(一)时态构成: 一般现在时主要由动词的原形表示,如果主语是第三人称单数,则在动词原形后加-s或-es。 (二)时态的用法: 1、表示经常发生的动作、存在的状态和现阶段的习惯 常用的时间状语有:often, sometimes, usually, always, seldom, in the morning, every day, on Sunday 等。如: He is always ready to help others. The students have sports at five every afternoon. Does he work hard? 2、表示不受时间限制的事实或普遍真理 Three plus two is five. A plane is faster than a car. China is in Asia. Light travels faster than sound. 3、在含时间和条件状语从句的复合句中 主句用一般将来时,从句则用一般现在时表示将来动作。如: I will stay at home if it rains tomorrow. She’ll go to see him as soon as she arrives. When they come, they’ll tell you something important. 4、在含宾语从句的复合句中 尽管主句用过去时态,但如果宾语从句所述内容是客观真理,从句谓语动词仍然用一般现在时。如: The teacher told her pupils that the sun rises in the east. 5、表示已经安排或计划好将来必定会发生的动作或存在的状态 一般用be, come, go, arrive, leave, start等动词。如: My birthday falls on May 2. The meeting is at 2:00 p.m. His ship leaves at 9:00 a.m. 6、图片说明、电影说明、解说戏剧内容及场景动词常用一般现在时。如: Scene 1 ( Mary and Miss Green are in the professor’s room-a large ,pleasant room with many books. There is a big desk near the window. )
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