在比较中使用动词时态

1、在比较中使用动词时态            正确使用时态能反映一个人的英语基本功。一方面中国学生花很多时间来研究动词时态，而另一方面中国学生在写作上和口语表达上经常犯动词时态的错误。我认为出错的最主要原因是缺乏口头和笔头上的“大量练习”，其次是对容易混淆的动词时态之间缺乏透彻的比较。下文中将比较“多对”容易混淆的时态，从中总结出各种时态所运用的条件，了解各种时态的区别，其目的是让你在比较之中掌握每一时态的运用，至少使你不犯太简单的语法错误，如：He go shopping l

2、ast week.这也是掌握动词时态的一个方法，并且要熟读甚至背诵例句。一般现在时和现在进行时一般现在时：a. 重复发生的习惯性动作和真理。搭配的时间副词：always, often, frequently, usually, sometimes, every day, every week, every month, occasionally, once a month, once a month, once a year, seldom, rarely, never Examples：    She goes shopping every week.

3、     He reads Business News every morning.    He seldom goes dancing.     The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.     Susan loves chocolate. b.表示一种状态或性质Examples: This tastes very good.     I d

4、on't believe my eyes.     I need a car.     I hate this music. c.在讲述一个过去发生的故事时，有时可用一般现在时表示过去发生的一系列事情。-This use is called the“historical present”.如在看图说话一类题时经常用到这一点。Examples: 一个美国人描述他到中国旅游的经历        My friend and I arr

5、ive at the capital air port in Beijing on the morning of May 25 th , 1993. Robert comes to meet with us in a taxi, and we drive to what is to be our apartment for nearly three. week. The drive is culture shock number one. We see people everywhere. Also, Beijing seems to be more modern than its has b

6、een written in all the books on China I have read. My friend and I are extremely astonished by the number of bicycles on the road, truly the kingdom of bicycles. 现在进行时：a.正在进行的动作, 常用的时间：(right)now, at the(this)moment, at presentExamples：Robert is teaching at this moment。    Mendel

7、 is working on the first draft of his essay。    I'm looking for my umbrella right now.     He's enjoying a holiday right now. b.表达在现在一段时间内重复发生的动作，但是动作在说话时不一定正在进行。常用的时间副词：these days, Nowadays, today, this semester/quarter this week/month/year  

8、;  Examples:     He's relaxing this week.     He's working as a librarian this semester. c.对一类经常发生的事情所表达的强烈情感常用的时间副词：Always Forever constantly Examples:     He's always complaining.(他怎么总是抱怨。)     Yo

9、u're always dancing.(你怎么总是跳舞，是不是太多了吧。) 一般现在时和现在完成时一般现在时：表达的动作不表明动作从何时开始或已进行了多长时间。Examples: Helen and Tom are happily married.     Bruce listens to the news every morning. 现在完成时: a.现在完成时所表达的动作正在进行,但句子总是表明动作是什么时候开始的。Examples:     Helen and Tom have been happ

10、ily married since their wedding day 60 years ago.     Bruce has listened to the news all his life without missing a day. b.与现在完成时常用的两个词: For and Since For:表示动作持续的时间。如:for two minutes/weeks/years；for several days/a long time/the past month而在一般现在时不能与之连用。Since:表示动作从何时开始的.如:since 6:0

11、0/Apr. 23/last week /the accident 现在进行时和现在完成进行时现在进行时：表示一个正在进行的动作,但不表明动作从什么时候开始的。Examples: He is waiting over there.     Matthew is study Chinese in Beijing. 现在完成进行时: a.现在完成进行时表示一个过去开始的并且现在仍在进行的动作。Examples: He has been waiting over there since 2:00.     For the

12、 last three months, Matthew has been studying Chinese. b.现在完成进行时表示一个进行了很长时间并且刚刚完成了的动作。Examples: Oh, there you are! I have been looking for you everywhere. c.与现在完成进行时搭配的时间副词: since, for, all week/month/year, in the past week/few months/few years, recently, lately 现在完成时和现在完成进行时现在完成时：可表明发生动作的具体数字和次数。Ex

