一般现在时(Simple present tense)。表示通常性、规律性、习惯性、真理性的状态或者动作(有时间规律发生的事件)的一种时间状态。

现在一般时There be 结构及用法：

There is/are用于表示某物或某人的存在。
1.There is/are...的肯定句
句型：There is/are + 单数/复数名词 + 表示地点/场所的词或短语：
There's someone at the door to see you.
门口有个人要见你。
Where there is a will，there is a way.
有志者事竟成。

2.There is/are的否定句
句型：There is/are + not...
There is/are的否定句是在is/are后面加not：
There isn't going to be a party tonight.
今晚没有聚会。
There aren't any cakes left.
没有一点蛋糕剩下来。
3.There is/are的疑问句
一般疑问句句型：Is/Are there...?
There is/are的一般疑问句是将is/are调到there前面，大写is/are的第一个字母：
Is there anything you want to tell me?
你有什么事情想告诉我吗?
Are there enough tools to go round?
工具够大家用吗?
4．特殊疑问句：
“There be句型”的特殊疑问句形式有以下三种变化：
（1）.对主语提问：当主语是人时，用“Who+be+介词短语？”；当主语是物时，用“What+be+介词短语？”。注意：无论原句的主语是单数还是复数，对其提问时一般都用be的单数形式（回答时却要根据实际情况来确定）。如： There are many things over there. What’s over there? There was a little girl in the room Who was in the room?
（2）.对地点状语提问：提问地点用“Where+be+主语？”。
例如：here is a computer on the desk. Where is the computer? There were four children on the playground. Where were the four children?
（3）.对数量提问：一般有两种句型结构：
How many+复数名词+are/were (there)+介词短语？
例如： There’re many children in the park.
How many children are(there)in the park?
How much+不可数名词+is/was there+介词短语？
例如： There was little rain around the year. How much rain was (there)around the year?
5．There be 的其他用法
（1）there be与have的替换。there be表示所属关系时可与have替换。
There is nothing but a book in my bag. =I have nothing but a book in my bag.
我书包里只有一本书。
There are forty students in our class. =Our class has forty students.
我们班有四十名学生。
（2）there be后接表示物的主语时，后面常接不定式作定语，不定式常用

选择题：

1. He is very tired. He doesn’t want to do _______.

A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything

2. Everyone ______ here last Monday.

A.were B.is C. are D. was

3. It’s time ____class.

A.for have B. have C. to have D. to having

4. He helped his mother clean the rooms and then ____ his homework yesterday afternoon.

A. do B.doing C. does D. did

5. Jenny ____ in an office. Her parents ____in a hospital.

A work; works B works; work C work; are working D is working; work

6. One of the boys_____ a black hat.

A have B there is C there are D has

7. Wang Mei ____ music and often ____ to music.

A like; listen B likes; listens C like; are listening D liking listen

8. Jenny____ English every evening.

A has study B studies C study D studied

9.My father＿＿＿＿＿＿ill yesterday．

A． isn't B． aren't C． wasn't D． weren't

10． ＿＿＿＿your parents at home last week﹖

A． Is B． Was C． Are D． Were 11.