How to use present tenses 作者: BBCEnglishLearning | 发布时间: 2026-07-24 09:26 | 更新时间: 2026-07-24 09:26 您的浏览器不支持 HTML5 视频播放。 点击播放后会扣除积分,未登录用户每24小时可播放2个视频。 字幕列表 字幕显示 英文 双语 中文 6 Minute Gram from bbclearningenglish.com 来自 bbclearningenglish.com 的六分钟语法节目 来自 bbclearningenglish.com 的六分钟语法节目 Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Grammar with me Catherine and me Finn. 大家好,欢迎收看六分钟语法节目,我是 Catherine,我是 Finn。 大家好,欢迎收看六分钟语法节目,我是 Catherine,我是 Finn。 Hello. 你好。 你好。 In this programme we're talking about present tenses. 本期节目我们要讲的是现在时态。 本期节目我们要讲的是现在时态。 Now let's get started. 那我们开始吧。 那我们开始吧。 The first thing we need to know is that the present simple tense is mainly for facts, 首先要知道的是,present simple(一般现在时)主要用于表达事实、 首先要知道的是,present simple(一般现在时)主要用于表达事实、 habits and truths. 习惯和真理。 习惯和真理。 Now Catherine, give me a true fact about you. Catherine,跟我说一个关于你的真实事实吧。 Catherine,跟我说一个关于你的真实事实吧。 A true fact about me is that I like gardening. 关于我的一个真实事实是,我喜欢园艺。 关于我的一个真实事实是,我喜欢园艺。 Oh wow. 哦,哇。 哦,哇。 Yeah. 对啊。 对啊。 Great. 太好了。 太好了。 Love it. 喜欢。 喜欢。 Thanks Catherine and can you tell me one of your habits? 谢谢 Catherine,那你能说说你的一个习惯吗? 谢谢 Catherine,那你能说说你的一个习惯吗? I drink a cup of coffee every morning. 我每天早上都喝一杯咖啡。 我每天早上都喝一杯咖啡。 I drink one at home and I drink another one when I get to work. 在家喝一杯,到公司再喝一杯。 在家喝一杯,到公司再喝一杯。 So far so good. 目前为止都不错。 目前为止都不错。 We make the present simple with a subject and base verb and we add s to the verb for 我们构成 present simple 时用主语加动词原形,遇到 he、she、it 我们构成 present simple 时用主语加动词原形,遇到 he、she、it he, she and it. 时动词要加 s。 时动词要加 s。 So I work, you work, he works, she works and so on. 所以是 I work,you work,he works,she works,以此类推。 所以是 I work,you work,he works,she works,以此类推。 We make questions and negatives with do or does. 疑问句和否定句要用 do 或 does 来构成。 疑问句和否定句要用 do 或 does 来构成。 So Catherine, do you take milk in your coffee? 那 Catherine,你咖啡里加牛奶吗? 那 Catherine,你咖啡里加牛奶吗? I do take milk in my coffee. 我咖啡里确实加牛奶。 我咖啡里确实加牛奶。 Finn, do you take milk in your coffee? Finn,你咖啡里加牛奶吗? Finn,你咖啡里加牛奶吗? I don't. 我不加。 我不加。 I like it black. 我喜欢喝黑咖啡。 我喜欢喝黑咖啡。 And what about Mrs Finn? 那 Finn 太太呢? 那 Finn 太太呢? Does she take milk in her coffee? 她咖啡里加牛奶吗? 她咖啡里加牛奶吗? She doesn't drink coffee. 她不喝咖啡。 她不喝咖啡。 Oh, what does she drink? 哦,那她喝什么? 哦,那她喝什么? Tea. 茶。 茶。 Oh. 哦。 哦。 All the time. 一直都喝。 一直都喝。 Very British. 真是很英式。 真是很英式。 Yes. 是啊。 是啊。 So, we make the present simple for facts and habits. 所以,我们用 present simple 表达事实和习惯。 所以,我们用 present simple 表达事实和习惯。 Now when we're talking about activities, temporary situations and things that are happening 而当我们谈论一些活动、临时性状况,以及现在 而当我们谈论一些活动、临时性状况,以及现在 now or around now, we use am, is or are plus an ing verb to make the present continuous. 或最近正在发生的事情时,我们用 am、is 或 are 加动词 ing 形式构成 present continuous(现在进行时)。 或最近正在发生的事情时,我们用 am、is 或 are 加动词 ing 形式构成 present continuous(现在进行时)。 So Finn, what are you doing now? 那 Finn,你现在在做什么? 那 Finn,你现在在做什么? Now, right now, right at this minute, I'm sitting in the studio, I'm a chair, talking 现在,就是此刻,这一分钟,我坐在录音室里,坐在一把椅子上, 现在,就是此刻,这一分钟,我坐在录音室里,坐在一把椅子上, to you, but off and on, I'm also reading a novel called The Unconsol'd by Kazuo Ishiguro. 跟你说话,但断断续续地,我也在读一本小说,叫《The Unconsoled》,作者是石黑一雄。 跟你说话,但断断续续地,我也在读一本小说,叫《The Unconsoled》,作者是石黑一雄。 Oh. 哦。 哦。 It's great. 太棒了。 太棒了。 Well pronounced. 发音很标准。 发音很标准。 