13、amples:     He has tried to pass the exam twice. 现在完成进行时：不表明发生动作的具体数字和次数。Examples:     He has been trying to pass the exam all month. 一般过去时和现在完成时一般过去时: a.表示一个过去已经完成的动作。与之搭配的时间副词:Yesterday, last week, last year, at 5:30 Examples:     Last we

14、ek I went swimming with Tom. b.表示在过去一段时间内反复发生的动作,但现在已经结束。与之搭配的时间副词:last year, last weekend, last month.有时用this weekend, this year Examples: I went to Canada twice this year.     I attended a wedding party this weekend. c.表示已完成的过去的一段活动Examples: Our family owned that house for gene

15、rations. (We don't own it now.) 现在完成时: a.表示过去的一个动作但其发生的时间不确切或不知道。    常用的时间副词有:ever, never, yet, still, already Examples: Linda still hasn't finished her assignment.     Stanley has already gotten bored with the life here in Toronto.    &

16、#160;Have you ever gone to Paris? b.表示过去的一个动作或反复发生的动作,其发生的时间仍在持续。常用的时间副词有:this week/weekend/month/year; in the past ten years; in my life; today Examples: I have gone to the post office twice today.     Eric has taken several courses this year. c.表示现在仍在进行的动作,已知动作发生的时间和持续的时间。Examp

17、les: Our family has owned that house for generations. (We own it now.) 一般过去时和过去进行时a.二者的区别在于一般过去进行时表示在过去某个特定时间正在进行的动作。Examples: My brother was sleeping at 2:00 yesterday afternoon.     My neighbor's dog was barking at 3:00 this morning. b.二者的区别在于一般过去进行时表示在过去同一时间两个同时进行的动作。与之常用的

18、时间副词: while, as Examples: Robert was moving the lawn while Susan was fixing the car.     As Michael was visiting Paris, Robert was teaching English classes in Beijing. 一般过去时和过去将来时二者的区别在于过去将来时表示在过去打算做,但是没有做的动作.而一般过去时表示为什么没有做的原因。Examples: I was going to become a rock star but I did

19、n't know the right people in the music business. 一般过去时和过去完成时二者的区别在于过去完成时表示在过去的过去所发生的动作。Examples: Mary was hungry because she hadn't eaten breakfast.     Charlie lost his way to the hotel although he had been there a few days earlier.     I realized tha

20、t I hadn't eaten a single French Fry since I started my diet. 过去进行时和过去完成进行时二者经常混用,其最主要区别在于过去完成进行时表示在过去某一时间“以前”正在所发生或持续的动作.而过去进行时表示在过去某一时间的“前后”正在发生或持续的动作。Examples:     He had been doing a good job for us until he got a job offer from another company. (He stopped doing a good j

21、ob for us.)     He was doing a good job for us when another company offered him a job. (Perhaps he stoppedor perhaps he continued.     He took their offer because we hadn't been paying him so well.     He took their offer because we wer

22、en't paying him very well. (His wage then was not high enough) 过去完成进行时和过去完成时二者的区别在于过去完成进行时不能同某一确定的数量或次数连在一起,而过去完成时能够连在一起。Examples: 过去完成进行时- -He said he had been losing a lot of weight. 过去完成时- -He said he had lost 20 ponds. 一般现在时和一般将来时一般现在时在时间和条件从句当中表示刑事处分将来时的动作。Examples: As soon as I save enough

23、 money I'll buy a big house.     When he gets back home he will phone a friend in New York.     If it rains tomorrow we will cancel the camping trip. 动词时态语态练习80题                

24、;        1. What do you think_ then?A. to happen B. was happened C. happened D. happening2. Great changes _in the city, and a lot of factoriesA. have been taken place, have been set up B. have taken place, have been set upC. have taken place, have set up D. we

25、re taken place, were set up3. The suit's finished, _ it?A. doesn't B. isn't C. hasn't D. has4. I promise that the matter will_A. be taken care B. be taken care of C. take care D. take care of5. -Have you moved into the new house?- Not yet. Rooms_A. are being painted   

26、 B. are painting C. are painted    D. are being painting6. The surface of the table _smooth enough .A. hasn't felt B. doesn't feel C. isn't feeling D. isn't felt7. They _last week after thev several years .A. married; had engaged B. got married; had been enga

27、gedC. married with each other; had been engaged D. were married; had engaged8. Such plants never _in this part of the world .A. have grown B. are growing C. grow D. are grown9. That suit _over 60 dollars .A. had costed B. costed C. is costed D. cost10. -Do you like the material?   

