根据试题统计，动词语法占语法考题中的50%左右，其内容主要包括动词的时态、语态、要掌握英语的时态和语态，必须掌握好英语中的助动词(do, be, have)和时间状语这两个核心问题。现将各考点分别归纳如下。
1. 一般现在时
主要用来表示人、事物的现在状况和特点;表示经常或习惯性的动作，句子中常有often, always, from time to time 等时间状语;表示客观规律和永恒真理等。
He usually goes to work at 7 o’clock every morning.
She has a brother who lives in New York. The earth goes around the sun.
Guangzhou is situated in the south of China.
考点一：表示永恒的真理，即使出现在过去的语境中，仍用一般现在时。如：
I learned that the earth goes around the sun when I was in primary school.
考点二：在时间和条件状语从句中，代替一般将来时，常用的引导词有：
时间：when, until, after, before, as soon as, once, the moment / minute / day / year
条件：if, unless, provided
If he accepts the job, he will get more money soon.
考点三：在make sure (certain), see to it, mind, care, matter 宾语从句中，从句用一般现在时代替一般将来时。
So long as he works hard, I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment.
只要他努力工作，我不介意他什么时候做完试验。
考点四：在the more… the more … (越…越…) 句型中, 若主句是一般将来时, 从句通常用一般现在时。
The harder you study, the better results you will get.
2. 现在进行时
表说话时或目前一段时间内正在进行的活动;与频率副词，如always，constantly，continually，again等连用，表示说话人的某种感情色彩(赞叹、厌烦、埋怨等)。
We are having English class. The house is being built these days.
The little boy is always making trouble.
考点一：在时间状语或条件状语从句中表示将来正在进行的动作。
Look out when you are crossing the street.
Don"t wake him up if he is still sleeping at 7 tomorrow morning.
考点二： 表示在最近按计划或安排要进行的动作(这时多有表示将来的时间状语)。
Marry is leaving on Friday.
3. 现在完成时
表示动作发生在过去，完成在过去，但强调与现在情况仍有联系，其结果或影响仍存在。现在完成时有一些标志性的时间状语。
考点一：for 时间段;since 时间点
They have lived in Beijing for five years.
They have lived in Beijing since 1995. I have learned English for ten years.
考点二：常见的不确定的时间状语：lately, recently, just, already, yet, up to now; till now; so far, these days
Has it stopped raining yet?
考点三：在表示“最近几世纪/年/月以来……”时间状语中，谓语动词用现在完成时。
in the past few years/months/weeks/days, over the past few years, during the last three months, for the last few centuries, through centuries, throughout history 等
In the past 30 years China has made great advances in socialist construction.
考点四：表示“第几次做某事，”或在 “It is the best (worst, most interesting ) 名词 that” 后面用现在完成时。
This is my first time that I have visited China. That is the only book that he has written.
This is the most interesting film I have ever seen.
4.一般过去时
表在过去某个特定时间发生且完成的动作，或过去习惯性动作，不强调对现在的影响，只说明过去。常与明确的过去时间状语连用，如：yesterday,
last week, in 1945, at that time, once, during the war, before, a few days ago, when。
考点一：used to do 表示过去经常但现在已不再维持的习惯动作。to为不定式符号，后接动词原形。
比较：be / become / get used to doing 表示习惯于
He used to smoke a lot. He has got used to getting up early.
考点二：在时间和条件状语从句中，代替过去将来时。
He promised to buy me a computer if he got a raise.
5. 过去进行时
表示过去某个时间点或某段时间内正在发生的动作。
The boy was doing his homework when his father came back from work.
He was taking a walk leisurely by the lake when he heard someone shouted for help.
What were you doing at nine last night?
The radio was being repaired when you called me.