Thank you. 谢谢。 谢谢。 And are you reading anything right now, Catherine? Catherine,你现在在读什么书吗? Catherine,你现在在读什么书吗? Yes, I am. 是的,在读。 是的,在读。 I'm reading a novel also. 我也在读一本小说。 我也在读一本小说。 It's a comedy about Adrian Moll and it's really good. 是一本关于 Adrian Mole 的喜剧小说,很不错。 是一本关于 Adrian Mole 的喜剧小说,很不错。 I'm enjoying it a lot. 我读得很享受。 我读得很享受。 Sounds great. 听起来不错。 听起来不错。 I'd like to borrow it. 我想借来看看。 我想借来看看。 You can. 可以。 可以。 We can also use the present continuous for future arrangements. 我们还可以用 present continuous 表示未来的安排。 我们还可以用 present continuous 表示未来的安排。 And so Finn, what are you doing tonight? 那 Finn,你今晚打算做什么? 那 Finn,你今晚打算做什么? Oh, tonight I'm taking my wife to dinner. 哦,今晚我要带我太太去吃晚饭。 哦,今晚我要带我太太去吃晚饭。 Oh, don't tell her. 哦,别告诉她。 哦,别告诉她。 Lucky wife. 真是幸运的太太。 真是幸运的太太。 That's right. 没错。 没错。 So present simple for facts and habits, present continuous for activities and future arrangements. 所以,present simple 用于事实和习惯,present continuous 用于活动和未来安排。 所以,present simple 用于事实和习惯,present continuous 用于活动和未来安排。 And now for the present perfect. 现在来说说 present perfect(现在完成时)。 现在来说说 present perfect(现在完成时)。 We make it with have or has plus a past participle. 我们用 have 或 has 加过去分词构成它。 我们用 have 或 has 加过去分词构成它。 It connects the past to the present and it's useful for asking about life experiences. 它把过去和现在联系起来,很适合用来询问人生经历。 它把过去和现在联系起来,很适合用来询问人生经历。 So life experience question coming Finn. Finn,来一个人生经历的问题。 Finn,来一个人生经历的问题。 Have you ever eaten insects? 你吃过昆虫吗? 你吃过昆虫吗? I have. 吃过。 吃过。 Yes. 是的。 是的。 I've eaten ants and beetles in Cambodia. 我在柬埔寨吃过蚂蚁和甲虫。 我在柬埔寨吃过蚂蚁和甲虫。 So in the question, the word ever means at any time in your life. 所以在问句里,ever 这个词的意思是“在你人生中任何时候”。 所以在问句里,ever 这个词的意思是“在你人生中任何时候”。 Never means at no time in your life. never 的意思是“在你人生中从未有过”。 never 的意思是“在你人生中从未有过”。 So Catherine, tell us about an experience that you have never had. 那 Catherine,跟我们说说一件你从未经历过的事吧。 那 Catherine,跟我们说说一件你从未经历过的事吧。 Well I've never eaten insects Finn. 嗯,我从没吃过昆虫,Finn。 嗯,我从没吃过昆虫,Finn。 And I've never been on safari. 我也从没去过野生动物园。 我也从没去过野生动物园。 OK. 好的。 好的。 But I'm sure that our colleague Rob has been on safari. 不过我相信我们的同事 Rob 去过野生动物园。 不过我相信我们的同事 Rob 去过野生动物园。 And it's been to many places. 他去过很多地方。 他去过很多地方。 Yes. 是的。 是的。 Other words we can use with present perfect are just, already and yet. 我们和 present perfect 一起常用的词还有 just、already 和 yet。 我们和 present perfect 一起常用的词还有 just、already 和 yet。 We use just already and yet a lot when we're using the present perfect tense to talk about 我们在用 present perfect 表达一件过去的事对现在 我们在用 present perfect 表达一件过去的事对现在 the present effect of a past event. 产生的影响时,经常会用到 just、already 和 yet。 产生的影响时,经常会用到 just、already 和 yet。 Already means something has happened perhaps earlier than expected. already 的意思是某件事发生了,也许比预期的要早。 already 的意思是某件事发生了,也许比预期的要早。 So Finn, give us an example of already. 那 Finn,给我们举个 already 的例子吧。 那 Finn,给我们举个 already 的例子吧。 Right. 好的。 好的。 I've already had breakfast today. 我今天已经吃过早饭了。 我今天已经吃过早饭了。 And coffee. 那咖啡呢? 那咖啡呢? Have you had coffee? 你喝咖啡了吗? 你喝咖啡了吗? I've just had a cup of coffee. 我刚喝了一杯咖啡。 我刚喝了一杯咖啡。 Just means recently and I haven't had lunch yet. just 的意思是“刚刚”,而我还没吃午饭。 just 的意思是“刚刚”,而我还没吃午饭。 I should think not. 那是应该的。 那是应该的。 It's only half-time. 现在才刚到一半呢。 现在才刚到一半呢。 It's a bit early for lunch. 现在吃午饭还太早了点。 现在吃午饭还太早了点。 Yeah. 是啊。 是啊。 