Part Five Practice Your Grammar
Let’s read the following sentences and fill in the blanks by matching them with the Chinese equivalences in the table blow, try to understand the meaning of verb tense in English.
1.He teaches English.
2.He taught English.
3.He will teach English.
4.He said he would teach English.
5.He is teaching English now.
6.He has taught English.
7.He had taught English.
8.He has been teaching English.
And then complete the chart below.
Notes:英语的时态变化只需要通过谓语动词或助动词加主动词变化就可实现，而汉语为了体现时态，主要是通过添加时间副词或状语来实现。
Check Your Study
Task 1
Fill in each blank with the proper form of the verb given in bracket.
1.Patience（wear） __________ out stones.
2.Pride（go） __________ before a fall.
3.I’d rather you（buy） __________ a car.
4.My sister（live） __________ at home for the moment.
5.When she（arrive） __________ I（telephone）__________ Harry.
6.It（rain） __________ but it （stop）__________ now.
7.I（read） __________ your book.（= I haven’t finished it.）
8.I（read） __________ your book.（= I’ve finished it.）
9.She wishes she __________ not（say） it.
10.It’s the first time that I（explain）__________ this particular aspect of grammar.
Task 2
Complete each of the sentences with the proper form of the verb.
1.事实胜于雄辩。Facts（speak）__________ louder than words.
2.罗马建成非一日之功。Rome（be）__________ not built in a day.
3.天气正变得越来越好。The weather（get）__________ better and better.
4.如果庄稼没有收成，一定会有饥荒。If the crops fail, there（be）__________ a famine.
5.我将在星期五离开。 We（leave）__________ on Friday.