一般現在時：

    1.構成：使用動詞原形，第三人稱單數須有變化。

    （1 ）直接加“s ”，works ，takes

    （2 ）以輔音加“y ”結尾，變“y ”為“i ”，再加“es”

    （3 ）以“o ， s， x， ch ， sh ”結尾的動詞加“es”

    goes dresses watches brushes

    2.功能：

    （1 ）表現在的事實、狀態或動作：eg？。 Birds fly. ？。 She loves music.？。

    Mary's parents get up very early.

    （2 ）表習慣性動作或職業，常與often ，sometimes ，usually ，always，
every week，seldom，occasionally，frequently等時間副詞連用。

    eg？。 I always take a walk after supper. ？。 She writes to me very
often.？。 Tom and his girlfriend go out to take a picnic occasionally.

    （3 ）表客觀真理，格言警句或事實：eg？。 The earth moves round the
sun.？。 The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.？。 Two and two
makes four. ？。 No man but errs. 人非圣賢，熟能無過。

    （4 ）表將來：A.在由when，after ， before ，as，as soon as，although，
because ，if，even if ，in case ，till，until ，unless，so long as，where，
whatever，wherever等引導的狀語從句中用一般現在時表將來發生的動作。

    （黃金重點，所有考試都不放過它！）

    eg？。 I'll tell her when she comes tomorrow. ？。 Even if it rains
this afternoon， I'll meet you. ？。 Whatever happens ， you should keep
cool-headed.（不錯的句型，背下！！）？。 I'll be right here waiting for
you wherever you go.（很感人的句型！）

    B.按時間表示將要發生的動作或事件，用一般現在時表達將來時概念。

    eg？。 The play begins at 6 ：30 this evening.？。 When does the plane
take off？？。 He leaves for that city next week. ？。 According to the
timetable ， the express train to Shanghai starts at nine in the morning.
（按照時刻表，開往上海的特快列車早上 7點出發。）

    測試精編

    1. The Browns ________ a nice car and Brown's brother ________ a nice
jeep. A. have / have B. has / has C. have / has D. has / have

    2. If their house ________ not like ours， what ________ it look like？

    A. is / is B. is / does C. does / does D. does / is

    3. - ________ you think he will come？ - If it ________ tomorrow，
he will not come. A. Do / rains B. Are / rains C. Do / will rain D. Are
/ will rain

    4. The little child ________ not even know that the moon ________
around the earth. A. do / move B. do / moves C. does / moves D. did /
moved

    5. Many a student ________ fond of films， but a good student seldom
________ to the cinema. A. are / goes B. is / goes C. are / go D. is /
go

    （后設答案，大家不要偷看哦~ （*^__^*）嘻嘻……）

    KEYS

    1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B