2 present continuous

(1)

現在正在繼續或進行中的動作	I am writting a letter.
	It's getting dark.

1 present simple

(1)

現在的事實 狀態 動作	I am a student.
	John teaches English.
	I take this one.

(2)

經常性 習慣性的動作 every, always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom	I go to church on Sundays.
	I usually get up at six o'clock.
	He seldom comes here.

(3)

不變的真理 事實 格言	The earth is round. The sun rises in the east.
	We see with our eyes.
	Where there is a will, there is a way.

(4)

Here/There 起始的感嘆句 Here/There + 人稱代名詞 + V ! Here/There + V + N !	Here you are!
	There he goes!
	There goes the bell!

(5)

少數動詞和未來時間連用時可代替未來式 go, come, leave, arrive, begin,start, be	I (start/leave) tomorrow evening.
	The plane takes off at six past five.
	Tomorrow is(=will be) Sunday.

(6)

時間或條件的副詞子句中,代替未來式	I will let you know as soon as I hear from him.
	If it is fine tomorrow, he will come.
	We shall not begin the discussion until he arrives.

(7)

在口語中可代替現在完成式 find,hear,tell,forget	I hear(=have heard) that he is ill.
	I forget(=have forgotten) his name.
	I find(=have found) my book at last.

動詞時態

狀態 時間	simple	continuous	perfect	perfect continuous
present	1does; do	2am/is/are + doing	3has/have + done	4has/have + been doing
past	5did	6was/were + doing	7had done	8had been doing
future	9shall/will + do	10shall/will + be doing	11shall/will + have done	12shall/will + been doing
funture in the past	13should/would + do	14should/would + be doing	15should/would + have done	16should/would + been doing