时态（8个）： 一般现在时: 经常或习惯性的动作 结构: 肯定句主语+ be (am, is, are + 其他eg: I am Chinese. 否定句主语+ be not +其他eg: I am not a boy. 疑问句Be+主语+其他 eg: Are you a girl? 或: 肯定句主语+动原+其他(三单作主语动词要变形
eg: I (He often get (gets up early. 否定句主语+don't+动原+其他(三单作主语don't变doesn't eg: I (She don’t (doesn’t like him. 疑问句DO+主语+动原+其他(三单作主语do变does eg: Do (Does you (she like playing baseball? 关键词: sometimes=at times有时，often经常, usually通常, always总是, every day每天, on Sunday afternoon在周日下午, five days a week一周五天, three times a month一个月三次…
现在进行时: 正在发生的动作 结构: 肯定句主语+be+动词的现在分词(ing+其他 eg: I am reading now. 否定句主语+be not+动词的现在分词(ing+其他eg: I am not working. 疑问句Be +主语+动词的现在分词+其他 eg: Are you sleeping? 关键词:now现在, at the moment此刻, look, listen, keep quiet等提示语. 一般将来时: 将要发生的动作 结构: 肯定句主语+will+动词原型+其他 eg: I will call you later. 否定句主语+will not +动词原型+其他 eg: I will not go to the park. 疑问句Will +主语+动词原型+其他 Will you go shopping with her? (will 可改为be going to ,当主语是第一人称时will可用shall 关键词:tomorrow, next year明年, tonight今晚, this year今年, at the end of this term这学期期末, from now on从现在开始, soon一会儿马上, later后稍后，in three days三天之内, in the future未来… 一般过去时: 过去发生的动作强调时间
