【Randy & PET】 The Present Continuous

1.基本用法

1.1 现在正在进行的动作和发生的事

• I'm reading a play by Shaw.
• How are things going?
• Mary is knitting and listening to the radio.
• It's snowing hard.
• What are they quarrelling about?
• Why aren't you wearing a coat?It's so cold.
• They're travelling in India.
• I'm waiting to have a word with you.我在等着和你说句话。

1.2 现阶段正发生的事，此刻动作不一定正在进行

• Hello,Tom, are you still working in that bank?
• She's teaching at a night school.
• I'm writing a book about ecology.
• Sorry, you can't take the type writer away,I'm using it.

2 现在进行时表示将来动作

2.1 在口语中，且以人为主语，可以未来时间的状语，多指已计划安排好的事

以物为主语的时候，多用一般现在时表示，如The train leaves at 9:30

• I'm meetingPeter tonight.He's taking me to the theatre.
• I'm flying to HongKong tomorrow.
• Are you doing any thing tomorrow afternoon？——Yes, I'm playing tennis with Betty.
• I'm not going out tonight. I'm staying at home.
• When is Helen coming home?
• They're getting married next month.
• They're spending the summer at Switzerland.

2.2 时间和条件从句中表示未来情况

• You can do some reading while you are waiting for the train.你等火车时可以看看书。
• You must visit Switzerland when you are travelling in Europe.你在欧洲旅行时一定要访问瑞士。

2.3 be going to结构

a) 准备或打算做某事

• He's going to buy a new car.
• She is not going to be there tonight.
• Is he going to lecture in English or in Chinese?

b)即将发生的事或要发生的事

• There's going to be a thunder storm.
• It's going to be warm tomorrow.
• My cousin is going to have a baby.
• Where are you going to go during the holiday?
• They're going to come with me.

3 表示经常性的动作

3,1 常和always，constantly，forever这类副词连用，表示厌烦、赞美等情绪

• He is always losing his keys.他老是丢钥匙。（不以为然）
• I'm always making that mistake.我老犯那个错。（不耐烦）
• She's always working.她总是在工作。（赞赏）
• You're always thinking of others.你总是想到别人。（赞美）
• She's constantly changing her mind.她老是改变主意。（不满）
• The baby is constantly screaming.宝宝老是尖叫。（不耐烦）
• He's forever finding fault with what I do.他老是找我的茬。（厌烦）
• She's perpetually nagging.她老爱唠叨。（厌烦）

3.2 一般现在时说明事实，用现在进行时则表示某种情绪

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