present_tense 现在时
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现在时

am/is/are

I am cold.
I'm 23 years old.


It's ten o'clock.
Jane isn't a teacher.


Those people aren't English. They're Australian.

疑问句

Am I late? No, you're on time.

Is your mother at home? No, she's out.

Your shoes are nice. Are they new?

Where/What/Who/How/Why

Where is your mother? Is she at home?

What color is your car? It's red.

Who's that man? 

How are your parents? Are they well?

Why is it so expensive? 

现在进行时

am/is/are + doing 表示现在正在发生某事

I'm working. I'm not watching TV.

She isn't eating.

We are having dinner.

like, love, want, know, understand, remember, depend, prefer, hate, need, mean, believe, forget

疑问句

Are you feeling OK? Yes I'm fine, thanks.

Is it raining? No, it isn't.

Where are they going?

一般现在时

可用来表示一般性的事实,有时或经常发生的事情。

I work in a shop. My brother works in a bank.

It rains a lot in winter.

like, love, want, know, understand, remember, depend, prefer, hate, need, mean, believe, forget

I'm tired. I want to go home
Do you know that girl? Yes, but I don't remember her name.
I don't understand. What do you mean?

always/never/often/usually/sometimes

always/never/often/usually/sometimes 常与一般现在时连用

Sue always gets to work early.

I never eat breakfast. 

We often go away at weekends.

Mark usually plays football on Sundays.

I sometimes walk to work, but not very often.

否定形式

You don't work very hard.

Sue drinks tea, but she doesn't drink coffee.

Gary and Nicole don't know many people.

don't/doesn't + 动词原形

I don't linke washing the car.

Sarah speaks Spanish, but she doesn't speak Italian.

疑问句

一般现在时的疑问式中用do/does

Do I work?

Do we like?

Do they have?



Where do your parents live?

How often does this word mean?

always/usually/often

Do you always have breakfast?

Does Chris often phone you?

What do you usually do at weekends?

现在进行时 VS 一般现在时

现在进行时(I am doing) 表示现在或说话的时刻正在发生的事情

一般现在时(I do) 表示一般性的事实、经常或有时发生的事情

Is he playing the violin?   No, he isn't.
Does he play the violin?    Yes, he does.

I have ... / I've got ...

I have blue eyes. == I've got blue eyes.
Our car has four door. == Our car has got four doors.

否定式

I haven't got.
We/You haven't got.
They haven't got.
he hasn't.

They don't have any children. == They haven't got any children.
It's a nice house, but it doesn't have a garden. == It hasn't got a garden.

疑问式

Have I got?
Have you got?
Have they got?
Has he got?

Does Helen have a car? == Has Helen got a car?
What do you have in your bag? == What have you got in your bag?

简略回答

Yes, I have.
No, you haven't
Yes, she has.
No, it hasn't.