Basic
English Structure
Tenses 時態
Tense
Table 時態表
I. Simple Present 簡單現在式
Form: 形式
Singular | Plural | |||||
1st person | I drink. | I don't drink. | Do I drink? | We drink. | We don't drink. | Do we drink? |
2nd person | You drink. | You don't drink. | Do you drink? | You drink. | You don't drink. | Do you drink? |
3rd person | He/She/It drinks. | He/She/It doesn't drink. | Does he/she/it drink? | They drink. | They don't drink. | Do they drink? |
Use:
1. For habitual actions 用以表達習慣行為
Dogs bark.
He
does not smoke.
We go to church every Sunday.
2.For
facts or truths 用以表達事實
The earth moves round the sun.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Beijing is the capital of China.
Exercise 1
I. Recognizing Simple Present
II. Present Continuous 現在進行式
Form:
Singular | Plural | |||||
1st person | I am drinking. | I am not drinking. | Am I drinking? | We are drinking. | We are not drinking. | Are we drinking? |
2nd person | You are drinking. | You are not drinking. | Are you drinking? | You are drinking. | You are not drinking. | Are you drinking? |
3rd person | He/She/It is drinking. | He/She/It is not drinking. | Is he/she/it drinking? | They are drinking. | They are not drinking. | Are they drinking? |
III.
Simple Past 簡單過去式
Form: 形式
Singular | Plural | |||||
1st person | I drank | I did not drink. | Did I drink? | We drank. | We did not drink. | Did we drink? |
2nd person | You drank. | You did not drink. | Did you drink? | You drank. | You did not drink. | Did you drink? |
3rd person | He/She/It drank. | He/She/It did not drink. | Did he/she/it drink? | They drank. | They did not drink. | Did they drink? |
IV.
Past Continuous 過去進行式
Form: 形式
Singular | Plural | |||||
1st person | I was drinking. | I was not drinking. | Was I drinking? | We were drinking. | We were not drinking. | Were we drinking? |
2nd person | You were drinking. | You were not drinking. | Were you drinking? | You were drinking. | You were not drinking. | Were you drinking? |
3rd person | He/She/It was drinking. | He/She/It was not drinking. | Was he/she/it drinking? | They were drinking. | They were not drinking. | Were they drinking? |
For
an action going on during a certain time in the past
用以表達過去一段時間發生的動作
At midnight, we were still watching a film in the
cinema.
I was playing basketball all this morning. What were you doing?
While my mother was cooking in the kitchen, we were listening to music.
Exercise
4
I.
Recognizing Past Continuous
II.
Simple Past & Past Continuous
V.
Present Perfect 現在完成式
Form:形式
Singular | Plural | |||||
1st person | I have drunk. | I have not drunk. | Have I drunk? | We have drunk. | We have not drunk. | Have we drunk? |
2nd person | You have drunk. | You have not drunk. | Have you drunk? | You have drunk. | You have not drunk. | Have you drunk? |
3rd person | He/She/It has drunk. | He/She/It has not drunk. | Has he/she/it drunk? | They have drunk. | They have not drunk. | Have they drunk? |
1. For past actions
whose time is not given. 用以表達沒有提供時間的過去動作
I have read the instructions but I don't understand
them. (time is not given)
Have you had breakfast? No, I haven't had it yet. (time is not given)
Note: I read the instructions last year. (time given, use simple past)
Have you seen my stamps?
Yes, I have. (time is not given)
Yes, I saw them on your desk a minute ago. (time given, use simple
past)
2. For an action which
begins in the past and still goes on.用以表達一個在過去開始而仍然進行的動作
He has been in the army for two years. (he is still
in the army)
I have smoked since I left school. (I still smoke)
Ann has loved chocolate since she was a little girl. (She still loves it)
Exercise
5
I.
Recognizing Present Perfect
II. Simple Past or Present Perfect
VI.
Present Perfect Continuous 現在完成進行式
Form: 形式
Singular | Plural | |||||
1st person | I have been drinking | I have not been drinking. | Have I been drinking? | We have been drinking. | We have not been drinking. | Have we been drinking? |
2nd person | You have been drinking. | You have not been drinking. | Have you been drinking? | You have been drinking. | You have not been drinking. | Have you been drinking? |
3rd person | He/She/It has been drinking. | He/She/It has not been drinking. | Has he/she/it been drinking? | They have been drinking. | They have not been drinking. | Have they been drinking? |
Use:用
For an action which began
in the past and is still continuing 用以表達動作在過去發生而現在仍繼續
Miss Chan has been teaching in our school for three
years.
We have been painting this wall for the whole morning.
I have been trying for a long time now but I have not succeeded yet.
Exercise
6
I.
Recognizing Present Perfect Continuous
VII.
Past Perfect 過去完成式
Form: 形式
Singular | Plural | |||||
1st person | I had drunk. | I had not drunk. | Had I drunk? | We had drunk. | We had not drunk. | Had we drunk? |
2nd person | You had drunk. | You had not drunk. | Had you drunk? | You had drunk. | You had not drunk. | Had you drunk? |
3rd person | He/She/It had drunk. | He/She/It had not drunk. | Had he/she/it drunk? | They had drunk. | They had not drunk. | Had they drunk? |
Exercise
7
I.
Recognizing Past Perfect
II. Simple Past or Past Perfect
VIII.
Simple Future簡單將來式
Form:形式
Singular | Plural | |||||
1st person | I will drink. | I will not drink. | Will I drink? | We will drink. | We will not drink. | Will we drink? |
2nd person | You will drink. | You will not drink. | Will you drink? | You will drink. | You will not drink. | Will you drink? |
3rd person | He/She/It will drink. | He/She/It will not drink. | Will he/she/it drink? | They will drink. | They will not drink. | Will they drink? |
Use:
用
For actions which happen
in future 用以表達將會發生的動作
I will never give up.
We will have a test soon.
The year 2006 will be a very interesting year.
Exercise
8
I.
Recognizing Simple Future
II. Simple Future or Simple Present
Revision
I. Simple Present, Present Continuous or Present
Perfect
II. Simple Past, Past Continuous or Past Perfect
III. Mixed Tenses