1. Grammar1 Module1 Revision of the Present Tenses

2. Lead-in 1. I live in Shijiazhuang, a city not far from Beijing. 2. I am writing down my thoughts about it. Look at the above two sentences, what are the tense differences are there between these two sentences? Try to find out the principles of the uses of the present simple tense & the present continuous tense.

3. 1. The present simple tense

4. 1.1 Sentence Structure of the Present simple tense ① Positive sentence: S +am/is/are +predicative （表语） S + V (+others) ② Negative sentence: S +am/is/are +not+ predicative （表语） S +don’t (doesn’t) +V (+ others) ③ Question sentence: Am/Is/Are+ S + 表语 Do (Does)+ 主语 +V(+ 其它 )

5. 1.2 The uses of the present simple tense ① The earth goes around the sun. 地球绕着 太阳转。 ② Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 ③ Tomorrow is Monday. 明天星期天 1) Something which is unchangeable, such as truth, motto, epigram.

6. 2) Indicating a habit, something you regularly do, or a present state. It is usually connected to some adverbs which express the frequency. Such as: often, usually, always, sometimes, seldom, every day (week, year, night), once a week and so on 。

7. ① Class begins at eight every morning. 每天早晨八点钟开始上课。 ② He always works at night. 他经常在晚上工作。

8. ① The plain arrives at 8 o’clock. 飞机八点到. ② School begins on March 5. 三月五日开学. 3) Actions or things which have been planned to happen, and will not be easily changed. The relevant verbs are: come, go, move, stop, leave, arrive, be, finish, continue, start, begin and so on 。

9. 4) Comment on the drama, play, picture, and some other live sport game. ① He passes the ball to John. 他把球传给约翰。 ② There are five people in the picture. 在这幅画中有五个人。

10. 5) In the adverbial clause of time and condition, we use the present simple tense instead of the future tense Vocabulary which leads the adverbial clause of time : when, while, whenever, before, after, till, until, by the time, as soon as 。 Vocabulary which leads the adverbial clause of condition: if, unless, as long as, so long as, in case (that), provided (that).

11. ① We will have an exam when we finish the textbook. 我们学完课本后将会进行一次测试。 ② I will tell him that as soon as I see him. 我 一见到他就会告诉他那件事。 ③ We have to wait here before he comes. 在他 回来前，我们不得不等。

12. 1.3 Exercises (1) I have been living outside Qingdao for a long time now but I__ back there every few weeks to see my parents. A. am going B. had gone C. would be going D. go (2) Give her the book when you ____. A. will meet her. B. meets her C. meet her D. meeting her.

13. (3) ----I want to write Yang Liwei a letter, but I don’t have any stamps. ----I’ll buy some for you, if I ___to the post office. A. go B. shall go C. will go D. went

14. 2.The present continuous tense

15. 2.1 Sentence Structure of the Present continuous tense ① P. s: S + am/is/are+ P. p ② N. s: S + am/is/are+ not+ P. p ③ Q. s: Am/Is/Are +S + P. p

16. 2.2 The uses of the present continuous tense 1) Indicating that something is taking place at this moment. Symbol adverbs expressing time are usually in this kind of sentence. Such as: now, at the (very) moment, for the time being, at present, and Look!, Listen! And so on. ① Look! The big bird is flying away. 看, 那只大鸟正 在飞走。 ② He is watching a movie now. 他现在正在 看电影。

17. 2) indicating that something is taking place in this period of time. It may not happen at this moment. Right now I am studying Chinese by distance learning. 我现在正通过远程教育学习汉语

18. 3) To express one’s strong feelings of praise, or blame. Symbol adverbs: always, constantly, forever, all the time ① You are always changing your mind. 你总 是主意不定。 ( 太烦人了 ) ② He is always helping others. 他总是 帮助别人。 ( 他真是个好人。 )

19. ① He is leaving on Wednesday. 他将于周四离开。 ② They are going to Canada next week. 他们将下周去加拿大。 4) When we meet these words: see, return, leave, start, visit, go, come, fly, stay and so on, we also use the present continuous tense to express the future.

20. Exercises 1.I don’t really work here, I ____ until the new secretary arrives. A. just help out B. have just helped out C. am just helping out D. will just help out

21. 2. —Do you like the material? —Yes, it _______very soft. A. is feeling B. felt C. feels D. is felt 3. I’ve won a holiday for two weeks to Florida. I _______ my mum. A. am taking B. have taken C. take D. will have taken

22. 4. —When will you come to see me, Dad? —I will go to see you when you ______ the training course. A. will have finished B. will finish C. are finishing D. finish 5. He always ______ careful notes while he is listening to the teacher in class. A. will take B. took C. takes D. is taking

23. 6. I’m sorry I can’t go. I ____ a report. A. write B. am writing C. wrote D. was writing 7. —What’s the terrible noise? ─The neighbors ______ for a party. A. have prepared B. are preparing C. prepare D. will prepare

24. 8. I need one more stamp before my collection _____. A. has completed B. complete C. has been completed D. is completed 9. ─ Can I join the club, Dad? ─ You can when you ______a bit older. A. get B. will get C. are getting D. will have got

25. 10. There _______ the bus. Hurry up. A. is coming B. comes C. has come D. will come 11. If I ______ when he comes, wake me up, please. A. slept B. am sleeping C. will be sleeping D. was sleeping

26. 12. He _______ to understand that he did wrong to his sister. A. is beginning B. begin C. has been begun D. will begin 13. George has arrived, but I did not know he ______ until yesterday. A. come B. will come C. is coming D. was coming

27. 14. Tom knows that his uncle _____ no fewer than ten houses, and all of them are let at very high rents. A. is owning B. owns C. owned D. was owning 15. Will you post this letter if you _____ a post-box? A. will be passing B. are passing C. have passed D. were passing