Lily: Hello James, let's talk about verb tenses in English today.
Lily: 你好， James，今天我们来学习一下英语动词的时态。
James: Okay! Verb tenses are used to describe the time of an action, whether it is in the present, the past, or the future.
James: 好!动词时态是用来藐视动作的时间，是在现在，过去还是将来。
Lily: For example, when we talk about current news or actions we use present tense. What tense do we use when talking about events that are over?
Lily: 比如书，说现在的新闻或行为，我们用现在时态。说过去的事情，该用什么时态呢?
James: We use the past tense to talk about events which are completed, and we use the future tense to talk about events that haven't happened yet.
James: 用过去时态描述过去已经结束的事。用将来时描述还未发生的事。
Lily: There are also variations of these three verb tenses to indicate if the action is a continuing one, or if it is a past action that influences the present, or if it is a future action that will continue for a while, and so on. Today we'll only talk about simple past, present and future tense.
Lily: 三种动词时态有变化，表明动作是持续的，或者如果一个动作发生在过去，但是还对现在造成了影响，或者是将来的一个动作，会持续一段时间，等等。今天我们只讨论简单过去时，现在时和将来时。
James: So how do we make the verb tenses?
James: 那么怎么用动词时态?
Lily: Tenses are created by modifying a verb. For example, the verb "call." Can you think of the present, past and future tenses for this verb?
Lily: 时态是为了修饰动词。比如，动词“call”。你知道这个词的现在时，过去式和将来时吗?
James: Sure I can! Present tense is "call," past tense is "called" and future tense is "will call."
James: 我当然能!现在时是“call”，过去式是“called”，将来时是“will call”。
Lily: “Please call your brother” is present tense. It shows that the action is now.
Lily: “请打电话给你哥哥”是现在时。行为发生在现在。
James: “I called my mother yesterday” shows that the action happened before now.
James: “昨天我给我的哥哥打电话了”中的行为发生在现在之前。
Lily: “I will call my sister tomorrow” shows that the action will take place in the future.
Lily: “明天我给我妹妹打电话”中行为发生在未来。
James: English has regular verbs and irregular verbs. Regular verb tenses are all made the same way. The present tense is the verb without anything added. To make the past tense, add “ed” to the present tense. So the past tense of call iscalled, the past tense of walk is walked, and the past tense of exercise is exercised.
James: 英语中有规则动词也有不规则动词。规则动词的时态变化是一样的。现在时就是动词本身，什么也不加。过去式，
Lily: How do we make the future tense then?
Lily: 那么怎么用将来时?
James: Just add “will” to the present tense of the verb. I will walk to the store tomorrow morning. He will exercise three times a week.
James: 就在动词的一般现在时前加上“will”。我明天早上想走着去商店。 他每周会锻炼三次。
Lily: Let's see some example dialogues which will help us understand regular verb tenses.
Lily: 我们来看看一些对话中的例子，这能帮助我们更好的理解规律的动词时态。
Fan of outdoor sports?
喜欢室外运动?
James: I learned to ski on my trip to Utah.
James: 我去旅行的时候学会了滑雪。
Nathan: Well, James, it sounds like you enjoyed your trip.
Nathan: 好，James,听起来你很享受你的旅行。
James: It was a long drive but my friends and I listened to music all the way.
James: 开车开了很久，但是我和我朋友听了一路的歌。
Nathan: Did you ski on the more difficult trails?
Nathan: 有没有挑战一些有难度的轨道?
James: Yes, and it scared me.
James: 是的，吓到我了。
Nathan: You will learn to enjoy it, I'll bet. I love outdoor sports.
Nathan: 你会学习享受滑雪的，我确定。我喜欢室外运动。
James: Probably I will like it when I get better at it, but I think you enjoy them more.
James: 可能我练好了，会喜欢上滑雪的吧，但是我认为你更享受滑雪。
Alice: I hoped you would clean the apartment.
Alice: 我曾想你打扫了公寓。
Christie: I cleaned the apartment yesterday and I will clean it again tomorrow.
Christie: 昨天我打扫了公寓，明天我会再打扫一遍。
Alice: What happened this morning?
Alice: 今天早上发生什么事情了?
Christie: I worked from 8 in the morning until now.
Christie: 我从早上8点开始工作到现在。
Alice: Sorry, I believed you had the day off. Shall I fix you some dinner?
Alice: 抱歉，我相信你
Christie: Thank you. I will want some later, but not now.
Christie: 谢谢，我想待会再吃，现在还不想吃。