谓语就是时态
这个提法在语法家们的眼里，肯定不够严谨，比如，在“主系表”结构中，为什么不叫“谓语”。但是，这一提法对于我们解决英语中的几大语言现象，却是一把实用的利器。
时态是划分英语句子的依据，它决定了整个句子的布局。利用这个原则，我们学习英语句式就会无比地简单，比如：英语的三大从句，只需几句话就能讲清楚。这在全国是否有先例，至今我们还没查到。“简洁、高效、实用“，是我们的目标！
这是我们实实在在的成果，奇迹就是你看到了别人没有看到的美
下面我们用另外一种记忆方法来快速学习时态的基本用法（以do为例）
1.does /do（现在一般时）
用于表达“经常、习惯、自然现象、道理、真理”等现在仍然存在的、不容易改变的事情或状况。
2.am/is/are doing（现在进行时）
1）说话时正在进行的事；2）现阶段正在进行的事
时态基本用法图示（请记住）
这是迄今所见最完善的一图，包含了几乎所有时态基本用法的解题方法
现在一般时（does / do)
例句:
1.作为一个商人，我非常在乎我的客户。
As a businesswoman, I care deeply about my customers.
2. 油通常浮于水上。
Oil usually floats on water.
3. 培根曾说过，知识就是力量。
Bacon once said that knowledge is power.
现在进行时(am / is /are doing)
例句:
1.他们在开一个重要的会议。
They're having an important meeting.
2. 这些天他们在开运动会。
They are holding a sports meeting these days.
如图所示：
1. 与过去时间对应的时态，通常只用一般过去时或过去进行时；
与现在时间对应的时态，通常只用现在一般时或现在进行时；
与将来时间对应的时态，通常只用将来一般时或将来进行时。
例句：
1)四年前，他们都搬进了一幢三层楼。
Four years ago they all moved into a three-storey.
2）去年,我去看他时，他正在另一所学校读书。
Last year,when I went to visit him ,he was studying in another school.
3）威廉是一位热情的教师。
William is a enthusiastic teacher.
4）明天我们会放周末假。
We will have a weekend leave tomorrow.
或者说We are going to have a weekend leave tomorrow.
（英语中将来的表达法比较多）
5）明年这个时候，我会在大学读书。
I’ll be studying in university this time next year.
2. 图中过去（1）用过去完成时，看下面一句
昨天他离开学校前，打扫了教室。
Yesterday ,he had swept his classroom before he left the school.
这句话涉及到两个时间里的两件事：一是打扫教室，二是离开学校。
打扫教室是在离开学校之前，也就是通常所说的“过去的过去”，所以，打扫教室就用了过去完成时
3. 图中数轴上面的三个时态，用了三个线段来提示，也就是说它们都涉及到两个时间点，即与时间段相关。我们来看例句。
例1
到了1949年，我就已经变得大如房间，我怀疑自己是否还会长得更大。
By the 1949s I had grown as large as a room,and I wondered if I would grow any larger.
这一句涉及到了“过（1）到过去”的这一时间段。
例2
到目前，我们已经在学校读了一个月。
So far, we’ve studied for one month in the school.
例3
我不知是否因为我很久没能在户外活动了，以至于我变得如此痴迷于
与自然有关的一切。
I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature.
例4
过去的40年，中国发生了巨大的变化。
Great changes have taken place in China over the past 40 years.
上面三句都涉及到了“过去与现在”这一时间段。
例5
到下个月时，我们将会学完两册课本。
By next month, we will have finished two books
这一句涉及到了“现在与将来”的这一时间段
我们来总结一下：
1. “时间点”指的是“昨天，上周，去年，现在，明天，”等等时间，相应地就用“过去一般时，现在一般时，将来一般时”或它们的进行时态。
2. “时间段”指的是“到昨天，到现在，到明天，过去的一年”等等涉及到两个时点的表达，相应地就用“过去完成时，现在完成时，将来完成时”或它们的进行时态。
3. 注意: one week ago 用“过去一般时”，而since one week ago 要用“现在完成时”
由于这一讲的内容极为重要，请大家务必反复看视频，多体会语篇中的时态用法。
下面是近十年高考中的时态题，供大家学习参考：
1. —Tom, you didn't come to the party last night?
—I ____, but I suddenly remembered I had homework to do.
A. had to B. didn't C.was going to D. wouldn't
汤姆，你昨晚没来参加聚会？我本来是要去的 ，但我突然想起我还有作业要做。
2. The flowers were so lovely that they _____(sell)out in no time.
花很漂亮，不一会儿就卖完了。
3. — Is there anything wrong. Bob? You look sad.
—Oh, nothing much. In fact, I ___ (just think)of my friends back home.
汤姆，你昨晚没来参加聚会？我本来是要去的 ，但我突然想起我还有作业要做。
4. I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I __(go) there several years ago.
我对意大利有一点了解，因为几年前我和妻子去过意大利。
5. —Have you known Dr. Jackson for a long time?
—Yes, since she____(join)the Chinese Society.
你认识杰克逊博士很久了吗？是的，自从她加入华人协会后，就认识了。
6. If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it ____ (rain)all day.
如果天气好一点，我们可以去野餐的。可是今天下了一整天的雨。
7. If their marketing plans succeed, they ____(increase) their sales by 20 percent.
如果他们的营销计划成功，他们的销售额将增加20%。
8. The wet weather will continue tomorrow when a cold front (except)to arrive.
明天除了寒流如期而至，潮湿的天气还会继续。
9. His sister left home in 1998, and ____(not hear of)since.
他妹妹1998年离家出走，从此杳无音讯。
10. Edward, you play so well, But I __ (not know)you played the piano.
爱德华，你弹得真好，但我之前不知道你会弹钢琴。
11. Progress ( be )so far very good and we are sure that the work will be finished on time.
到目前为止进展非常好，我们相信工程会按时完成。
12. —Have you finished reading Jane Eyre?
