1.一般现在时thesimplepresenttenseInEnglishgrammar,thesimplepresenttenseisaformoftheverbthatreferstoanactionoreventthatisongoingorthatregularlytakesplaceinpresenttime.InEnglishgrammar,therearesevenacceptedfunctionsoftheusageofthesimplepresentforofverbs:toexpresspermanentstates,generaltruths,habitualactions,livecommentary,performativeactions,pasttimeorhistoricpresent,andfuturetime.1)Permanentstate:Jupiterisaverymassiveplanet.2)Generaltruth:Theearthisround.ﻫ3)Habitualaction:HerdaughterworksinRome.4)'Live'commentary:IneachcaseIaddthetwonumbers:threeplusthreegivessix....ﻫ5)Performative:Ipronounceyoumanandwife.6)Pasttime(seehistoricpresent):Hemovestothewindowalongside,andseesherinsidetheofficemovingawayfromthedoor.Heshootstwicethroughthewindowandkillsher.ﻫ7)Futuretime:Myflightleavesatfourthirtythisafternoon."2.一般过去时thesimplepasttenseInEnglishgrammar,thesimplepastisaverbtense(thesecondprincipalpartofaverb)indicatingactionthatoccurredinthepastandwhichdoesnotextendintothepresent.Thesimplepasttense(alsoknownasthepastsimpleorpreterite)ofregularverbsismarkedbytheending-d,-ed,or-t.Irregularverbshaveavarietyofendings.Thesimplepastisnotaccompaniedbyhelpingverbs.3.一般将来时thesimplefuturetenseInEnglishgrammar,thefutureisaverbtense(orform--seethenotesbyPinkerandRissanenbelow)indicatingactionthathasnotyetbegun.Thereisnoseparateinflection(orending)forthefutureinEnglish.Thesimplefutureisusuallyexpressedbyplacingtheauxiliarywillorshallinfrontofthebaseformofaverb("Iwillleavetonight").Otherwaystoexpressthefutureinclude(butarenotlimitedto)theuseof:1.apresentformofbeplusgoingto:"Wearegoingtoleave."2.thepresentprogressive:"Theyareleavingtomorrow."3.thesimplepresent:"ThechildrenleaveonWednesday."4.现在进行时5.过去进行时6将来进行时Thefuturecontinuoustenseisusedtoexpressactionataparticularmomentinthefuture.However,theactionwillnothavefinishedatthemoment.7.现在完成时presentperfecttenseThepresentperfecttense(sometimesreferredtoasthepresentperfectsimpletense)isformedbyusingthepresenttenseoftheauxiliaryverb“have”(or“has,”ifusedwiththird-personsingularpronouns)alongwiththepastparticipleofthe“main”verb.Despiteitsname,thepresentperfectisusedtogivegeneralinformationaboutsomethingthathappenedinthepast(anytime“beforenow”),butwhichdidnotoccuratadefinitivepointintime,anditinfluencesnoworcontinuesinthepresent..Theexacttimeisnotimportant.YouCANNOTusethePresentPerfectwithspecifictimeexpressionssuchas:yesterday,oneyearago,lastweek,whenIwasachild,whenIlivedinJapan,atthatmoment,thatday,oneday,etc.WeCANusethePresentPerfectwithunspecificexpressionssuchas:ever,never,once,manytimes,severaltimes,before,sofar,already,yet,etc.Examples:Ihaveseenthatmovietwentytimes.IthinkIhavemethimo...