1、动词的时态,动词的时态,动词的时态,一、一般现在时的用法,1) describes things that happen on a regular basis, often used with adverbs of frequency时间状语： every, sometimes, at, on SundayI leave home for school at 7 every morning.He cycles to work every day. 2) describes permanent situationsThe earth moves around the sun.Shanghai l
2、ies in the east of China.Water boils at 100 Centigrade . 3）describes fixed events in the futureThe plane takes off at 9:00 tomorrow morning.,4) 表示格言或警句中。Pride goes before a fall. 骄者必败。 注意：此用法如果出现在宾语从句中，即使主句是过去时，从句谓语也要用一般现在时。例如：Columbus proved that the earth is round. 5) 现在时刻的状态、能力、性格、个性。I dont want
3、so much.Ann Wang writes good English but does not speak well. 比较：Now I put the sugar in the cup.I am doing my homework now.第一句用一般现在时，用于操作演示或指导说明的示范性动作，表示言行的瞬间动作。再如：Now watch me, I switch on the current and stand back. 第二句中的now是进行时的标志，表示正在进行的动作的客观状况。 6）祈使句中 （ to give directions or instructions )Go do
4、wn the street, and then take the second turning on the left.,知识扩展：一般现在时表将来1）下列动词：come, go, arrive, leave, start, begin, return的一般 现在时表将来。这主要用来表示在时间上已确定或安排好的 事情 ( timetabled or fixed events )。The train leaves at six tomorrow morning.When does the bus start? It starts in ten minutes.2）倒装句，表示动作正在进行，如：H
5、ere comes the bus. = The bus is coming.There goes the bell. = The bell is ringing.3 ) It will be + ( a period of time )+before + ( the present simple tense ).It will be a year before we take part in the university entrance examinations.,4）在时间或条件句中。When Bill comes (不是will come), ask him to wait for m
6、e.cf. I dont know when Bill will come.Ill write to you as soon as I arrive there. 由if 引导的条件状语从句中可以用shall或will表“意愿”，但不表示时态。If you will accept my invitation and come to our party, my family will be pleased.如果你愿意接受并参加我们的舞会，我的家人会非常高兴。Ill appreciate it if you will do me a favour. 5）在动词hope, take care tha
7、t, make sure that, see to it that 等后。I hope they have a nice time next week.Make sure that the windows are closed before you leave the room.,6 )在the morethe more句型中，从句也要用一般现在时取代将来时。eg:2. The harder you work, the more you will get 7 ) 主句为将来时，no matter what / who / which / when / whatever / whoever /
8、whichever / whenever 从句中用一般现在时Whatever you say, I will not change my mind.No matter which you like, Ill give it to you.,二、现在进行时1. 表示现在( 指说话人说话时) 正在发生的事情。例如：We are waiting for you.2. 短期内正在进行的动作( within a temporary period )，说话时动作未必正在进行。例如：Mr. Green is writing another novel. He is now living in Shangha
9、i. ( The action is temporary.)cf. He lives in Shanghai.She is learning piano under Mr. Smith.I am feeding the neighbours cat this week while shes in hospital.I dont really work here； I am just helping out until the new secretary arrives.,3. 表示渐变的动词有：get, grow, become, turn, run, go, begin等。The leave
10、s are turning red.Its getting warmer and warmer.表示当前的动向与趋势 Technology is developing rapidly.Playing computer games is becoming more and more popular with young people. 4. 表示动作正在进行，但倒装句中用一般现在时 如： Here comes the bus. = The bus is coming.There goes the bell. = The bell is ringing.,5. 与always, constantl
11、y, forever 等词连用，表示反复发生的动作或持续存在的状态，往往带有说话人的主观色彩。 You are always changing your mind.You are always doing wellHes always asking the same question.,6. 状态动词的进行时后面接形容词brave; careful; stupid; clever; foolish; polite; kind; shy等时，为主语所表现的非一般惯性特点或故意的行为。eg: 1. You are being very clever today.2. He is being pol
12、ite.3. My son is being a good boy at the moment.,7.used to express arrangements in the future,Were spending next winter in Australia.Shes leaving for Shanghai tomorrow.( often with words like arrive, come, go, leave ),The action is likely to continue after the time of speaking, but is likely to stop
13、 at some point. It is temporary. eg. Ill be with you in a minute . Im just finishing something in the kitchen,Im writing to tell you that ,知识扩展：不用进行时的动词1) 事实状态的动词。如：have, belong, possess, cost, owe, exist, include, contain, matter, weigh, measure, continueI have two brothers.This house belongs to my