—N0，I ( do )my homework all day yesterday．
你读完《简爱》了吗？没有，我昨天一整天都在做作业。
13. When you are home,give a call to let me know you (arrive)safely．
家后到，给我打个电话，让我知道你已经安全到达/报个平安。
14. The discovery of gold in Australia led thousands to believe that a fortune (make ).
A. is made B. would make C. was to be made D. had made
澳大利亚黄金的发现，使成千上万人相信，将会有一笔财富。
15. Barbara is easy to recognize as she's the only of the women who __ __(wear)evening dress.
芭芭拉很容易被认出，因为她是女人中唯一穿晚礼服的人。
16. If you don't like the drink you____(order )just leave it and try a different one.
如果你不喜欢你点的饮料，就别喝了，换一种试试。
17. Planing so far ahead (make)no sense-so many thing will have changed by next year.
这么远的计划是没有意义的，到明年很多事情都会发生变化。
18. I wasn't sure if he was really interested or if he (just be )polite.
A.was just being B.will just be C.had just been D.would just be
我不知道他是真的感兴趣，还是客气而已。
19. When Alice came to, she did not know how long she (lie )there.
当爱丽丝来的时候，她不知道自己在那里躺了多久。
20. "Life is like walking in the snow", Granny used to say, "because every step (show )”
A. has shown B. is showing C. shows D. showed
"人生就像在雪地里行走"，外婆常说，"因为每一步都能看出"。
21. I had been working on math for the whole afternoon and the numbers (swim )before my eyes.
我做了一下午的数学题，数字就游走于我眼前。
22. If we ___(not act )now to protect the environment, we'll live to regret it.
如果我们现在不行动起来保护环境，我们会后悔的。
23. When I first met Bryan I didn't like him, but I ____ (change )my mind.
当我第一次见到布莱恩时，我并不喜欢他，但我已经改变了主意。
24. We (left )very early so we packed the night before.
我们要离开(或将离开)很早，所以我们前一天晚上就收拾好了行李。
25. In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It _ _ _（be）unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up.
1969年，俄亥俄州克利夫兰市库亚霍加河沿岸的污染很严重。无法想象它能被清理干净。
26. There were many people waiting at the bus stop，where a boy on a bike __ _(catch ) my attention.
公交车站有很多人在等车，其中一个骑自行车的男孩引起了我的注意。
27. It was raining lightly when I____(arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn. Yangshuo _ __(be) really beautiful.
天刚亮就到了阳朔，天还下着小雨。阳朔真的很美。
28. This cycle (go) day after day: The walls warm up during the day and cool off during the night and are thus always a timely offset( 抵 消 ) for the outside temperatures.
这种循环日复一日：墙体在白天升温，晚上降温，因此总是能及时抵消外界的温度。
29. It was a great honour to be invited backstage at the not-for-profit Panda Base, where ticket money helps pay for research, I_ __（allow）to get up close to these cute animals at the 600-acre centre.
我非常荣幸被邀请到非营利性的熊猫基地的后台，（对于基地，门票的钱有助于支付研究经费，）因此，得以在占地600英亩的基地里近距离接触这些可爱的动物。
30. Leaving the less important things until tomorrow (be) often acceptable.
把不太重要的事情留到明天去做，往往是可以接受的。
31. Whatever it is, (make) sure it's a relief from daily stress rather than another thing to worry about.
不管是什么，都要确保它是日常压力的缓解，而不是另一件需要担心的事情。
32. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and (be) too violent for use at the table.
孔子认为刀会让人想起*戮，而且太过于粗暴，不适合在餐桌上使用。
33. When fat and salt (remove) from food, the food tastes as if is missing something.
当食物中的脂肪和盐被去除后，食物的味道就像缺少了点什么。
34. Fast food (be) full of fat and salt.
快餐食品中含有大量的脂肪和盐。
35. Steam engines __(use) to pull the carriages at that time.
当时是用蒸汽机拉车。
36. Later, engineers ____(manage) to construct railways in a system of deep tunnels (隧道), which became known to the tube.
后来，工程师们设法用深隧道系统来修建铁路，这就是后来人们所熟知的管道。
37. Sarah (tell) that she could be Britain's new supermodel earning a million dollars in the new year.
莎拉被告知，在新的一年里，她可以成为英国新超模，赚取100万美元。
38. Sarah says, "My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school (come) first.
莎拉说："我爸爸认为我现在应该接受这个提议。但目前，上学是第一位的。
39. The review says it ____ (be) more effective at lengthening life than walking, cycling or swimming.
评论说，它比步行、骑自行车或游泳更能有效地延长寿命。
40. When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy there.
当我还是个孩子的时候，我希望能生活在城市里。我以为在那里我会很快乐。
41. After looking at the toy for some time, he turned around and found where his parents were missing.
他看了一会儿玩具，转身发现父母不见了。
42. Tony was scared and begun to cry. A woman saw him drying and telling him to wait outside a shop.
托尼很害怕，开始哭泣。一位女士看到他在哭，就让他在这家商店外面等。
