新编英语语法教程（主编：章正邦）大学英语语法课件学生用书 11 Means of Expressing Futue Time.ppt

Study the verb forms and say why? Wen said he believes it is realizable for trade volume between the two countries to double and reach the goal of 8 billion dollars in five years, adding China will expand the import from Greece. Fully embracing Wens proposal, Papandreou said Greece would make joint efforts with China to lift bilateral ties to a new level. Fill in the blanks and give reasons for your choice A rattle of leaves _________ (wake) me some time before dawn. A hot wind __________ (breathe) in at the bedroom window. I _________ (get up) and __________ (close) the window and _________ (lie) in bed and listened to the wind. woke got was breathing closed lay Within narratives that only use past tense, there is often a background role given to the past progressive and a foreground role for the past simple. Make an intelligent choice and have fun A young man ___ (stood/was standing) on a bus. He ___ (chewed/ was chewing) gum. An old man ___ (sat/was sitting) opposite him. After five minutes the old man ___ (shouted/was shouting) at him, “It’s no good talking to me. I’m deaf.” Fill in the blanks and give reasons for your choice Bankruptcy hits eateries Pacific Food Services _______ (file) for bankruptcy protection and _______ (close) two of its restaurants. The company _______ (grow) from a family business which _______ (start) in the 1950s. has filed has closed grew started In contrast to narrative accounts with a focus on past events, the typical news report is designed to focus on recent changes and the current situation, thus the present perfective being used. Also noticeable is that headlines are inevitably in the present tense. Both technology analysts and the businessmen, who demanded anonymity for fear of retaliation, said that Google might also face problems in keeping its advertising-sales force, which ____ (be) crucial to the success of its Chinese-language service. A consolidation of your understanding of tenses and aspects Two months of sp