I. Guessing game: Who are they?

1. He was born in May 1975. He got married to a famous pop singer Victoria in 1999. The couple have been in the spotlight ever since. They have 3 children now.

2. He was fighting for blacks to enjoy the same civil rights during his lifetime. Although he was murdered in 1968, his struggle had already changed the attitude towards blacks in the USA.

3. He has entered NBA after graduation from high school. Now he is playing for LA Lakers. It is believed that he will become the most shining superstar in a short future.

David Beckham

Martin Luther King

Kobe Bryant

一般过去时：一般现在时：一般将来时：过去进行时：现在进行时：过去完成时：现在完成时：

diddo / doeswill dowere / was doingare / is / am doinghad donehave / has done

II. Tenses

时 态时 间

过去 现在

将来

寻找时间的依据•The country life he was used to ______ greatly since 1992.

A. change B. has changed

C. changing D. have changed

•When Mark opened the door, he saw a woman standing there. He ______ her before.

A. never saw B. had never seen

C. never sees D. has never seen

•Listen to the two girls by the window. What language ______?

A. did they speak B. were they speaking

C. are they speaking D. have they been speaking

时间提示

动作对比

语境分析

III. 时态对比分析：

（ 1 ）现在完成时 & 过去完成时

（ 2 ）过去完成时 & 一般过去时

（ 3 ）现在完成时 & 一般过去时

（ 4 ）过去进行时 & 一般过去时

（ 1 ）现在完成时 & 过去完成时（ 03 北京 26 ） The news came as no surprise to me. I ______ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.

A. had known B. knew

C. have known D. know

A

（ 04 北京春 21 ） How can you possibly miss the news? It ______ on TV all day long. A. has been B. had been C. was D. will be

A

（ 06 广东 32 ） The young girl sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. She ______ before. A. hasn’t flown B. didn’t fly C. hadn’t flown D. wasn’t flying

C

（ 2 ）过去完成时 & 一般过去时

( 04 江苏 34) Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people ______ to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.

A. begin

B. began

C. have begun

D. had begun

B

（ 04 北京春 30 ） I arrived late; I ______ the road to be so icy. A. wouldn’t expect B. haven’t expected C. hadn’t expected D. wasn’t expecting

C

（ 04 全国 30 ） My mind wasn’t on what he was saying, so I’m afraid I ______ half on it. A. was missing B. had missed C. will miss D. missed

D

（ 3 ）现在完成时 & 一般过去时（ 04 北京春 34 ） I ______ while readin

g the English textbook. Luckily, my roommate woke me up in time!

A. had fallen asleep

B. have fallen asleep

C. fell asleep

D. fall asleep

C

（ 03 全国 27 ） All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness ______. A. has grown B. is growing C. grew D. had grown

C

（ 05 广东 28 ） Years ago we didn’t know this, but recent science ______ that people who don’t sleep well soon get ill.

A. showed

B. has shown

C. will show

D. is showing

B

（ 4 ）过去进行时 & 一般过去时（ 04 吉林 30 ） I ______ you not to

move my dictionary – now I can’t find it.

A. asked

B. ask

C. was asking

D. had asked

A

（ 04 北京春 24 ）-- Sorry to have interrupted you. Please go on. -- Where was I ?-- You ______ you didn’t like your father’s job. A. had said B. said C. were saying D. had been saying

C

nowthen

一般过去时

过去进行时

过去完成时

现在完成时

Complete the following sentences:

1.I ________________ in London for many years, but I’ve never regretted my final decision to move back to China. ( live )

2. With ticket prices rising, TV _____________ over as the typical way of watching a game for the young and old. ( take )

had lived

has taken

3.When he ________ ( come ) and __________ ( apply ) for the position, he __________ ( be ) a sales manager for five years.

4.John and I ___________ ( be ) friends for eight years. We first _________ ( get ) to know each other at a Christmas party. But we ____________ ( see ) each other a couple of times before that.

cameapplied

had been

have beengot

had seen

II. Complete the following sentences:

1. When Mark opened the door, he saw a woman standing there. He had never seen her before.

2. – What were you doing when Tony phoned you?

-- I had just finished my work and was starting to take a shower.

3. Although he has lived with us for many years, he hasn’t left us much impression.

HomeworkWrite a brief introduction about a person you admire. ( past, present, future )

II. 时态在高考中的考查：

一般时 进行时 完成时 完成进行时

2004 14 6 11 1

2005 10 9 14 1

2006 18 6 7 1

2004-2006 年全国及北京卷时态考查的部分统计

2004 年 2005 年 2006 年现在完成时 7 1 5 2 4 1

过去完成时 7 1 3 2 4 1

现在进行时 2 1 1 1 1 1

过去进行时 4 2 3 0 3 1

一般现在时 3 0 6 1 5 3

一般过去时 4 2 7 3 4 2

一般将来时 4 1 1 1 2 1

其它 现在完成进行时 1 /1

将来完成时 1/1

将来进行时 1 / 0

现在完成时过去完成时

过去进行时一般现在时一般过去时