英语动词的16种时态形式

英语动词的16种时态形式

一般现在时：

1.表示现在习惯或经常反复发森的动作或存在的状态，常与usually, always,

seldom, sometimes ,often, every day, every week..等时间状语连用

The students often do their experiments in the laboratory.

2.表示主语现在的特征，性格和状态eg. China is a developing country which

belongs to the third world.

3.表示客观的规律，正确事实或科学真理，格言以及其他不受时间限制的客观

存在。Eg.Our teacher told us the earth goes around the sun.

4.由连词if,unless,before,as soon as,when, once,however等引起的时间，条

件，让步状语从句，需用一般现在时表示将来。

Eg. I’ll call on you unless it rains the day after tomorrow.

Even if it rains tomorrow, the sports meet will take place.

5.表示安排或计划要做的动作限于begin, come , leave , go ,arrive, start,

stop, open , close ,return.

Eg. The film stats at seven o’clock thi s eveing.

The plane takes off at 5.

一般过去式

1.表示过去发生的动作或状态，常与yesterday, in 1996, two years ago, last

month, the day before yesterday, the other day, once upon a time等表示过去的时间连用。

Eg. The Great Wall came into being in 221 B.C.

2.表示过去一段时间内反复或经常发生的行为，常与every day,

often ,sometimes等时间状语连用，used to+动词原形，或would+动词原形常用来表示过去经常或反复发生的行为。

Eg. When I was in the factory, I often worked in the workshop.

3.表示过去发生的一连串的动作。

Eg. The professor put one finger in his mouth, tasted it, and smiled with satisfaction.

4.在时间，条件，方式让步状语从句中用一般过去时表示过去将来的动作

Eg. He said be would let us know if he got any news.

一般将来时

1.表示将来发生的行为或存在的状态，常与soon, tomorrow, next term, next week, some day, from now on , the day after tomorrow, in(the)future.等表示将来的时间状语连用。

Eg. He will act as a guide for the foreign gusts tomorrow.

2.will+v,（按自然规律将）必然会，表示事先为考虑的意图，表示说话人认为，

相信，希望，假定（在遥远）将来要发生的事，（科技中）表示事物的倾向性或规律性，用在正式的天气预报中。

Eg.We will die when we are old.

-Ann is in hospital.

-Oh,really? I didn’t know. I’ll go and visit her.

I believe China will become one of the richest countries in the world.

Oil and water will not mix.

There will be rain tomorrow. Fog will persist(继续存在)in this area.

3. be going to do..事先考虑，打算，决定做某事、某种客观迹象预示即将会、（用于条件句表将来）打算。。

-Ann is in hospital.-Yes, I know. I am going to visit her tomorrow.

Look at the clouds. It is going to be a storm.

If you are going to attend the meeting, you’d better leave now.

5.be to do,（按计划安排）打算，将要做、（按命令，指示，约定，要求，职

责，义务等）必须，必要，应该做，相当于should,ought to, must, have to、表示可能或不可能（相当于may,can）、表示后来命运注定发生、（用于条件句）想，想要做

eg. A new bridge is to be built over the river soon.

No one is to leave the cinema without the police’s permission.

This kind of tree is to be found in that forest.

She didn’t know that he was to become a famous singer later on.

If there is to be peace, we must try in every way to prevent war. 6. be about to do ,即将，正要做（补语时间状语连用，但是可以和when从句