八种英语时态的比较

八种英语时态的比较

◆◇一般现在时和现在进行时

a.一般现在时：重复发生的习惯性动作和真理。标志性的时间副词：always often frequently usually sometimes every day every week every month occasionally once a month once a month once a year seldom rarely never

Examples：

She goes shopping every week.

He reads Business News every morning.

He seldom goes dancing.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Susan loves chocolate.

b.表示一种状态或性质

Examples: This tastes very good. I don’t believe my eyes.

I need a car. I hate this music.

c.在讲述一个过去发生的故事时，有时可用一般现在时表示过去发生的一系列事情。现在进行时：

a.正在进行的动作

常用的时间状语：(right) now at the (this) moment at present

Examples：

Robert is teaching at this moment。

Mendel is working on the first draft of his essay。

I’m looking for my umbrella right now.

He’s enjoying a holiday right now.

b.表达在现在一段时间内重复发生的动作，但是动作在说话时不一定正在进行。

常用的时间副词：these days, Nowadays, today this semester/quarter, this week/month/year

Examples:

He’s relaxing this week.

He’s working as a librarian this semester.

c.对一类经常发生的事情所表达的强烈情感

常用的时间副词：always, forever, constantly

Examples:

He’s always complaining.（他怎么总是抱怨。）

You’re always dancing.（你怎么总是跳舞，是不是太多了吧。）

◆◇一般现在时和现在完成时

一般现在时：

表达的动作不表明动作从何时开始或已进行了多长时间。

Examples:

Helen and Tom are happily married.

Bruce listens to the news every morning.

现在完成时:

a.现在完成时所表达的动作正在进行,但句子总是表明动作是什么时候开始的。Examples:

Helen and Tom have been happily married since their wedding day 60 years ago.

Bruce has listened to the news all his life without missing a day.

b.与现在完成时常用的两个词: For and Since

For:表示动作持续的一段时间。如:for two minutes/weeks/years；for several days/a long time/the past month 而在一般现在时不能与之连用。

Since: 表示动作从何时开始时间点. 如: since 6:00/Apr. 23/last week /the accident

◆◇现在进行时和现在完成时

现在进行时：

表示一个正在进行的动作,但不表明动作从什么时候开始的。

Examples:

He is waiting over there.

Matthew is studying Chinese in Beijing.

现在完成时：可表明发生动作的具体数字和次数。

Examples:

He has tried to pass the exam twice.

◆◇一般过去时和过去进行时

a.二者的区别在于一般过去进行时表示在过去某个特定时间正在进行的动作。Examples:

My brother was sleeping at 2:00 yesterday afternoon.

My neighbor’s dog was barking at 3:00 this morning.

b.二者的区别在于一般过去进行时表示在过去同一时间两个同时进行的动作。

与之常用的时间副词: while, as

Examples;

Robert was moving the lawn while Susan was fixing the car.

As Michael was visiting Paris, Robert was teaching English classes in Beijing.

◆◇一般过去时和过去将来时

二者的区别在于过去将来时表示在过去打算做,但是没有做的动作.而一般过去时表示为什么没有做的原因。

Examples:

I was going to become a rock star but I didn’t know the right people in the music business.

◆◇一般过去时和过去完成时

二者的区别在于过去完成时表示在过去的过去所发生的动作。

Examples:

Mary was hungry because she hadn’t eaten breakfast.

Charlie lost his way to the hotel although he had been there a few days earlier.

I realized that I hadn’t eaten a single French fries since I started my diet.

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