动词时态考点主要涉及一般现在时与一般过去的区别，其命题方式通常是在一个一般现在时的背景下误用某个一般过去时;或者反过来，在一个一般过去时的背景下误用某个一般现在时。从所涉及的动词来看，主要涉及be和 have两个常用动词。有时也涉及其他时态，如一般将来时，现在完成时等，但很少见。

真题单句归纳：

(1) We were driving along a narrow road when the carstop…(stop改为stopped)

(2) I remembered her words and calm down. (calm改为calmed)(全国卷)

(3) He said he is busy. (is 改为 was) (北京春)

(4) She stopped to look out of the window and find a cloud of smoke comingout of her neighbor's house. (find改为 found) (福建卷)

(5) I am always young when I was staying with them. (am改为 was)