我想問英文既tents(時態)有幾多種?

a/ Tenses 主要分為過去式 Past tense，現在式Present tense 及將來式 Future tense 三類.
b/ 而每一類可再細分為簡單式 Simple, 進行式Continuous及完成式Perfect三種時態. (3 x 3=9, 因此英文有九種基本的 tenses)

Past:
Simple past tense （簡單過去式）You jumped. I jumped.
Past continuous tense （過去進行式）You were jumping. I was jumping.
Past perfect tense （過去完成式）You had jumped. I had jumped.

Present:
Simple present tense （簡單現在式）You jump. I jump.
Present continuous tense（現在進行式）You are jumping. I am jumping.
Present perfect tense（現在完成式）You have jumped. I have jumped.

Future:
Simple future tense （簡單將來式）You will jump. I shall jump.
Future continuous tense （將來進行式）You will be jumping. I shall be jumping.
Future perfect tense（將來完成式）You will have jumped. I will have jumped.

> 假如句子中沒有特別的提示, 一般多數是過去式.
如果有yesterday, last week, 2 days ago 等字眼, 便明顯是了.

> 有often, always, never, sometimes...等字, 便是簡單現在式（simple present）

> 有now，Look！是現在進行式：is/am/are + ing

> 見到since 1983，since 4 o’clock，since last summer…….或for three years，for 2 hours，for a week…….等，便是完成式（perfect tense）

> 當你談及兩件過去（past）的事情，而兩件事有先後之分的話；較早發生的一件事，便用過去完成式（past perfect）

> 一些在過去開始，而到現在仍在進行中的事情，便用present perfect

e.g. 1 After he had brushed his teeth，he had breakfast.

刷牙，past perfect 吃，simple past

e.g. 2 She has been a DJ since she left school.

present perfect simple past

（自她離校起，她便是一位DJ。）


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2007-01-13 12:05:13 補充：
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Tense(s) 主要有三種 (Active Voice) :
共12種:-
(一) Write (Present Tense)
(二) Wrote (Past Tense)
(三) Written (Past participle)
(四) Writing (present participle)

1) 現在式
Present Indefinite: (一)
e.g. I write a letter.
Present Continuous: is, am, are + (四)
e.g. I am writing a letter.
Present Perfect: has, have + (三)
e.g. I have written a letter.
Present Perfect Continuous: has been, have been + (四)
e.g. I have been writing a letter.

2) 過去式
Past Indefinite : (二)
e.g. I wrote a letter.
Past Continuous: was, were + (四)
e.g. I was writing a letter.
Past Perfect: had + (三)
e.g. I had written a letter.
Past Perfect Continuous: had been + (四)
e.g. I had been writing a letter.

3) 將來式
Future indefinite: will, shall + (一)
e.g. I shall write a letter.
Future Continuous: will be, shall be + (四)
e.g. I shall be writing a letter.
Future Perfect: will have, shall have + (三)
e.g. I shall have written a letter.
Future Perfect Continuous: will have been, shall have been + (四)
e.g. I shall have been writing a letter.

Tenses 在語法里，時或時態表示行為發生的時間和說話時的關係。一般分為過去時、現在時、將來時。

現在式：I eat. （我進食）
過去式：I ate. （我曾進食）
將來式：I will eat. （我將進食）
過去完成式： I have eaten. (我已經進食)
現在進行式： I am eating. (我正在進食)
過去進行式： I was eating. (我曾正在進食)

2007-01-13 11:38:00 補充：
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenses