动词时态说明动作发生的时间以及说话者如何看待该动作。它可以表达习惯、正在进行的动作、完成结果或两个时间点的联系。开始前也可阅读英语语法规则实用指南。
时间与体
选择时态时，先确定参照时间，再判断动作是事实、过程、结果还是持续状态。simple表示事实或完整事件，continuous强调进行，perfect连接两个时间点，perfect continuous强调持续时间。
现在、过去与未来
present simple表示习惯："I study English every weekday." present continuous表示正在发生："I am reviewing verb tenses now." present perfect连接过去与现在："I have studied English since January." past simple表示已结束的过去，past continuous表示过去某时正在进行的动作。
如何表达未来
"will"用于即时决定、承诺和基于看法的预测；"going to"用于已有计划或有当前证据的预测。比较 "I will help you." 与 "I am going to study tonight."。
常见错误
正在发生的动作要说 "I am studying now."。从过去持续到现在可说 "I have lived here since January."。与"yesterday"等结束时间搭配时，用 "I visited the museum yesterday."。
练习动词时态
分别写出习惯、现在、昨天、本周经历和未来计划的真实句子。使用英语语法练习并通过英语语法测试检查。CWC把Grammar与Speaking、Reading & Writing结合；ESS每天有80分钟Speaking课，口语练习量是普通课程的6倍。
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用于口语和写作
录音描述昨天、今天和下周，再检查时间词与动词形式。还可参考英语口语练习指南。
过去时态
past simple表示已完成的过去事件，past continuous表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作，past perfect说明两个过去事件中哪一个先发生，past perfect continuous强调到过去参照点为止的持续时间。
- "I studied last night."
- "She moved to Los Angeles in 2025."
- "We gave a presentation on Friday."
- "Did you study?"
- "I did not study."
- "was/were + verb-ing."
- "I was studying at 8:00 p.m."
- "They were speaking when the teacher entered."
- "I was walking home when it started to rain."
- "had + past participle."
- "The class had started before I arrived."
- "She had never spoken in public before that week."
- "had been + verb-ing."
- "I had been studying for two hours before I took a break."
- "They had been practicing for weeks before the presentation."
用时间表达选择时态
"usually"和"every day"常提示习惯，"now"提示进行，"yesterday"提示结束的过去，"since"和"for"提示持续。不过，最终要看说话者把这段时间视为已经结束，还是仍与现在相连。
- "I lived in Los Angeles for two years."
- "I have lived in Los Angeles for two years."
常见问题
初学者应先学哪些时态？
先学习present simple、present continuous、past simple，以及"will"和"going to"。
动词时态让你准确讲述经历、故事和计划。想通过CWC的综合课程进行实践，请联系Columbia West College。
