动词的四种基本时态
一、一般现在时
1. 表示经常发生的，习惯性的，反复出现的动作或状态，常与表示频度的时间状语连用。如：always, usually, seldom, often, sometimes, everyday, now and then, once a week等等。
2. 表示眼下或目前等现在时间所发生的动作或存在的状态，这种状态带有一定的持续性，表明主语在现在时刻的状态、能力、性格、个性等。
3. 表示客观真理，科学事实，格言及其他不受时间限制的事实。
4. 动词结构： 动词原形；现三单形式(变化规则)
二、现在进行时
1．表示说话时正在进行而尚未完成的动作或状态。信号词：now, at the moment
2．表示现阶段一直在进行的动作 ，但说话时不一定正在进行。信号词：these days
3. 常与 always, forever, constantly, all the time, continually等时间副词连用, 表示反复发生的动作或持续存在的状态。用来表示不满、抱怨或赞赏等情感。
4. 动词结构：be + V-ing（变化规则）
三、一般将来时
1. 表示将要发生的动作或出现的状态，常与表示将来的时间状语连用。如：tomorrow, next …, at the end of…, in +将来的时间点，in +时间段等
2. 动词结构：be going to do/ will do
四、一般过去时
1. 表示在过去某一时间点发生的动作或所处的状态，与现在没有关系。常与表示过去的时间状语连用，如yesterday ，last week, …ago, just now, the other day, in +过去的时间等
2. 表示在过去某一段时间内反复出现的动作或状态，与现在没有关系。
3. 动词结构：—ed, 不规则变化
基础巩固：
1. The radio says it ______ the day after tomorrow.
A. snowed B. is snowing C. will snow D. snows
2. It ______ heavily now, otherwise we could have a barbecue on the beach.
A.rained B.is raining C.rains D.would rain
3.Mr Black often _____ fishing on Sundays, _____ he ?
A. goes…doesn't B. goes…isn't C. doesn't go…does D. doesn't go…is
4. –Can I help you ?
--Yes , I ______ this TV here last week ,but it ___.
A. bought, doesn’t work B. bought, didn’t work C. buy, don’t work D. buy, can’t work
5. The house belongs to my aunt but she ______ here any more.
A. hasn’t lived B. isn’t living C. didn’t live D. doesn’t live
6. Mr Smith _____ short stories, but he ____ a TV play these days.
A. is writing…is writing B. is writing… writes C. writes… is writing D. writes… writes
7. He ______ in his garden every morning next year.
A. will work B. works C. worked D. is working
8.---Mr Gorden asked me to remind you of the meeting this afternoon . Don’t forget it !
---OK. I ______ .
A. won't B. don't C. will D. do
9. _____ Jack _____ on with his work or ______ to have a rest?
A. Did… went… stopped B. Did… go… stop C. Did… went… stop D. Did… go… stopped
10. When I ____ 7 years old, Our teacher ______us that the moon ______ around the earth.
A. am, told, went B. was, told, goes C. am, tells, goes D. was, told, went
高考真题：
1. I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I ______ there several years ago. （07 全国卷I 卷）
A. are going B. had been C. went D. have been
2. ( )10. --- How can I apply for an online course? （07 北京卷）
--- Just fill out this form and we ______ what we can do for you.
A. see B. are seeing C. have seen D. will see
3. If their marketing plans succeed, they ________ their sales by 20 percent. (08全国II)
A. will increase
C. have increased B. have been increasing D. would be increasing
4. Teenagers _______ their health because they play computer games too much. （08重庆卷）
A. have damaged
C. damaged B. are damaging D. will damage
5. My parents _____ in Hong Kong. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. （09天津卷）
A. live B. lived C. were living D. will live
6. Every few years, the coal workers their lungs X-rayed to ensure their health. （10上海卷）
A. are having B. have C. have had D. had had
7. --- I’m not finished with my dinner yet. （10 北京卷）
--- But our friends for us.
A. will wait
C. have waited B. wait D. are waiting
8. ----I hear you _____ in a pub . What’s it like ? ( 11江苏卷)
----Well , it’s very hard work and I’m always tired , but I don’t mind .
A ．are working
C. were working B. will work D. will be working
（12 全国卷）
A. has shown B. is showing
C. shows D. showed