「今」と「いつもの習慣」を使い分けよう！B1時制の総まとめ

いよいよ中級の山場、時制のマスターです！この章では、日常会話で最も頻繁に使う「現在形」と「現在進行形」の違いを徹底的に攻略します。例えば、友人との会話で「普段はコーヒー派だけど、今は紅茶を飲んでいる」といった習慣と一時的な状況を、正確に使い分けられるようになります。さらに、B1レベルで必須の8つの時制を一気に総復習。過去から未来まで、点と線を繋げるように英語の全体像を整理しましょう。他にも、意外と間違えやすい「look（〜に見える）」などの感覚動詞や、文の土台となる助動詞、そして会話に深みを出す「already」「yet」の使い分けもカバーします。この章を終える頃には、状況をただ伝えるだけでなく、ネイティブのような自然なニュアンスで「何が起きているか」を自信を持って語れるようになりますよ。さあ、表現の幅を一気に広げていきましょう！

• Present Simple or Present Continuous? The Key Differences

  Present simple is for habits, routines, and general truths. Present continuous is for things happening right now or temporary situations around the present.
• B1 Tense Review: All the Key Tenses at a Glance

  At B1 level you need to control 8 key tenses: present simple/continuous, past simple/continuous, present perfect simple/continuous, past perfect, and future forms.
• Verbs of the Senses: Look, Sound, Feel, Smell, Taste

  Look, sound, feel, smell, and taste are linking verbs — they connect the subject to a description. They are followed by adjectives, not adverbs, and are NOT normally used in continuous forms.
• Auxiliary Verbs: Do, Be, Have — How They Work

  Do, be, and have are auxiliary (helping) verbs. They are used to form questions, negatives, tenses, and for emphasis. Understanding which auxiliary to use is key to grammatical accuracy.
• Already, Still, Yet: What's the Difference?

  Already = sooner than expected (positive). Still = continuing or not yet stopped (surprise). Yet = expected but not happened (negatives and questions). Position in the sentence differs for each.