人会变化,生活也会变化。
小时候,我们可能很矮,现在长高了。以前不会骑自行车,现在会了。以前住在一个地方,现在住在另一个地方。英语里,then and now 的意思是“过去和现在”。
这一节,我们会学习如何用简单英语比较过去和现在。
核心句子
English | 中文 |
Then and now are different. | 过去和现在不一样。 |
I was short then. | 那时候我很矮。 |
I am tall now. | 我现在很高。 |
I was young then. | 那时候我很小。 |
I am older now. | 我现在更大了。 |
I could not swim then. | 那时候我不会游泳。 |
I can swim now. | 我现在会游泳。 |
I lived in Beijing then. | 那时候我住在北京。 |
I live in Canada now. | 我现在住在加拿大。 |
My room was small then. | 那时候我的房间很小。 |
My room is bigger now. | 我的房间现在更大。 |
Things change with time. | 事情会随着时间改变。 |
1. 过去和现在词汇
先学习一些和变化有关的基础词汇。
English | 中文 |
then | 那时候 / 当时 |
now | 现在 |
before | 以前 |
today | 今天 |
past | 过去 |
present | 现在 |
change | 改变 / 变化 |
different | 不同的 |
same | 相同的 |
young | 年轻的 / 小的 |
old | 年长的 / 老的 |
short | 矮的 / 短的 |
tall | 高的 |
small | 小的 |
big | 大的 |
注意:
then 指过去的某个时间。now 指现在。
English | 中文 |
I was short then. | 那时候我很矮。 |
I am tall now. | 我现在很高。 |
2. then 和 now
then 和 now 常常放在句子最后。
English | 中文 |
I was young then. | 那时候我很小。 |
I am older now. | 我现在更大了。 |
My school was small then. | 那时候我的学校很小。 |
My school is big now. | 我的学校现在很大。 |
结构:
English Structure | 中文意思 |
I was + adjective + then. | 那时候我很 + 形容词。 |
I am + adjective + now. | 我现在很 + 形容词。 |
It was + adjective + then. | 那时候它很 + 形容词。 |
It is + adjective + now. | 它现在很 + 形容词。 |
例子:
English | 中文 |
I was shy then. | 那时候我很害羞。 |
I am confident now. | 我现在很自信。 |
The tree was small then. | 那时候这棵树很小。 |
The tree is tall now. | 这棵树现在很高。 |
注意:
then 也可以放在句子开头。
English | 中文 |
Then, I was short. | 那时候,我很矮。 |
Now, I am tall. | 现在,我很高。 |
3. was 和 am / is
谈论过去时,用 was。 谈论现在时,用 am 或 is。
Present | Past | 中文 |
I am tall. | I was tall. | 我现在高 / 我那时高。 |
He is young. | He was young. | 他现在小 / 他那时小。 |
She is quiet. | She was quiet. | 她现在安静 / 她那时安静。 |
It is small. | It was small. | 它现在小 / 它那时小。 |
例子:
English | 中文 |
I was short then. | 那时候我很矮。 |
I am tall now. | 我现在很高。 |
He was young then. | 那时候他很小。 |
He is older now. | 他现在更大了。 |
注意:
was 是 am / is 的过去式。
Now | Then |
I am happy now. | I was happy then. |
She is small now. | She was small then. |
4. were 和 are
如果主语是 you / we / they 或很多人,过去用 were。
Present | Past | 中文 |
You are young. | You were young. | 你现在小 / 你那时小。 |
We are students. | We were students. | 我们现在是学生 / 我们那时是学生。 |
They are friends. | They were friends. | 他们现在是朋友 / 他们那时是朋友。 |
My friends are here. | My friends were here. | 我的朋友现在在这里 / 我的朋友那时在这里。 |
例子:
English | 中文 |
We were young then. | 那时候我们很小。 |
We are older now. | 我们现在更大了。 |
They were classmates then. | 那时候他们是同学。 |
They are friends now. | 他们现在是朋友。 |
结构:
English Structure | 中文意思 |
