Present and Future Tenses Review
现在式和将来式复习
Present Simple Tense
一般现在式
例如：
I play.
You play.
We play.
They play.
He plays.
She plays.
It plays.
We use the present simple tense for repeated or regular actions in the present time period.
我们用一般现在时表示在现在一段时间内反复发生或者有规律发生的事情
例如：
I walk to school.
She rides her bicycle.
I eat rice for breakfast.
+We use the simple present tense for facts.
对于事实我们用一般现在时
例如：
Sam has a pet monkey.
Bob and Ed are friends.
We use the present simple tense for habits.
对于习惯我们用一般现在时
例如：
I eat dinner with my family every day.
Billy plays basketball every Thursday.
We use the present simple tense for things that are always or generally true.
对于真理我们用一般现在时
例如：
Grass is green.
The sky is blue.
Present Progressive Tense
现在进行时
The present progressive tense is used in the form be + verb + ing.
现在进行时我们用be+动词+ing的形式
例如：
I am eating.
You are eating.
He/She/It is running.
They are sitting.
We are going home.
The present progressive is used to show actions that are happening right now.
现在正在发生的事情我们用一般进行时
例如：
My sister is playing the guitar right now.
I can’t talk. I am studying.
We use the present progressive to talk about actions that occur over a period of time, including the present.
一段时间内包括现在发生的事情我们用现在进行时
例如：
How are you doing these days?
I am studying to become a doctor.
Future Simple Tense
一般将来时
There are two ways to express the simple future tense in English:
有两种表达一般将来时的方式
will and be going to
Form will (will + verb)
Will形式（Will+动词）
例如：
I will go to the store tomorrow.
He will not eat dinner tonight.
Will you go to the store tomorrow?
We can make statements shorter by using:
我们可以将组合缩写为：
I’ll
he’ll
she’ll
it’ll
you’ll
we’ll
they’ll
won’t
例如：
I’ll play the piano tonight.
He won’t walk to school tomorrow.
Form be going to
Be going to的形式
I am
he/she/it is
you/they/we are
+ going to + verb
I am going to walk to school tomorrow.
You are not going to run tonight.
Are you going to run on Sunday?
Many times in English, we can use either will or be going to, but there are some times when one is better than the other.
在英语中，两种形式都可以表达将来时，但是在某些情况下我们更青睐于其中的一种形式
We use will when….
…we ask for or offer to do something that will help someone
当我们请求或者提供帮助的时候，我们更青睐于使用will的形式
例如：
Will you help me clean my room?
Sure, I’ll help you clean your room after I eat.
We use will when….
…we make a promise
当我们许诺的时候用will的形式
例如：
I promise that I’ll go to the movies with you.
We use will when….
…we talk about things we believe will be true in the future
当我们相信某件事情在将来会成真的时候我们用will的形式
例如：
Scientists predict that the earth will get hotter.
We use be going to when….
…we are talking about plans
当我们谈论计划的时候我们用be going to的形式
例如：
What are you going to do this weekend?
I’m going to visit my aunt and uncle.
When we make a new decision about the future, we use will.
当我们为将来做一个新的决定的时候我们用will的形式
Once we have already made that decision, we use be going to.
当我们已经为未来做好一个决定的时候我们用be going to的形式
例如：
Good Idea! I’ll talk to her.
I’m going to ask her if she can help me.