there be句式的时态由其中的谓语动词be来体现,它可以有多种时态形式:
1.一般现在时
例如1:There is still room for improvement. 还有改进余地。
例如2:There is nothing to be done now. 现在没有办法了。
2.一般将来时
例如1:There’s going to be trouble. 要出事了。
例如2:There will be rain next week. 下星期要下雨。
3.一般过去时
例如1:There was a lot to be done. 有很多事要做。
例如2:There wasn’t any change in him. 他没有什么变化。
4.现在完成时
例如1:There have been a lot of inquiries. 提出的询问有很多。
例如2:There have been a lot of enquiries. 进行过许多调查。
5.过去完成时
例如1:There had been many such occasions. 曾有许多这种情况。
例如2:There had been two sea fights between them. 他们之间发生了两场海战。
6.过去将来时
例如1:There would be endless rows if I was at home. 如果我在家会有吵不完的架。
例如2:Then there would be a plebiscite. 那么就会举行公民投票。