Verb Tenses

Present and past simple & continuous

简介

理解动词时态是英语语法的根基。在基础阶段，你需要掌握四种核心时态：一般现在时、现在进行时、一般过去时和过去进行时。

中文没有动词变位，所以时态对中国学习者来说特别需要适应。英语里同一个动词在不同时态下会变形——“go”变成“goes”、“going”、“went”。这四种时态能让你描述习惯、正在进行的动作、已完成的事件和背景活动，是日常交流中用得最多的基本功。

先把这四种时态吃透，后面学更复杂的时态就有了坚实的基础。

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本章全部英语语法（28）

• Present Simple Describes habits, routines, facts, and general truths
• Present Continuous Describes actions happening now or temporary situations
• Past Simple Describes completed actions in the past
• Past Continuous Describes ongoing actions at a specific time in the past
• Third Person -s/-es Adding -s or -es to verbs for he/she/it in present simple
• State Verbs Verbs that describe states and are not usually used in continuous tenses
• Time Expressions (Present) Words that signal present simple or continuous
• Time Expressions (Past) Words that signal past simple
• Common Irregular Verbs Frequently used verbs with irregular past forms
• The Verb 'be' The most irregular and important verb in English
• Frequency Adverbs Words that show how often something happens
• Time Expressions (Present) Words and phrases that indicate when in the present
• Time Expressions (Past) Words and phrases that indicate past time
• going to + verb Expressing future intentions or predictions based on evidence
• will + verb Expressing spontaneous decisions, offers, and predictions
• State Verbs (Non-Action) Verbs that describe states rather than actions
• Present Simple for Schedules Using present simple for timetables and fixed events
• have got Expressing possession (British English preference)
• Contractions with 'be' Shortened forms of 'be' verbs
• Contractions with 'will' and 'would' Shortened forms: 'll and 'd
• ago Time before now (with past simple)
• last / next / this (Time) Referring to specific time periods
• make vs do Choosing between make and do
• like vs would like General preference vs specific desire
• going to (plans and predictions) Expressing future plans and predictions
• always, usually, often, sometimes, never Adverbs showing how often
• ever and never At any time / at no time
• already, yet, still Time expressions about expected events