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1、GrammarTensesinEnglish-page1of3TensesinEnglishEnglishtensesandtheirusesPASTPRESENTFUTURE______________1980________________________2014________________________2030____________PasttensePastSimple:eventover,finished,history(i.e.aneventbelongstothepast):–L
2、astyear,weorganisedasimilarconference.–Isawhimyesterday.–WhenIwasyoung,Ifellinloveeveryotherday.Pastcontinuous:usedtodescribeoneactioninterruptingoroverlappinganother.–Hewasdrivingwhenthephonerang.–Iwasreadingabookwhenhecamein.Note:payparticularattenti
3、ontotimeadjunctssuchaslastweek,lastmonth,yesterday,awhileago,sometimeago,whenIwasinmyteens,andsoon,whichindicatethatyoushoulduseapastsimple.PresenttensePresentSimple:forhabits,(universal)facts,timetables/schedules:–IalwaysmakethesamemistakesinEnglish.–
4、Iworkatthemuseum.–Weoftenreceivevisitors.–Thebusleavesat8:00tomorrowmorning.Presentcontinuous:tellsuswhatishappeningrightnoworexpressesatemporarysituation.–Iamstudyinghardatthemoment.–Iamteaching(atthemomentofspeech,I’mteaching)–IamlivinginEngland(atth
5、emoment,temporarysituation).Note:payparticularattentiontotimeadjunctssuchasalways,often,allthetime,everyday,sometimes,never,usually,frequentlyandsoon,whichindicatethatyoushoulduseapresenttense.PresentPerfectWedistinguishtwomainusesofthepresentperfect:(
6、1)thecontinuativeuseand(2)theresultativeuse.©Taalcentrum-VUGrammarTensesinEnglish-page2of3Presentperfectsimple-continuativeuse:thepresentperfectsimpleexpressesalinkbetweenpastandpresentforaneventstillcontinuing(thoughitstartedinthepast).So,useofthepres
7、entperfectsimpleindicatesthataneventstartedinthepastandextendsuptothepresent(andpossiblybeyondit):–Hehasworkedheresince1993.(‘Hestillworkshere’)–Wehavebeenverysuccessfulthesepastfewyears.(‘Westillare’)–Hehasbeenonthephoneforoveranhour.(‘Hestillonthepho
8、ne’)PresentPerfectcontinuous(continuativeuse):usedtostresshowlonganactionthatisongoinghascontinued.–Hehasbeenworkingontheplanforsixmonths/sinceJanuary.(‘Theactivityisstillhappening’)–HowlonghaveyoubeenlearningEnglish?(‘You’restilllearni
