一般現(xiàn)在時：
1.構(gòu)成：使用動詞原形，第三人稱單數(shù)須有變化。
(1)直接加“s”，works，takes
(2)以輔音加“y”結(jié)尾，變“y”為“i”，再加“es”
(3)以“o, s, x, ch, sh”結(jié)尾的動詞加“es”
goes dresses watches brushes
2.功能：
(1)表現(xiàn)在的事實、狀態(tài)或動作：
eg ►. Birds fly.
►. She loves music.
►. Mary's parents get up very early.
(2)表習(xí)慣性動作或職業(yè)，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(dǎo)的狀語從句中用一般現(xiàn)在時表將來發(fā)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(fā)生的動作或事件，用一般現(xiàn)在時表達(dá)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(fā)。)
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
KEYS
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B