14、 sister. 2) 心理状态的动词。如：know, realize, think see, believe, suppose, imagine, agree, recognize, remember, want, need, forget, prefer, mean, understand, love, hateI need your help.He loves her very much. 3) 瞬间动词。如：accept, receive, complete, finish, give, allow, decide, refuse.I accept your advice. 4) 系动
15、词。如：seem, remain, lie, see, hear, smell, feel, taste, get, become, turnYou seem a little tired.,三、一般过去时的用法1）在确定的过去时间里所发生的动作或存在的状态。时间状语有：yesterday, last week, an hour ago, the other day, in 1982等。Where did you go just now?I saw Tom in the street yesterday. I bought this TV set in Beijing last year. 2
16、）表示在过去一段时间内，经常性或习惯性的动作。When I was a child, I often played football in the street.He always went to work by bus. He used to act like that.,3）用过去时表示现在，表示语气委婉礼貌。（1）动词want, hope, wonder, think, intend 等。例如：Did you want anything else? I wanted to ask you about that. Did you want to speak to me now?I wond
17、ered if you could help me.（2）情态动词 could, would，例如：Could you lend me your bike? 4）用在条件句中表示与现在或将来事实不符的虚拟语气。If I were a bird, I would fly to Beijing. If he were here now, we could turn to him for help.,注意比较下列句型： It is time for sb. to do sth “到时间了；该了”，例如：It is time for you to go to bed. 你该睡觉了。 It is tim
18、e sb. did sth. “时间已迟了；早该了”，例如：It is time you went to bed. 你早该睡觉了。 would (had) rather sb. did sth. 表示“宁愿某人做某事”，例如：Id rather you came tomorrow. It is / has been + 一段时间+ since 分句It is two years since he joined the army. 一般过去时表示的动作或状态都已成为过去，现已不复存在。 Christine was an invalid all her life. (含义：她已不在人间。) Chr
19、istine has been an invalid all her life. (含义：她现在还活着) Mrs. Darby lived in Kentucky for seven years. (含义：达比太太已不再住在肯塔基州。) Mrs. Darby has lived in Kentucky for seven years. ( 含义：现在还住在肯塔基州，有可能指刚离去),used to 与 would used to - describe actions which happened regularly in the past but no longer happen used t
20、o be - describes past states that have changedHe used to be a teacher. （ ）He would be a teacher. （） would - describe actions which happened regularly in the past but now happen with more or less frequency cf. be / get used to - be / become accustomed to,Sometimes the time becomes definite as a resul
21、t of a question and answer in the present perfecteg. 1 )-Where have you been ? -Ive been to the opera.-Did you enjoy it ?2 )- I have bought a dictionary.- Where did you buy it ? /When did you buy it ?3 ) - Have you seen my stamps ?- Yes. I saw them on your desk a minute ago.,主句为过去时态，宾语从句中的运用 I didnt
22、 know you were here. 语境中的 “ 刚刚， 在过去 ”- Come on in, Peter. I want to show you something.- Oh, how nice of you. I never thought you were going to bring me a gift.Your phone number again ? I didnt quite catch it.,三、过去进行时1）概念：表示过去某时正在进行的状态或动作。 2）过去进行时的主要用法是描述一件事发生的背景；一个长动作发生的时候，另一个短动作发生。 3) 常用的时间状语有：thi
23、s morning, the whole morning, all day yesterday, from nine to ten last evening, when, while例句：My brother fell while he was riding his bicycle and hurt himself.It was raining when they left the station. When I got to the top of the mountain, the sun was shining.,She was watching TV while her brother
24、was listening to the radio.The Whites were having dinner when there was a knock on the door.I was wondering if you could give me a lift. I was helping my mother in the kitchen all day yesterday.She was writing a book last year. But I dont know whether she has finished it .cf. She wrote a book last y
25、ear. It has sold well.,四、一般将来时 1) shall常用于第一人称cf. Shall he come in ? ( Do you want him to come in ? )will 可以用于各种人称He will be eighteen next month. 2) be going to +不定式，表示将来。a. 主语的意图，即将做某事或打算做某事 ( 事先考虑好）。 What are you going to do tomorrow?b. 计划，安排要发生的事。 The play is going to be produced next month.c. 有迹
26、象要发生的事 Look at the dark clouds; it is going to rain. She is putting on weight. She is going to be quite fat.3) be +不定式表将来，按计划或正式安排将发生的事。We are to discuss the report next Saturday.,4) be about to +不定式，意为马上做某事。 He is about to leave for Beijing. 注意：be about to 不能与tomorrow, next week 等表示明确将来时的时间状语连用。,5
27、) be doing - a definite arrangement in the near futureIm taking an exam in October.( implies: I have entered for it.)Bob and Bill are meeting tonight.( implies: They have arranged it .)cf. be going to - an expression of intentionIm going to sell the car. ( I myself plan to sell it .)When he finds a
