Tenses (All Included) Notes
Tenses (All Included) Notes
Tenses (All Included) Notes
甚麼時候用?
1. Habits(習慣性動作)
eg. Penny plays basketball every Wednesday and Friday.
3. Order (指令)
eg. Go to do your homework now!
使用規則 :
Subject(主語) verb to be examples(例子)
I -am -I am a girl.
-基本動詞 -I eat rice for dinner.
he/ she /it -is -Penny is a girl.
-動詞要有s/es/ies -Penny eats rice for dinner.
you/ they/ we -are -They are girls.
-基本動詞 -They eat rice for dinner.
使用規則 :
Subject(主語) verb to be examples(例子)
I -am + 動詞要有ing I am playing basketball.
he/ she /it -is + 動詞要有ing Penny is playing basketball.
you/ they/ we -are + 動詞要有ing They are playing basketball.
*特別規則 :
當動詞前面的字是like/ enjoy/ is good at/ hobby is 的時候,
動詞一定要ing!!!!
eg.
I like playing badminton.
She enjoys eating.
Penny is good at drawing.
Penny’s hobby is drawing.
Simple Past Tense(過去式)
甚麼時候用?
1. Something that had already passed(過去發生的事)
eg. Penny went to mainland China yesterday.
使用規則 :
Subject(主語) verb to be examples(例子)
I -was + 動詞要有ed/ I was a singer and I sang
動詞是過去形態 very well.
he/ she /it -was + 動詞要有ed/ She was a dancer and she
動詞是過去形態 danced beautifully.
you/ they/ we -were + 動詞要有ed/ They were smart and they
動詞是過去形態 finished their homework
quickly.
Simple Future Tense(簡單將來式)
甚麼時候用?
1.Action that will happen in the future(將來會發生的事)
Eg. Ken will be a fireman.
They will buy a computer.
使用規則 :
肯定句:
I/ he/ she/ it/ we/ they + will + verb(基本形式)
Eg. Kelly will buy a collar for her new pet dog.
否定句:
I/ he/ she/ it/ we/ they + will not + verb(基本形式)
Eg. Bob will not join our school’s picnic day because he has caught
a fever.
Present Perfect Tense(現在完成式)
甚麼時候用?
1. Action that has just finished(不久前完成的動作)
Eg. Mary has finished her homework.
The baby has woken up.
使用規則 :
Subject(主語) verb to be examples(例子)
I -have + verb(past I have (just) won the game.
participle form)
he/ she /it -has + verb(past He has (never) won the
participle form) game.
you/ they/ we -have + verb(past They have won the game.
participle form)
*passive form(被動式): has/ have + been +verb(p.p. Form)
Eg. This book has already been translated into more than 15
languages over the world.
Past Perfect Tense(過去完成式)
甚麼時候用?
1.Two actions with a sequence of completion (有先後完成次序的兩
個動作)
Eg. When the scientists arrived, they had discovered the new ores.
First action second action
(Past tense) (past perfect tense)
2. Express regrets(表達後悔或遺憾)
Eg. I wish I had studied thoroughly before the exam.
使用規則 :
Subject(主語) verb to be examples(例子)
I -had + verb(p.p. I had learnt Spanish for ten
form) years.
he/ she /it -had + verb(p.p. He had finished his meal
form) after she arrived.
you/ they/ we -had + verb(p.p. They had played the guitar
form) when the bell rang.
Past continuous tense(過去進行式)
甚麼時候用?
1.Action that was happening in specific time in the past (在過去的特
定時間發生中的動作)
Eg. I was playing video games at 10 o’clock.
使用規則 :
Subject(主語) verb to be examples(例子)
I -was + verb(ing) I was cooking at 10
o’clock.
he/ she /it -was + verb(ing) He was singing while she
was playing the guitar.
you/ they/ we -were + verb(ing) They were running when
the sky started to rain.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense (現在完成進
行式)
甚麼時候用?
1.Action that has been happening from the past until now (由過去到
現在都在做的動作)
Eg. I have been studying History for 10 years.
使用規則 :
Subject(主語) verb to be examples(例子)
I -have + been + verb(ing) I have been speaking for
2 hours.
he/ she /it -has + been + verb(ing) She has been sleeping
since 7pm.
you/ they/ we -have + been + verb(ing) They have been studying
since last month.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense(過去完成進行式)
甚麼時候用?
1.Action that had been doing in the past. (過去時一直在做的動作)
Eg. I had been waiting for him for 1 and a half hours.
使用規則 :
Subject(主語) verb to be examples(例子)
I -had + been + verb(ing) I had been speaking for 2
hours.
he/ she /it -had + been + verb(ing) She had been sleeping
since 7pm.
you/ they/ we -had + been + verb(ing) They had been studying
since last month.