Talking about the Past, Present and Future

谈论过去、现在和未来时

Here is a quick guide to help you speak English. One of the biggest areas where Chinese people learning English need some direction. Read and understand these and you’ll have a better understanding of how English works.

这里是一个快速指南帮助你讲英语。最大的一个领域,中国人学习英语需要一些方向。阅读和理解这些,你会有一个更好的理解英语是如何工作的。

Past perfect continuous: an action that happened before a certain time in the past, to show duration.

For example: I had been going to school for a year when it was closed.

过去完成进行时：发生在过去的某个时间之前的一个动作，来显示时间。

例如：我已经去了一年学校就关闭了。

Past perfect: an action that happened before another event in the past.

For example: I had washed the car before it rained.

过去完成时：发生在过去的另一个事件的作用。

例如：我下雨之前洗了车。

Past continuous: an action that happened at a specific point in the past.

For example: I was washing the car when it rained.

过去进行时：发生在过去的某一点的动作。

例如：下雨的时候，我正在洗车。

Past simple: an action that happened in the past.

For example: I went to school.

过去的简单：过去发生的动作。

例如：我去学校。

Present perfect continuous: an action still continuing from the past to the present.

For example: I have been learning English for three years.

现在完成进行时：一个行动仍在继续从过去到现在。

例如：我学习英语已经有三年了。

Present perfect: an action started in the past that has been completed in, or has relevance to, the present.

For example: I have already studied the tenses today.

现在完成时：一个动作在过去开始，已完成，或有关联，目前。

例如：我今天已经研究了时态的。

Present continuous: an action occurring now.

For example: I am studying.

目前的连续动作的发生。

例如：我正在学习。

Present simple: a general ongoing, regular or scheduled activity.

For example: I take English classes every Monday.

现在简单：一般持续，定期或预定的活动。

例如：每个星期一我去上英语课。

Future perfect continuous: an action at a certain point in the future, expressing duration.

For example: I will have been studying English for three years this summer.

将来完成进行时：在未来的某一点行动，表达持续时间。

例如：到这个夏天，我学习英语已经有三年了。

Future perfect: an action that finishes in the future, before or at the time of another future action.

For example: I will have learned all the tenses by tomorrow.

完美的未来：一个动作完成今后，之前或在另一个未来行动的时间。

例如：明天我将学会所有的时态。

Future continuous: an action occurring at a specific point in the future.

For example: I will be fishing this time next week.

将来：在未来某个特定的点上发生的动作。

例如：下个星期的这个时候，我会正在钓鱼。

Future simple: an action to be completed in the future.

For example: I will go to the cinema.

未来的简单：将来要完成的动作。

例如：我要去看电影。