,如主语为第三人称单数,则用doesn’t,同时还原行为动词。
5.一般疑问句:把be动词放于句首;用助动词do提问,如主语为第三人称单数,则用does,同时,还原行为动词。
6.例句:It seldom snows here.
He is always ready to help others.
Action speaks louder than words.
7.特殊用法:一些动词可用一般现在时来表达现在进行时:
verbs of the senses:hear,see,taste,smell
verbs of the thinking:believe,know,mean,realize,think,remember
verbs of the linking:dislike,fear,hate,like,love,want
verbs of the possession:belong,have,own,possess
一般过去时
1.概念:过去某个时间里发生的动作或状态;过去习惯性、经常性的动作、行为。
2.时间状语:ago,yesterday,the day before yesterday,last week(year,night,month…),in 1989,just now,at the age of 5,one day,long long ago,once upon a time,etc.
3.基本结构:含有Be动词主语+was/were+形容词或者名词……
不含有be动词:主语+动词过去式+……
4.否定句:带be:主语+was/were not+形容词或者名词+……
不带be:主语+didn’t+动词原形+……
5.一般疑问句:含be动词was或were放于句首;
不含be动词用助动词do的过去式did提问,同时还原行为动词原型。
Did+主语+动词原形+……?
6.例句:She often came to help us in those days.
I didn’t know you were so busy.
She sang a song of Lin Feng yesterday.
现在进行时
1.概念:表示现阶段或说话时正在进行的动作及行为。
2.时间状语:now,at this time,these days,etc.
3.基本结构:Be动词,am/is/are+doing
4.否定形式:Be动词,am/is/are+not+doing.
5.一般疑问句:把be动词放于疑问词的后面。
6.例句:How are you feeling today?
He is doing well in his lessons.
7.一般表示位移的词如leave fly arrive go come.等用现在进行时表将来。
I am flying Beijing next week.表示我下周即将飞往北京。
He is leaving for Beijing tomorrow.他明天即将去北京。
8.现在进行时就是一个动词后面加ing
过去进行时
1.概念:表示过去某段时间或某一时刻正在发生或进行的行为或动作。
2.时间状语:at this time yesterday,at that time或以when引导的谓语动词是一般过去时的时间状语等。
3.基本结构:was/were+doing
4.否定形式:was/were+not+doing.
5.一般疑问句:把was或were放于句首。
6.例句:At that time she was working in a PLA unit.
When he came in, I was reading a newspaper.
现在完成时
1.概念:过去发生或已经完成的动作对现在造成的影响或结果,或从过去已经开始,持续到现在的动作或状态。
2.时间状语:recently,lately, since…for…,in the past few years,etc.
3.基本结构:have/has+done
4.否定形式:have/has+not+done.
5.一般疑问句:have或has提前。
6.例句:I’ve written an article.
It has been raining these days.
过去完成时
1.概念:以过去某个时间为标准,在此以前发生的动作或行为,或在过去某动作之前完成的行为,即“过去的过去”。
2.时间状语:before,by the end of last year(term,month…),by the time…,etc.
3.基本结构:had+done.
4.否定形式:had+not+done.
5.一般疑问句:had放于句首。
6.例句:As soon as we got to the station,the train had left.
By the end of last month.We had reviewed four books
一般将来时
1.概念:表示将要发生的动作或存在的状态及打算、计划或准备做某事。
2.时间状语:tomorrow,next day(week, month, year…),soon, in a few minutes, by…,the day after tomorrow, etc.
3.基本结构:am/is/are+going to+do;will/shall+do.
4.否定形式:am/is/are+not+going to;在行为动词前加will/shall(will适用于所有人称,shall只用于第一人称
5.一般疑问句:be放于句首;will/shall提到句首。
6.例句:They are going to have a competition with us in studies.
It is going to rain.
I think he will be back soon
过去将来时
1.概念:立足于过去某一时刻,从过去看将来,常用于宾语从句中。
2.时间状语:the next day(morning,year…),the following month(week…),etc.
3.基本结构:was/were+going to+do;would/should+do.
4.否定形式:was/were+not+going to+do;would/should+not+do.
5.一般疑问句:was或were放于句首;would/should提到句首。
6.例句:He said he would go to Beijing the next day.
I asked who was going there.