江苏省如皋市白蒲镇初级中学九年级英语下册Unit 2 Grammar课件.ppt

Simple present Used for: 1. a present state e.g. John lives in New York. 2. daily routine and habits e.g. I always go to bed at 140 p.m. 3. present actions that happen one after another e.g. School is over and the students go home. 4. actions set by a timetable or schedule e.g. The talk show starts at 7 p.m. Present continuous Used for: 1. actions that happen right now e.g. Look! The reporter is interviewing the astronaut. 2. actions that happen at the same time e.g. Mum is doing the housework and Dad is working on the computer. 3. actions in a limited period of time e.g. I am working on a history project this week. 4. arrangements for the near future e.g. I am leaving for Shanghai tonight. Simple past Used for: 1. Actions that happened in the past. e.g. Simon played football yesterday. 2. Actions that happened one after another in the past. e.g. Simon came home, turned on the computer and checked his email. Past continuous Used for: 1. actions that were in progress at a certain time in the past e.g. Yesterday at 4 p.m., Simon was playing football. 2. actions that happened at the same time in the past e.g. Simon was playing computer games while Millie was watching TV. 3. actions that lasted for some time in the past e.g. We were having a meeting from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. yesterday. Simple past Used for: 1. actions that happened in the past e.g. I bought a new bicycle yesterday. 2. actions that happened at a certain time in the past e.g. Kitty wrote an email to Linda an hour ago. Present perfect Used for: 1. emphasizing the result of a past action e.g. I have bought a new bicycle, so I can ride to school now. 2. telling how many times an action has happened till now e.g. She has been to the USA twice. The film has started for over ten minutes. （误） The film has been on for over ten minutes. （正） （与for,