五個時態

現在式 ( 或稱  習慣式 ) (呈現一種事實)

I come from Japan.

This is a beautiful city.

She goes to school at 7:30 every morning.

My mother wakes me up at 7:00 every morning.

I'm office worker.

I work full-time at  the supermarket.

I need a vacation. I work too hard.

My name is Sam Lo.

I agree.

I am happy.

I like to watch the stars at night.

I am thirsty.

It's sunny today.

I work too hard.

There are five apples in my hands.

They live in luxury.
他們生活奢華。
luxury   [ˋlʌkʃərɪ]  N. 奢侈, 奢華[U] ; 奢侈品 [C]

Are you sleepy ?

I put on my make-up. 我每天化妝. (表示 習慣)

I go to the gym on the weekends.

That is no fact but fiction.
那不是事實, 是虛構出來的。

The right to vote is a base civil right.
選舉權是公民的一項基本權利。

Mary keeps a diary.
瑪麗天天記日記

He needs more money to keep his wife and children.
他需要更多的錢來撫養妻子兒女。

The explorers set up a base at the foot of the mountain.
探險者們在山腳下建立了基地。

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現在進行式

 ( 這個動作 正在你眼前 或當下正在他處 進行中... )

I am putting on my make-up.  我正在化妝

Joe is drinking iced tea. 喝冰茶

She is reading a book.

I am learning about its history.

Mary is thinking about Sam all the time.

I am looking for my keys.

The ducks are swimmimg in the pond.

Tom is driving for me.

My husband is washing the car.

My parents are flying back tomorrow.
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過去式

I dropped my contact lens.    隱形眼鏡

My boyfriend broke up with me.   甩了

I went to see a movie.

I watched TV  at home.

He came home later than usual.
他回家比平時遲。

She enjoyed the luxury of doing good.
她以行善為樂事。

Hemingway and Steinbeck were masters of fiction.  N.小說 ; 虛構
海明威和斯坦貝克是小說大師。

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未來式 

(句子後面常會跟著 tomorrow ; next year  等時間副詞)

(有些句子同時兼是 未來式 和 現在進行式 * )

The train is heading for Tokyo. *

I'm sending you a letter.  *

I'm having a party tomorrow.

She is leaving next month.

You will be 46 next year.

I 'm going to get some coffee.

I'm going to get a concert ticket at the ticket counter.

We are going to celebrate his birthday.

You will be 46 next year.

I'll call and find out if there's still room. 
我將再打電話看看還可不可以預約房間?

I'll persuade him to join our club.
我將勸他加入我們的俱樂部。
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現在完成式

He has just arrived.

I've never been abroad.

I have worked in an office.

I have visited America.

His actions have given him a bad name.
他的行為給他帶來了不好的名聲。