定義
壹般現在時。表示通常性、規律性、習慣性的狀態或者動作(有時間規律發生的事件)的壹種時間狀態
壹般現在時有三種形式
1. 謂語是be(am/is/are)的壹般現在時。
①肯定形式：主語+be+表語(形容詞、名詞充當表語)。
I am hungry.
You are beautiful.
He is a doctor.
②否定形式：主語+be+not+表語(形容詞、名詞充當表語)。
I am not hungry.
You aren't beautiful.
He isn't a doctor.
③壹般疑問句形式：Be+主語+表語(形容詞、名詞充當表語)?
肯定回答：Yes,主語+be. 否定回答：No, 主語+ be+not.
—Are you hungry?
—Yes，I am./No,I'm not.
—Is he a doctor?
—Yes, he is./No, he isn,t.
④特殊疑問句形式：特殊疑問詞+Be開頭的壹般疑問句?
—What is he?
—He is a doctor.
註意：be要隨著主語變。
2. 謂語動詞是實義動詞(及物動詞或不及物動詞)的壹般現在時。
①肯定形式：“主語+及物動詞+賓語”或“主語+不及物動詞”。
She has a little brother.
她有壹個弟弟。
The sun rises in the east.
太陽從東方升起。
②否定形式：“主語+don't/doesn't+及物動詞+賓語”或“主語+don't/doesn't+不及物動詞”。
She doesn't have a little brother.
她沒有弟弟。
I don't eat every morning.
我每天早晨都不吃飯。
③壹般疑問句形式：“Do/Does+主語+及物動詞原形+賓語”或“Do/Does+主語+不及物動詞原形”。
肯定回答：Yes,主語+do/does. 否定回答是：No, 主語+ don't/doesn't.
—Do you eat every morning?
—Yes, I do./No, I don't.
—Does she have a little brother?
—Yes, she does./No, she doesn't.
④特殊疑問句：特殊疑問詞+do/does開頭的壹般疑問句?
What do you like?
When do you go to school?
註意：根據主語確定用do還是does。
3. 謂語是情態動詞can/may...+動詞原形的壹般現在時。
①肯定形式：主語+情態動詞can/may.....+動詞原形+賓語。
I can finish my homework.
②否定形式：主語+情態動詞can/may.....+not+動詞原形+賓語。
I can't finish my homework.
③壹般疑問句形式：情態動詞Can/May.....+主語+動詞原形+主語+賓語。
肯定回答是：Yes,主語+情態動詞. 否定回答是：No, 主語+ 情態動詞+not.
—Can you finish your homework?
—Yes，I can./No, I can't.
④特殊疑問句形式：特殊疑問詞+情態動詞can/may.....開頭的壹般疑問句?
—What can you do?
—I can do my homework.
註意：情態動詞can/may.....+動詞原形。