VOA慢速英语:Are You Learning the Progressive Tenses?

短语讲解：

1. We will start with the present progressive, the most common progressive tense.

start with 以…开始
例句：I'll start with green pea soup.
我开始要喝青碗豆汤。

2. It is possible to have two progressive actions in the same sentence if the two actions are happening at the same time.

at the same time 同时; 一起; 但是; 然而
例句：I can' t be in two places at the same time !
我不能同时在两个地方！

3. Imagine your friend wants you to pick her up the airport tomorrow. But you have to work.

pick up 捡起; 接载; 学会
例句：I'll go to pick up some odds and ends at the store.
我要到商店买些零碎的东西。

4. Stative verbs often refer to mental states such as know, realize, like, believe, understand, love, hate, appear, and exist.

refer to 参考; 指的是; 涉及
例句：Writers often refer to a dictionary.
作家时常参考字典。