2分鐘英語課堂：時態(tài)學習 Tenses in Grammar

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

　　Lily: 你好， James，今天我們來學習一下英語動詞的時態(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.

　　James:好!動詞時態(tài)是用來藐視動作的時間，是在現(xiàn)在，過去還是將來。

　　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?

　　Lily: 比如書，說現(xiàn)在的新聞或行為，我們用現(xiàn)在時態(tài)。說過去的事情，該用什么時態(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.

　　James:用過去時態(tài)描述過去已經(jīng)結(jié)束的事。用將來時描述還未發(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.

　　Lily: 三種動詞時態(tài)有變化，表明動作是持續(xù)的，或者如果一個動作發(fā)生在過去，但是還對現(xiàn)在造成了影響，或者是將來的一個動作，會持續(xù)一段時間，等等。今天我們只討論簡單過去時，現(xiàn)在時和將來時。

　　James: So how do we make the verb tenses?

　　James:那么怎么用動詞時態(tài)?

　　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?

　　Lily: 時態(tài)是為了修飾動詞。比如，動詞“call”。你知道這個詞的現(xiàn)在時，過去式和將來時嗎?

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

　　James:我當然能!現(xiàn)在時是“call”，過去式是“called”，將來時是“will call”。

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

　　Lily: “請打電話給你哥哥”是現(xiàn)在時。行為發(fā)生在現(xiàn)在。

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

　　James:“昨天我給我的哥哥打電話了”中的行為發(fā)生在現(xiàn)在之前。

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

　　Lily: “明天我給我妹妹打電話”中行為發(fā)生在未來。

　　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.

　　James:英語中有規(guī)則動詞也有不規(guī)則動詞。規(guī)則動詞的時態(tài)變化是一樣的?，F(xiàn)在時就是動詞本身，什么也不加。過去式，

　　Lily: How do we make the future tense then?

　　Lily: 那么怎么用將來時?

　　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.

　　James:就在動詞的一般現(xiàn)在時前加上“will”。我明天早上想走著去商店。 他每周會鍛煉三次。

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

　　Lily: 我們來看看一些對話中的例子，這能幫助我們更好的理解規(guī)律的動詞時態(tài)。

　　Fan of outdoor sports?

　　喜歡室外運動?

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

　　James:我去旅行的時候?qū)W會了滑雪。

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

　　Nathan:好，James,聽起來你很享受你的旅行。

　　James: It was a long drive but my friends and I listened to music all the way.

　　James:開車開了很久，但是我和我朋友聽了一路的歌。

　　Nathan: Did you ski on the more difficult trails?

　　Nathan:有沒有挑戰(zhàn)一些有難度的軌道?

　　James: Yes, and it scared me.

　　James:是的，嚇到我了。

　　Nathan: You will learn to enjoy it, I’ll bet. I love outdoor sports.

　　Nathan:你會學習享受滑雪的，我確定。我喜歡室外運動。

　　James: Probably I will like it when I get better at it, but I think you enjoy them more.

　　James:可能我練好了，會喜歡上滑雪的吧，但是我認為你更享受滑雪。

　　Alice: I hoped you would clean the apartment.

　　Alice:我曾想你打掃了公寓。

　　Christie: I cleaned the apartment yesterday and I will clean it again tomorrow.

　　Christie:昨天我打掃了公寓，明天我會再打掃一遍。

　　Alice: What happened this morning?

　　Alice:今天早上發(fā)生什么事情了?

　　Christie: I worked from 8 in the morning until now.

　　Christie:我從早上8點開始工作到現(xiàn)在。

　　Alice: Sorry, I believed you had the day off. Shall I fix you some dinner?

　　Alice:抱歉，我相信你

　　Christie: Thank you. I will want some later, but not now.

　　Christie:謝謝，我想待會再吃，現(xiàn)在還不想吃。