(单词翻译:单击)
This is Everyday Grammar. I'm Alice Bryant.
这里是《每日语法》节目。我是爱丽丝·布莱恩特。
Today, we are talking about the simple present verb tense.
今天，我们谈论的是一般现在时。
It is also known as the present simple.
它也被称为the present simple。
The simple present is the most basic verb tense in English.
一般现在时是英语中最基本的动词时态。
It uses the simplest form of the verb.
它使用动词最简单的形式。
We add an -s or -es to the verb for third person singular.
我们在第三人称单数动词后面加-s或-es。
We use the simple present for repeated or usual actions, to make factual statements or generalizations, to talk about scheduled events in the near future and to express current states or situations.
我们用一般现在时来表示重复或经常发生的动作，用来作事实陈述或概括，用来谈论在不久的将来预定发生的事件，用来表达当前的状态或情况。
Now, let's hear how English speakers use this verb tense.
现在，让我们来听听说英语的人是如何使用这个动词时态的。
Listen to an example about a repeated or usual action: She drinks coffee every morning.
听一个有关重复或经常发生的动作的例子：她每天早上都喝咖啡。
Next, we have a factual statement: Butterflies taste things with their feet.
接下来，我们举一个有关事实陈述的例子：蝴蝶用脚品尝东西。
This one is about a set event in the near future: The party starts at around 7 pm.
这句是关于在不久的将来计划发生的一件事：派对在晚上7点左右开始。
And we use the simple present for stative verbs to express a current state or situation.
我们用状态动词的一般现在时来表示当前的状态或情况。
Here's an example: Does Ram still live in North Carolina?
下面举一个例子：拉姆还住在北卡罗来纳州吗？
Notice that the speaker used the word "does."
请注意，说话者使用了“does”这个词。
When we form questions in the simple present tense, we need to include the verb "do".
当我们用一般现在时构成疑问句时，我们需要包含动词“do”。
Negative statements in this tense also include "do," like this:
这种时态的否定句也包含“do”，比如：
No, he does not live in North Carolina anymore.
不，他已经不住在北卡罗来纳州了。
And that's Everyday Grammar.
以上就是今天的《每日语法》。