And yet means something like not until now. 而 yet 的意思大概是“到现在为止还没”。 而 yet 的意思大概是“到现在为止还没”。 Good. 很好。 很好。 And if a past situation has continued until now, use for or since to say how long it's 如果一个过去的状况一直持续到现在,就用 for 或 since 来说明 如果一个过去的状况一直持续到现在,就用 for 或 since 来说明 continued. 持续了多久。 持续了多久。 Like this. 就像这样。 就像这样。 I've lived in London for five years. 我在伦敦住了五年了。 我在伦敦住了五年了。 I've been married since 2003. 我从 2003 年起就结婚了。 我从 2003 年起就结婚了。 And we also use the present perfect to give news. 我们也用 present perfect 来报告消息。 我们也用 present perfect 来报告消息。 Things that happened a short time ago and are important now. 那些不久前发生、现在很重要的事情。 那些不久前发生、现在很重要的事情。 So have you got any news for us, Catherine? 那 Catherine,你有什么消息要告诉我们吗? 那 Catherine,你有什么消息要告诉我们吗? Yes, I have actually. 是的,其实我有。 是的,其实我有。 OK. 好。 好。 I've won the lottery. 我中彩票了。 我中彩票了。 I don't believe you. 我不信。 我不信。 Yeah, I've won. 真的,我中了。 真的,我中了。 That's because I'm not telling the truth. 那是因为我没说实话。 那是因为我没说实话。 It's just an example. 这只是个例子。 这只是个例子。 OK. 好的。 好的。 You'll listen to BBC Learning English dot com. 你正在收听 BBC Learning English dot com。 你正在收听 BBC Learning English dot com。 And we're talking about present tenses and it's quest time. 我们在讲现在时态,现在是问答时间。 我们在讲现在时态,现在是问答时间。 Question one, which of these sentences best describes a habit? 第一题,下面哪句话最能描述一个习惯? 第一题,下面哪句话最能描述一个习惯? A, I have smoked 20 cigarettes a day. A,I have smoked 20 cigarettes a day. A,I have smoked 20 cigarettes a day. B, I smoke 20 cigarettes a day. B,I smoke 20 cigarettes a day. B,I smoke 20 cigarettes a day. And the answer is B, I smoke 20 cigarettes a day. 答案是 B,I smoke 20 cigarettes a day. 答案是 B,I smoke 20 cigarettes a day. Question two, is this sentence grammatically correct or wrong? 第二题,这句话语法上是对还是错? 第二题,这句话语法上是对还是错? Humans have not visited the planet Mars yet, but they have already been to the moon. Humans have not visited the planet Mars yet, but they have already been to the moon. Humans have not visited the planet Mars yet, but they have already been to the moon. It's correct. 是对的。 是对的。 It is. 没错。 没错。 Now, last one, which sentence is correct? 好,最后一题,哪句是对的? 好,最后一题,哪句是对的? A, Catherine has never eaten insects. A,Catherine has never eaten insects. A,Catherine has never eaten insects. B, Catherine never eats insects. B,Catherine never eats insects. B,Catherine never eats insects. Or C, Catherine is never eating insects. 或者 C,Catherine is never eating insects. 或者 C,Catherine is never eating insects. The answer is that both A and B are correct. 答案是 A 和 B 都对。 答案是 A 和 B 都对。 As a life experience, it's true to say that I have never eaten insects. 作为一种人生经历,说 I have never eaten insects 是对的。 作为一种人生经历,说 I have never eaten insects 是对的。 And as a fact, I can say I never eat insects. 而作为事实,我可以说 I never eat insects。 而作为事实,我可以说 I never eat insects。 So that brings us to the end of the quiz and well done to you if you've got them all right. 那么本次测验就到此结束了,如果你全都答对了,恭喜你。 那么本次测验就到此结束了,如果你全都答对了,恭喜你。 Free insect for everyone who got all of those right. 全对的朋友都能获得一份免费昆虫。 全对的朋友都能获得一份免费昆虫。 Now there's more about this on our website at BBC Learning English dot com. 更多相关内容,请访问我们的网站 BBC Learning English dot com。 更多相关内容,请访问我们的网站 BBC Learning English dot com。 Join us again for more six minute grammar. 欢迎继续收看下一期六分钟语法节目。 欢迎继续收看下一期六分钟语法节目。 Bye. 再见。 再见。 Bye. 再见。 再见。