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.
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 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?
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
Are you feeling OK? Yes I'm fine, thanks. Is it raining? No, it isn't. Where are they going?
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 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.
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.
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?
Do you always have breakfast? Does Chris often phone you? What do you usually do at weekends?
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 blue eyes. == I've got blue eyes. Our car has four door. == Our car has got four doors.
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.
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?
Yes, I have. No, you haven't Yes, she has. No, it hasn't.