We were + adjective + then. | 那时候我们很 + 形容词。 |
We are + adjective + now. | 我们现在很 + 形容词。 |
They were + noun + then. | 那时候他们是 + 名词。 |
They are + noun + now. | 他们现在是 + 名词。 |
5. can 和 could
谈论能力时,现在用 can,过去常用 could。
Present | Past | 中文 |
I can swim. | I could swim. | 我现在会游泳 / 我那时会游泳。 |
I cannot swim. | I could not swim. | 我现在不会游泳 / 我那时不会游泳。 |
He can read. | He could read. | 他现在会读 / 他那时会读。 |
She can write. | She could write. | 她现在会写 / 她那时会写。 |
例子:
English | 中文 |
I could not swim then. | 那时候我不会游泳。 |
I can swim now. | 我现在会游泳。 |
I could not speak English then. | 那时候我不会说英语。 |
I can speak English now. | 我现在会说英语。 |
结构:
English Structure | 中文意思 |
I could + verb + then. | 那时候我会 + 做某事。 |
I could not + verb + then. | 那时候我不会 + 做某事。 |
I can + verb + now. | 我现在会 + 做某事。 |
注意:
could not 可以缩写成 couldn’t。
Full Form | Short Form | 中文 |
could not | couldn’t | 不能 / 不会 |
6. lived 和 live
谈论居住地点时,现在用 live,过去用 lived。
Present | Past | 中文 |
I live in Beijing. | I lived in Beijing. | 我住在北京 / 我曾住在北京。 |
He lives in Canada. | He lived in Canada. | 他住在加拿大 / 他曾住在加拿大。 |
She lives in a city. | She lived in a city. | 她住在城市 / 她曾住在城市。 |
例子:
English | 中文 |
I lived in Beijing then. | 那时候我住在北京。 |
I live in Canada now. | 我现在住在加拿大。 |
He lived in a small town then. | 那时候他住在一个小镇。 |
He lives in a big city now. | 他现在住在一个大城市。 |
结构:
English Structure | 中文意思 |
I lived in + place + then. | 那时候我住在 + 地方。 |
I live in + place + now. | 我现在住在 + 地方。 |
He / She lived in + place. | 他 / 她曾住在 + 地方。 |
注意:
live 的过去式是 lived,加 -d。
7. 比较过去和现在
比较过去和现在时,可以用两句话。
English | 中文 |
I was short then. Now I am tall. | 那时候我很矮。现在我很高。 |
I was shy then. Now I am brave. | 那时候我很害羞。现在我很勇敢。 |
I could not read English then. Now I can read English. | 那时候我不会读英语。现在我会读英语。 |
I lived in a small town then. Now I live in a big city. | 那时候我住在小镇。现在我住在大城市。 |
结构:
English Structure | 中文意思 |
I was + adjective + then. Now I am + adjective. | 那时我……。现在我……。 |
I could not + verb + then. Now I can + verb. | 那时我不会……。现在我会……。 |
I lived in + place + then. Now I live in + place. | 那时我住在……。现在我住在……。 |
例子:
English | 中文 |
I was quiet then. Now I talk more. | 那时候我很安静。现在我说得更多。 |
I could not ride a bike then. Now I can ride a bike. | 那时候我不会骑自行车。现在我会骑自行车。 |
My room was small then. Now my room is bigger. | 那时候我的房间很小。现在我的房间更大。 |
8. 描述东西的变化
不只是人会变,东西也会变。
English | 中文 |
The tree was small then. | 那时候这棵树很小。 |
The tree is tall now. | 这棵树现在很高。 |
The school was old then. | 那时候学校很旧。 |
The school is new now. | 学校现在很新。 |
My room was messy then. | 那时候我的房间很乱。 |
My room is clean now. | 我的房间现在很干净。 |
结构:
English Structure | 中文意思 |