28、buyer, he can say:Im selling the car.,6 ) will be doing - It merely states that this action will happen. It implies an action which will occur in the normal course of events.eg. Ill be seeing Tom tomorrow. ( perhaps they work together)cf. Im seeing Tom tomorrow.( It implies that Tom and the speaker
29、has deliberately arranged the meeting.)I am going to Guangzhou. I _ Kate. (see) Do you have something to _ to her ?(take),will be seeing,be taken,be to和be going to 的用法之比较：be to 表示客观安排或受人指示而做某事。而be going to 则表示主观的打算或计划。例如：I am to play football tomorrow afternoon. (客观安排)Im going to play football tomor
30、row afternoon. (主观安排) 祈使句+并列连词+简单句 的句式中，常用一般将来时。eg: Hurry up and you will get the last bus,be going to / will的用法之比较：用于条件句时，be going to表将来，will表意愿。例如：If you are going to make a journey, youd better get ready for it as soon as possible.Now if you will take off your clothes, we will fit the new clothes
31、 on you in front of the mirror.预见 Youll feel better after taking this medicine. 意图 （说话时才考虑到的 ）-You forgot to turn the light off.- So I did. I will go and turn it off.,I in London for many years，but Ive never regretted my final decision to move back to China. （06重庆）A. lived B. was living C. have live
32、d D. had lived,典型例题 1) Mary _ a dress when she cut her finger. A. made B. is making C. was making D. makes 答案C. 割伤手指是已发生的事情，应用过去时。同时，when表时间的同时性，“玛丽在做衣服时“提供事情发生的背景，因此用过去进行时。 2) As she _ the newspaper, Granny _ asleep. A. read; was falling B. was reading; fell C. was reading; was falling D. read; fel
33、l 答案B.句中的as = when, while，意为“当之时“。描述一件事发生的背景时，用过去进行；一个长动作发生的时候，另一个短动作发生。句意为 “在她看报纸时，奶奶睡着了。“句中的 fell (fall的过去时)，是系动词，后跟形容词，如：fall sick。,1. Look! How wonderful my car is! Oh, Jack. What are you thinking about? Dont you like it? Im sorry I _ any remark about it in time. I certainly think its smart. A.
34、wasnt making B. dont make C. wont make D. didnt make 2. To find the street where I lived in my childhood is no easy task because the city _ so rapidly all these years. A. is changing B. has changed C. will have changed D. will change 3. He _ quite well, but he hasnt had time to swim since this summe
35、r. A. will swim B. have swum C. swam D. swims 4. Jimmy said that he would come to pick me up, but he _by now. A. hasnt turned up B. doesnt turn up C. wont turn up D. hadnt turned up,5. Im terribly sorry for being late, but I _ the wrong bus. A. catch B. had caught C. caught D. catching 7. The truth,
36、 sir, is that the old man _ across the road when my car hit him. A. was to walk B. had been walking C. walked D. was walking 8. I really dont think Rose will be upset, but I will go and see her in case she _. A. is B. does C. will be D. has been 9. The computers made by our company sell best, but se
37、veral years ago no one could have imagined the role in the markets that they _. A. were playing B. were to play C. had played D. played,10. Kate is in hospital. Oh, really? I _. _ visit her. A. didnt know; Ill go and B. dont know; Ill go and C. dont know; Im going to D. didnt know; Im going to 11. W
38、here _ the guidebook? I cant see it anywhere. I _ it right here, but now its gone. A. did you put; have put B. had you put; have put C. have you put; put D. were you putting; put 14. Do you live in this city? No, we _ it for holidays. A. just visit B. just visited C. are just visiting D. have visite
39、d 15. How is the old man now? Sorry, he _ though they did all they could to save him. A. was dead B. had died C. has been dead D. died,16.The lake will be further polluted unless some measures _. A. will be taken B. are taken C. were taken D. had been taken 17. Im afraid it will be two months _. A.
40、when I come back B. when Ill come back C. before I come back D. before Ill come back 18.The workers _ busily when the boss came to look for something he _ in the office. A. had worked, had left B. were working ; had left C. working ; had left D. had worked; left 21.The notice _ “No smoking”. A. is told B. reads C. tells D. is read,
