Unit 2 What is happiness? Grammar and usage Past and future tenses

Past tenses The simple past tense一般过去时 The past continuous tense过去进行时 The past perfect tense过去完成时

1.The simple past tense 1 ） I saw Tom in the street yesterday. I bought this TV set in Beijing last year. 2 ） When I was a child, I often played football in the street. He always went to work by bus.

3 ） Did you want anything else? I wondered if you could help me. Could you lend me your bike? 4 ） If I were a bird, I would fly to Beijing. If he were here now, we could turn to him for help.

Attention ： ◎ It is time sb. did sth. ◎ would (had) rather sb. did sth.

1. — Look! How wonderful my car is! Oh, Jack. What are you thinking about? Don’t you like it? — I’m sorry I ______ any remark about it in time. I certainly think it’s smart. A. wasn’t making B. don’t make C. won’t make D. didn’t make 2. I’m terribly sorry for being late, but I _____ the wrong bus. A. catch B. had caught C. caught D. catching

3. — Kate is in hospital. — Oh, really? I _______. ________ visit her. A. didn’t know; I’ll go and B. don’t know; I’ll go and C. don’t know; I’m going to D. didn’t know; I’m going to 4 My wife would rather they _____ about the matter any more. A.don’t talk B. won’t talk C. didn’t talk D. are not talking

5 It’s time he ____ what is wrong. A.was told B. is told C. must be told D. can tell 6 She told me that she would not go with us if it _____ the next day. A.rained B. would rain C. rains D. would be raining

2. The past continuous tense 1) What was he doing this time yesterday? In 2001 she was studying in a university. 2) My brother fell while he was riding his bicycle and hurt himself. It was raining when they left the station.

3) He was always making the same mistakes. He was continually asking her questions. 4) It was raining all day yesterday. He was coughing the whole night.

5 ）过去进行时（一般多为动作概念较强的动 词，如 go ， come ， leave ， start ， open ， begin 等）也可用于表示将来。 I didn't know when they were coming again ．

1 James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he ____ until yesterday. A.will come B. was coming C. had been coming D. comes

2 The enemy _____ trouble. A. was constantly making B. were constantly making C. were making constantly D. was constantly made 3 The truth, sir, is that the old man _______ across the road when my car hit him. A. was to walk B. had been walking C. walked D. was walking

3.The past perfect tense 1 ） By the end of last year we had built five new houses. I had learnt 5000 words before I entered the university.

2 ） We had hoped that you would come, but you didn't. 3 ） By the time he was twelve, Edison had began to make a living by himself.

1 I _____ my son _____ a doctor, but he wasn’t good enough at science. A. hoped; would become B. had hoped; would become C. had hoped; will become D. hope; will become 2 Helen _____ her key in the office so she had to wait until her husband _____ home. A. has left; comes B. left; had come C. had left; came D. had left; would come

3.When I got to the cinema, the film ____ for ten minutes. A. has begun B. had begun C. had been on D. was

Future tenses The simple future tense一般将来时 The future continuous tense将来进行时 The future in the past过去将来时 The future perfect tense将来完成时

1. The simple future tense will/shall be going to be + ing be about to 表示单纯的将来事实 主语的意图，即将做某事或 打算做某事；有迹象要发生 的事 表按计划或安排要发生的事 come, go, arrive, leave, stay, do, take, have 主要表示即将要发生的事不 可和时间状语连用 be + to do 命令，禁止；客观安排将发 生的事；注定要发生的事

1 Let’s keep to the point or we______ any decisions. A ． will never reach B ． have never reached C ． never reach D ． never reached 2 No one ______ leave here without my permission. A. will B. is to

3 “When is the concert supposed to start?” “It ____ now. A. is about start B. has been about to start C. is about to start D. has about to start 4 Please hurry up. You _____ be late. A. are to B. are about to C. are going to D. are being to

5 A new power station ____ there. A. will be going to build B. is going to be built C. will be gone to build D. is gone to be built 6 I ____ the doctor at six this afternoon. A.meet B. am to meet C. would meet D. was going to meet

7 Mr. Smith ___ to have a talk with us. He will be here in a minute. A.come B. comes C. has come D. is coming 8 The train ___ at 8tonight. A.will be started B. will have started C. shall be started D. starts

2.The future continuous tense 1) This time tomorrow I shall be flying to Guangzhou. What will you be doing at eight tomorrow morning? We'll be watching television all evening. 2) We'll be having tea after dinner as usual. The leaves will be falling soon. We shall be having a meeting tomorrow morning. I’ll be taking my holidays soon.

They ____ with us for the time being. A. will stay B. would stay C. have been staying D. will be staying

3.The future in the past would/shall was/were going to was/were + ing was/were about to was/were + to do

用法注意点： 1 ．在时间和条件状语从句中，常用一般过 去时来表示过去将来时。 He said he would come to see you when he had time ． 2 ． “would ＋动词原形 ” 可表示过去习惯性的 动作。不管什么人称，都可用 would 。 When he was a child, he would get up early ．

1 He met her in the doorway just as she ____ go away. A.will B. was about to C. was going D. would 2 As a young man he did not know that he ____ become famous later on. A. was to B. should C. was going to D. would

4.The future perfect tense By the end of this week, I shall have finished the book. The children will have gone to sleep by the time we get home.

1 By the end of this month, we surely ____ a satisfactory solution to the problem. A. have found B. will be found C. will have found D. are finding 2 The conference ____ a full week by the time it ends. A. must have lasted B. will have lasted C. would last D. has lasted