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1、ALD7HouseR031-032Tenses.qxd23/10/200712:08Page31UseoftensesTalkingaboutthepresentTalkingaboutthepastThepresentprogressiveisused:Thepastsimpleisused:totalkaboutanactionthatishappeningtotalkaboutanactionthattookplacenow,oraboutatemporarysituation:inthepast:jWe’rejusthavingbreakfast.jHegotup,pa
2、idthebillandleft.UseoftensesjWhatareyoureading?jIdidn’treadtheletter,IjustgaveittoLee.jShe’snotlisteningtome.jWhatdidyousay?jThey’respendingayearinSpain.NOftenaspecifictimeinthepastistotalkaboutsomethingthatisnotyetmentioned:finished,evenifyouarenotdoingitatthejDidyouspeaktoAmyyesterday?momen
3、twhenyouaretalking:totalkaboutastatethatcontinuedforsomejI’mlearningItalian.time,butthatisnowfinished:jShe’swritinganovel.jIwenttoschoolinScotland.withalways,totalkaboutsomethingthatjDidshereallyworktherefortenyears?happensoften,andthatyoufindannoying:totalkaboutactionsthathappenedregularly
4、jHe’salwaysaskingsillyquestions.inthepast:jThey’realwayscomingroundheretoborrowjIoftenplayedtenniswithher.something.Shealwayswon.NSomeverbsarenotusedinthejTheyneverwenttothecinemawhenprogressivetenses,forexampleneed,want,theylivedinthecountry.know,agree,seem,appear,understand,smell,hear,etc.Th
5、eseverbsrefertoastate,Thepresentperfectisused:notanaction.totalkaboutsomethingthathappenedduringjIneedsomenewshoes.aperiodoftimethatisnotyetfinished:jHewantstogohome.jThetrainhasbeenlatethreetimesthisweek.jDoyouknowTaniaSmith?jHestillhasn’tvisitedher.jTheyloveJapanesefood.whenthetimeinthepas
6、tisnotmentioned,jShehatesherjob.orisnotimportant:NOtherverbsareusedinthepresentjHe’swrittenabook.progressivewhentheyrefertoanaction,andjWe’veboughtanewcomputer.thepresentsimplewhentheyrefertoastate:whentheactionfinishedinthepast,jHe’stastingthesoup.buttheeffectisstillfeltinthepresent:jThesoup
7、tastessalty.jHe’slosthiscalculator(andhestillhasn’tjShe’sbeingdifficultagain.foundit).jShe’sadifficultchild.jWhatareyouthinkingabout?withforandsincetoshowthedurationjDoyouthinkIshouldleave?ofanactionorstateupuntilthepresent:jIhaveworke