The + noun + was + adjective + then. | 那时候这个……很……。 |
The + noun + is + adjective + now. | 这个……现在很……。 |
My + noun + was + adjective + then. | 那时候我的……很……。 |
My + noun + is + adjective + now. | 我的……现在很……。 |
例子:
English | 中文 |
My bag was small then. | 那时候我的包很小。 |
My bag is big now. | 我的包现在很大。 |
The park was quiet then. | 那时候公园很安静。 |
The park is busy now. | 公园现在很热闹。 |
9. 说“事情会改变”
最后,可以用简单句总结变化。
English | 中文 |
Things change. | 事情会改变。 |
People change. | 人会改变。 |
Places change. | 地方会改变。 |
Life changes with time. | 生活会随着时间改变。 |
I am different now. | 我现在不一样了。 |
Some things are the same. | 有些事情还是一样。 |
结构:
English Structure | 中文意思 |
Things change. | 事情会改变。 |
People change. | 人会改变。 |
Places change. | 地方会改变。 |
I am different now. | 我现在不一样了。 |
Some things are the same. | 有些事情是一样的。 |
例子:
English | 中文 |
I am different now. | 我现在不一样了。 |
My city is different now. | 我的城市现在不一样了。 |
My family is the same. | 我的家人还是一样。 |
Life changes with time. | 生活会随着时间改变。 |
重点结构
English Structure | 中文意思 |
Then and now are different. | 过去和现在不一样。 |
I was short then. | 那时候我很矮。 |
I am tall now. | 我现在很高。 |
I could not swim then. | 那时候我不会游泳。 |
I can swim now. | 我现在会游泳。 |
I lived in Beijing then. | 那时候我住在北京。 |
I live in Canada now. | 我现在住在加拿大。 |
My room was small then. | 那时候我的房间很小。 |
My room is bigger now. | 我的房间现在更大。 |
Things change with time. | 事情会随着时间改变。 |
小对话
English | 中文 |
A: Were you short then? | A:你那时候矮吗? |
B: Yes, I was short then. | B:是的,那时候我很矮。 |
A: Are you tall now? | A:你现在高吗? |
B: Yes, I am taller now. | B:是的,我现在更高了。 |
A: Could you swim then? | A:你那时候会游泳吗? |
B: No, I couldn’t swim then. | B:不会,那时候我不会游泳。 |
A: Can you swim now? | A:你现在会游泳吗? |
B: Yes, I can swim now. | B:是的,我现在会游泳。 |
开口练习
请大声读下面的句子。
English | 中文 |
Then and now are different. | 过去和现在不一样。 |
I was short then. | 那时候我很矮。 |
I am tall now. | 我现在很高。 |
I was young then. | 那时候我很小。 |
I am older now. | 我现在更大了。 |
I could not swim then. | 那时候我不会游泳。 |
I can swim now. | 我现在会游泳。 |
Things change with time. | 事情会随着时间改变。 |
现在用你自己的情况练习:
English | 中文 |
I was _____ then. | 那时候我很_____。 |
I am _____ now. | 我现在很_____。 |
I could not _____ then. | 那时候我不会_____。 |
I can _____ now. | 我现在会_____。 |
I lived in _____ then. | 那时候我住在_____。 |
I live in _____ now. | 我现在住在_____。 |
_____ changed with time. | _____随着时间改变了。 |
本节小结
在这一节,你学会了如何用英语比较过去和现在。
你现在应该能说:
English | 中文 |
I was short then. | 那时候我很矮。 |
I am tall now. | 我现在很高。 |
I could not swim then. | 那时候我不会游泳。 |
I can swim now. | 我现在会游泳。 |
I lived in Beijing then. | 那时候我住在北京。 |
Things change with time. | 事情会随着时间改变。 |
过去不是被删掉的自己。
它像一张旧照片,告诉你曾经在哪里;而现在,是你继续往前写的下一行英语。