動詞時態告訴我們動作在何時發生:現在、過去或未來。三個主要時態中的都有進行式、完成式和完成進行式,它為我們提供了更多訊息來說明動作的時間、動作的發展或動作的完成。
這張動詞時態英文文法表概述了 12 種不同的動詞時態,並附有肯定、否定和疑問詞的問句或一般問句形式的範例。您還將找到有關每個時態和常見信號詞的用法的提示,以幫助您識別時態。
時態 | 肯定(P)、否定(N)和疑問句(Q) | 用法 | 信號詞 |
現在簡單式 | P: He speaks. N: He does not speak. Q: Does he speak? | * 重複/固定的動作 * 一般常見動作 * 一個接一個發生的動作 * 確認的未來行動(時間表) | always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually |
現在進行式 | P: He is speaking. N: He is not speaking. Q: Is he speaking? | * 正在發生的動作 * 在某一個限定的時間段裡發生的動作 * 已經計畫好的或事先同意的未來動作 | at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now |
過去簡單式 | P: He spoke. N: He did not speak. Q: Did he speak? | * 過去發生的單一動作或重複的動作 * 過去一個接著一個發生的動作 * 有一個新動作打斷了一個已經發生的動作 | yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday |
過去進行式 | P: He was speaking. N: He was not speaking. Q: Was he speaking? | * 強調過去某個動作發生的過程 * 數個動作同時發生 * 被一個新動作打斷時正在發生的動作 | while, as long as |
現在完成式 | P: He has spoken. N: He has not spoken. Q: Has he spoken? | * 強調結果 * 持續到現在的動作 * 剛剛完成的動作 * 已完成的動作且對現在有影響 * 到說話當下從未/一次/不止一次發生的動作 | already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now |
現在完成進行式 | P: He has been speaking. N: He has not been speaking. Q: Has he been speaking? | * 強調的是行動(不是結果) * 一直持續到現在的動作,且還在繼續 * 已完成的動作且對現在有影響 | all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week |
過去完成式 | P: He had spoken. N: He had not spoken. Q: Had he spoken? | * 過去某個時間之前發生的動作 * 有時可以與過去完成進行式互換 * 只強調過去某個時間點之前發生的事情 | already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day |
過去完成進行式 | P: He had been speaking. N: He had not been speaking. Q: Had he been speaking? | * 過去某一點之前的動作 * 有時候可以與過去完成式可直接互換使用 * 強調動作或動作的持續長度 | for, since, the whole day, all day |
未來式 (will) | P: He will speak. N: He will not speak. Q: Will he speak? | * 未來不受影響的事件 * 自發的決定 * 對未來的假設/不肯定 | in a year, next …, tomorrow, first conditional sentences (If you ask her, she will help you.), supposition: I think, probably, perhaps |
未來式 (going to) | P: He is going to speak. N: He is not going to speak. Q: Is he going to speak? | * 關於未來的預先存在的意圖 * 關於未來的合乎邏輯的結論 | in one year, next week, tomorrow |
未來進行式 | P: He will be speaking. N: He will not be speaking. Q: Will he be speaking? | * 將在未來某個時間點發生的動作 * 確認或明顯的事件 | in one year, next week, tomorrow |
未來完成式 | P: He will have spoken. N: He will not have spoken. Q: Will he have spoken? | * 將在未來某個時間完成的動作 | by Monday, in a week |
未來完成進行式 | P: He will have been speaking. N: He will not have been speaking. Q: Will he have been speaking? | * 將在未來某個時間完成的動作 * 強調動作的長度 | for …, the last couple of hours, all day long |
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