2分鐘英語課堂：時(shí)態(tài) What are tenses

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2016年02月10日

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Lily: Hello James, let’s talk about verb tenses in English today.

麗麗：哈嘍，詹姆斯，我們今天討論動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)

James: Okay! Verb tenses are used to describe the time of an action, whether it is in the present, the past, or the future.

詹姆斯：好的，動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)通常是描述一段時(shí)間內(nèi)的動(dòng)作，不管是現(xiàn)在時(shí)，過去式還是將來時(shí)。

Lily: For example, when we talk about current news or actions we use present tense. What tense do we use when talking about events that are over?

麗麗：比如，我們討論現(xiàn)在的消息或動(dòng)作時(shí)用現(xiàn)在時(shí)。我們討論過去發(fā)生的事時(shí)用哪個(gè)時(shí)態(tài)呢

James: We use the past tense to talk about events which are completed, and we use the future tense to talk about events that haven’t happened yet.

詹姆斯：用過去式討論過去發(fā)生的完成的事，用將來時(shí)討論現(xiàn)在還沒有發(fā)生的事

Lily: There are also variations of these three verb tenses to indicate if the action is a continuing one, or if it is a past action that influences the present, or if it is a future action that will continue for a while, and so on. Today we’ll only talk about simple past, present and future tense.

麗麗：動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)還有一些變化，當(dāng)一個(gè)動(dòng)作是否是進(jìn)行時(shí)，或過去發(fā)生的動(dòng)作對(duì)現(xiàn)在產(chǎn)生影響，或者將來進(jìn)行時(shí)等等。今天我們只說簡(jiǎn)單的過去式，現(xiàn)在時(shí)和將來時(shí)。

James: So how do we make the verb tenses?

詹姆斯：我們?cè)趺粗绖?dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)呢

Lily: Tenses are created by modifying a verb. For example, the verb "call." Can you think of the present, past and future tenses for this verb?

麗麗：修飾動(dòng)詞會(huì)產(chǎn)生動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。拿call 為例。你能想起這個(gè)動(dòng)詞的現(xiàn)在時(shí)，過去式和將來時(shí)嗎

James: Sure I can! Present tense is "call," past tense is "called" and future tense is "will call."

詹姆斯：能啊。現(xiàn)在時(shí)是 call, 過去式是 called ，將來時(shí)是 will call

Lily: “Please call your brother” is present tense. It shows that the action is now.

麗麗：請(qǐng)給你哥哥打電話是現(xiàn)在時(shí)。表示的是現(xiàn)在發(fā)生的動(dòng)作。

James: “I called my mother yesterday” shows that the action happened before now.

詹姆斯：昨天我給媽媽打電話了表示過去發(fā)生的動(dòng)作

Lily: “I will call my sister tomorrow” shows that the action will take place in the future.

麗麗“我明天將給妹妹打電話表示將來發(fā)生的動(dòng)作

James: English has regular verbs and irregular verbs. Regular verb tenses are all made the same way. The present tense is the verb without anything added. To make the past tense, add “ed” to the present tense. So the past tense of call iscalled, the past tense of walk is walked, and the past tense of exercise is exercised.

詹姆斯：英語中有規(guī)則動(dòng)詞和不規(guī)則動(dòng)詞。規(guī)則動(dòng)詞的變化都一樣?，F(xiàn)在時(shí)沒有任何添加成分，過去式加 ed 。所以call 的過去式是 called，walk 的過去式是 walked，exercise 的過去式是 exercised。

Lily: How do we make the future tense then?

麗麗：將來時(shí)如何構(gòu)成的

James: Just add “will” to the present tense of the verb. I will walk to the store tomorrow morning. He will exercise three times a week.

詹姆斯：在現(xiàn)在時(shí)動(dòng)詞前加 will。我明天將去雜貨店。他將一周鍛煉三次

Lily: Let’s see some example dialogues which will help us understand regular verb tenses.

麗麗：我們看幾段對(duì)話幫助我們更好的理解規(guī)則動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)

Fan of outdoor sports?

戶外運(yùn)動(dòng)的愛好者

James: I learned to ski on my trip to Utah.

詹姆斯：我在去猶他州的路上學(xué)會(huì)了滑雪

Nathan: Well, James, it sounds like you enjoyed your trip.

那桑：好的，看來你很喜歡這段旅行