28、60;-Yes, it_very soft.A. is feeling B. felt C. feels D. is felt11. -Nancy is not coming tonight.-But she_ !A. promises    B. promised C. will promise D. had promised12. _it to me and I'll see what I can do.A. When left    B. leaving C. If you leave &#

29、160;  D. leave13. These kinds of shoes _well.A. were not sold    B. won't be sold    C. are not sold    D. don't sell14. Look! _!A. Here the bus comes    B. Here comes the bus    C.

30、Here is the bus coming    D. Here the bus is coming15. What is_then?A. to be doing    B. to have done    C. to be done    D. doing16. _the time he was six, the boy 3,000 English words.A. At; learned   

31、0;B. On; had learned    C. During; would learn    D. By; had learned17. Text books _ to come in time.A. require    B. required C. are required    D. are requiring18. His wife _to catch the first train but she was too lat

32、e.A. hoping    B. had hope    C. has hoped    D. would hope19. When the speaker entered the hall, all the listeners_.A. had seated    B. were seated    C. seated    D. were seating

33、20. The Anti-Japanese War_ in 1937 and it_eight years .A. was broken out; lasted    B. broke out; lasted    C. break out ; lasts    D. broke out; last21. Can such a thing_happening again?A. answered    B. had answered

34、60;   C. was answering    D. was answered22. He _up early since his childhood.A. used to get    B. is used go get    C. has been used to get    D. has been used to getting23. I _ten minutes to decide wheth

35、er I should reject the offer.A. gave    B. was given C.was giving    D. had given24. The new secretary is supposed to report to the manager as soon as he_.A. will arrive    B. arrives    C. is going to arrive  

36、  D. is arriving25. -Hi. Tracy, you look tired.-I am tired. I_the living room all day.A. painted    B. had painted    C. have been painting    D. have painted26. His new book _next month.A. will be published    

37、;B. is publishing    C. is being published    D. has been published27. Unless he _to help us, we shall lose the game.A. promises    B. will promise    C. would promise    D. had promised28. Would you

38、please give him this message the moment he _?A. arrives    B. arrived    C. will arrive    D. will be arriving29. What a nice bike! Where_you _it?A. do; buy    B. have; bought    C. did; buy 

39、0;  D. will; buy30. Her sister_in bed all day because she had a high fever.A.lay B. lie C. laid D; lain31. _you _to the 6 : 30 news?A. Have; listened    B. Did; listen    C. Had; listened    D. Would; listening32. Don't get th

40、at ink on your shirt, for it_A. won't wash out    B. won't be washing    C. isn't washing out    D. doesn't wash out33. Tom_to work in the office though he,didn't like serving there.A. wanted    B. wa

41、s wanted    C. was wanting    D. had wanted34. The telephone had been ringing for two minutes before_A.answered    B.had answered    C.was answering    D.was answered35. My sister wants to work in the

42、 power plant which _still_A. is; building B. has; been built    C. is; being built    D. is; to be built36. Tom said he_to her, but he_yet.A. will write; didn' t    B. has written; hasn' t    C. was going to writ

43、e; wasn' t    D. would write; hasn' t37. Mr Smith said that John _him all about his past three weeks.A. had told; ago    B. had told; before    C.told; ago    D. told; before38. I won't leave you until you_ba

44、ck.A. will be B. will C. return D. are39. Please ring_ as soon as you _ in Hong Kong.A. me; reach B. up me; arrive    C. me up; arrive    D. to me; reach40. I.i Lei _ for a job, but he _ any.A. look; find out    B. was looking ; couldn'

45、 t find    C. looks; couldn't find    D. is looking; can't be found41. This kind of tractors _ every where in China.A. can be seen    B. is able to see    C. have seen    D. is able see42. It

46、was reported that Mr Smith_by the police for riding his bicy-cle while drunk.A. killed    B. had been shot    C. caught    D. had been caught43. He _ there for twenty years since he came to this town.A. has taught    B.

47、taught    C. teach    D. have taught44. He _for three hours.A. has bought it    B. has received it    C. has got here    D. hasn't come here45. We _Chinese lessons on Thursday morning.A. aren'

48、 t have    B. don' t have    C.not have    D. haven' t46. There _any meeting next week.A. is not going to have    B. will not be going to be    C. is not going to be    D.

49、won't be going to have47. Good health_ good food, exercise, and getting enough sleep.A. depends    B. depends on    C. depend upon    D. depend48. The professor _his son to watch TV until his son has finished re-viewing his lessons.A. w

50、ill be allowed    B. won' t allow    C. will allow    D. won't be allowed49. The bell had rung for three minutes before the teacher _theclass,A. fired    B. put out    C. sent away  

51、  D. dismissed50. People who found hibernating animals _often think that they aredead.A. asleep    B. be slept    C. was asleep    D. was sleeping51. He said he wouldn't mind _ at home.A. leaving alone    B

52、. being left alone    C. to be left lonely    D. to leave alone52. When I got to the cinema, the film _for half an hour.A. was already begun    B. had already begun    C. has been    D. had been53. I

53、_ from her face that she _bad news.A. had seen；received B. would see；had received    C. could see；received D. could see；had received54. Tom was said to _Mary for 40 years.A. have been married to    B. have married with    C. has been marrie

54、d    D. had married with55. The beautiful girl _a green drees _by a bike moment ago.A. putting on; was knocked down    B. pulling on；was hit atC. wearing； was taken down    D. wearing； was knocked down56. In her room I saw that only a fire

55、_ there.A. being burnt    B. burning    C. to be burning    D. was burning57. _ French _in that country?.A. Does; spoken    B. Do; speak    C. Are; spoken    D. Is; spoken58. The T

56、V play _ last night.A. was tired out me    B. tired out me    C. was tired me out    D. tired me out59. Mike _with Jane for one year.A. has been in love    B. has fallen in love    C. has been loved&#

57、160;   D. has loved60. _ again and again but he didn't tell me the truth.A. Having been asked    B. He was asked    C. having asked him    D. Though he was asked61. I remember _for the job, but I forget the exact amount.A

58、.to be paid    B.being paid    C.to paid    D.paying62. I would have come earlier but I _that you were waiting.A. wouldn' t know    B. hadn' t known    C. didn' t know   

59、60;D. haven' t known63. Tired of the noise, _A. he shut the door    B. the door had been shut    C. he had shut the door    D. the door was shut64. Don't leave for there until _ to do so.A. you' 11 be told    

60、;B. being told    C. telling    D. you' re told65. The girl_, that is , she _ a _ shot.A. was shot dead; died of; deathly    B. shot at death; died for; deadC. was shot to death; died from; deadly    D. was shot dead

61、ly; dead of; dying66. -Did you telephone the doctor's office?-Yes. he _back before next Sunday.A. expects    B. expected    C. is expected    D. telephoned67. Mr Smith has lived in Canada for twelve years, so he_ the lifethere.A. used t

62、o    B. get used to    C. got used to    D. has got used to68. The nurse being out, who is _ the children instead.A. tended to    B. to tend    C. tended    D. to be tended for69.

63、Look! It's cloudy now. I'm sure_A. it will rain    B. it is going to rain    C. it is to rain    D. it is will be raining70. Hearing the steps on the stairs, the students pretended_A. to sleep    B. to be slept&#

64、160;   C. to be sleeping    D. sleeping71. The teacher_.A. bought two dozen copy books for his pupils    B. bought two dozen of these copy books for his pupilsC. bought two dozens of copy books his pupils    D. has bought two dozen of these copy books at his pupils72. This is the second time you_late this week.A. had arrived