轻松分辨现在进行时和一般现在时
英语中会使用现在进行时来描述现在正在发生的事,常用的提示词有right now,now,today,以及at the moment,让我们看看下面的例句,来跟这些提示词混个眼熟吧。
What are you doing right now?
你现在在做什么?
She's reading in the garden at the moment.
她正在花园里看书。
They're not standing in the rain right now.
他们现在没淋着雨。
My friends and I are watching a film at the moment.
我正在和朋友看电影。
对于英语初学者而言,有个很容易混淆的概念是一般现在时与现在进行时的区别。
一般现在时用来表述每日发生的事情,而不是此时此刻正在发生的事。通常,一般现在时的句子中会出现usually,sometimes,often这一类的程度副词。(关于程度副词的知识可以戳这里了解哦~)
让我们再一起看几个句子,感受一下一般现在时。
I usually drive to work.
我通常开车去上班。
Alice doesn't have to get up early on Saturdays.
周六爱丽丝不用早起。
The boys play soccer on Friday evenings.
每周五晚上,男孩们都会踢足球。
The teacher often shows us a video in class.
老师经常在课上放电影给我们看。
而现在进行时则表述的是此时此刻正在发生的事,同样的,让我们看一些例句加深印象。
She's studying hard for her final exam.
她正埋头复习期末考。
What are you cooking for dinner? It smells good!
你在煮什么当晚餐?味道闻起来好极了!
They're aren't working right now. They're watching TV.
他们现在没有在工作,他们在看电视。
现在进行时还可以用来描述持续在做的事情以及未来的一段时间内要发生的事,比如:
We're having leftovers this evening.
今晚我们要吃剩菜剩饭了。
What are you doing tomorrow afternoon?
明天下午你要做什么?
She isn't coming on Friday.
她周五不会来了。
She's learning the tennis this month.
她这个月都在学网球。
在商务场合中,用现在进行时表示未来的情况更加常见,如:
We're having a meeting at six tomorrow.
我们明早六点要开会。
I'm flying to Tokyo next week.
我下周要去东京。
The CEO is giving a presentation next week.
下周总裁要做演讲。
有一点值得注意的是,状态动词不适用现在进行时。
现在进行时只能用于行为动词上。行为动词是描述我们动作的动词,状态动词是用于描述情感、信念、状态等等的动词,如hope,want,like,believe等等。
I hope to see him today. (正)
I am hoping to seeing him today.(误)
I want some ice cream right now.(正)
I am wanting some ice-cream right now.(误)
现在我们来看看现在进行时的结构。
1.肯定句:be+doing
You're (You are) studying English at the moment.
你现在在学英语。
She's (She is) planning a vacation in Hawaii.
她打算去夏威夷度假。
You're (You are) not paying attention, are you?
你的注意力不集中,不是吗?
They're (They are) waiting for the train.
他们在等火车。
2. 否定句:be+not+doing
I'm not (I am not) thinking about my vacation right now.
我没有在想度假的事。
You aren't (You are not) sleeping at the moment.
你现在没有在睡觉。
He isn't (He is not) watching the TV.
他不在看电视。
They aren't (They are not) working this week.
他们这周不用上班。
3. 疑问句:Wh?+be+主语+doing
What am I thinking?
我在想什么?
What are you doing?
你在做什么?
Where is he sitting?
他坐在哪儿?
When is she coming?
她什么时候来?