(小6 tense問題)past continuous tense會係幾時用?

present tense
多數用泥講你每日既習慣.. 1D例常/always true既事..
e.g.
- He goes to school on foot every day. 佢每日都走路上學.
(因為哩個係佢每日上學既習慣, 所以係用present tense)
- When 1 plus 1, it makes 2. 當1加1的時候, 就會等於2.
(因為哩個係事實, 1加1的確係2, 而且係always true, 所以現在式.)

present continuous
描述你而家哩一刻正在做既野/ 你準備做既野(後者會比較偏向將來式)
e.g.
- I'm doing exercises now. 我正在做運動.
- I'm leaving! 我現在走了!
(意指現在準備走.)


past tense
講你以前會做既事, 可以係習慣, 可以係只做過一次既事. 多數係會列明時間的.
e.g.
- I went to the public library yesterday. 我昨天去了公共圖書館.
- I cried all the time when I was small. 小時候, 我常常哭.

past continuous
多refer番去你過往某一段時間內做既事, 而進行時間會比past tense長. 同時, 多數時間都係會係specified的.
e.g.
- I was cycling this afternoon. 今天下午的時候我正在踏單車.
- Mary was watching TV when her mom called her. 當媽媽在叫她的時候, 瑪莉正在看電視.



2008-10-03 18:20:35 補充：
如果你仲有野唔明, 你可以係補充內容果度講
我遲d會番轉頭睇的:)!

2008-10-03 18:40:01 補充：
你所講果兩句, 個stress, 重點都係唔同既地方..
1. I went to Ocean Park yesterday. 我昨天去左海洋公園.
2. I was going to Ocean Park yesterday. 我昨天正在去海洋公園.
第2句有d怪怪地.. 因為照字面解, 會畀人一種感覺係"我昨日整天都在去海洋公園"
個duration, 歷時長好多. 但如果你將第2句既yesterday轉做"from 1o'clock to 2o'clock yesterday"

2008-10-03 18:40:06 補充：
-> I was going to Ocean Park from 1o'clock to 2o'clock yesterday.
昨日下午一時至二時, 我正在去海洋公園.
咁樣覺唔覺得會make sense好多?

2008-10-04 10:31:47 補充：
past simple - 時間較短
past continuous - 時間較長
correct啊@@"

下.. 你有無成段睇下??
會唔會係哩句之前或者後面有mention到時間?

其實你用中文既角度去諗都okay丫...
如果你係中文會用"正在"哩個字的話, 譯番做英文咪有-ing囉!