雅思小作文人称和时态选择的奥秘你都知道吗？在前面的雅思写作干货中，我们通过求助信和道歉信的写作，结合雅思作文分数评判原则对雅思写作的tone&style和主旨、扣题、分段的方法和原则进行了讲解。这次干货上海新航道雅思培训班从抱怨信入手，给大家讲解写作中需要注意的重中之重——人称和时态的选择。

首先我们看真题：

Write a letter to the director of a night school about a problem in some part of a course you have taken. In your letter

●Give information about the course

●Describe problems with the course

●Suggest solutions

题目大意：

关于你所上的一门课程，给夜校主任写一封信，在你的信里：

▲提供有关课程的信息

▲说明课程的问题

▲提出解决方案

书信类别：抱怨信 正式信件

小编书写范文及相关点评：

Dear sir or madam:

I am writing to you(第二人称指的是阅读信的人。) to express my dissatisfaction with one course of your school.

I enrolled in(一般过去时，因为注册课程是过去发生的事情。) this training course two weeks ago to prepare for IELTS. The course, as suggested by pamphlet of your school, aims to(一般现在时，因为这个课程的目的一直没有变。) help students improve vocabulary and speak fluent English. The advertisement also claims that(一般现在时，因为这个课程的广告一直没有变。) the course is taught by well-qualified teachers, who can help us acquire a foreign language effectively within one month.

There is,however, a gap between these claims and the quality of the class. First of all, the class was oversized, and the teacher was not able to adapt(一般过去时，因为描述的是学生过去的上课体验，现在这个课程可能不是这样的。) class materials to suit the needs of different students. The teaching methods are another problem. The teacher required us to learn vocabulary by rote, and I have found(因为我的发音问题现在还存在，这是现在的事情，所以用现在完成时。) that pronunciation remains a problem.

I would like to suggest some changes to this course. Students of different levels should be(情态动词，因为这些事情还没发生，是对以后改变的一个建议。) assigned to different courses, so high-levels groups can progress at a faster pace. It is also important to give us more opportunities to practice vocabulary rather than learning it by heart.

I looking forward to development in the course.

Yours faithfully.

学习点：

书信写作的人称和时态比大作文和图表作文要复杂的很多，这些作文在时态和人称上的区别，上海新航道雅思培训班小编做了如下汇总，希望对大家的写作有所帮助：

时态无疑是一个重点，也是一个难点。因为我们中文动词是没有时态区别的。英文的时态大概分成了三种：过去、现在、将来。

选用哪种时态取决于所描述的动作是发生在过去、现在还是将来。

为了更好的让大家体会时态的区别，我们用剑桥雅思的一个作文题目为例子。

You want to sell some of your furniture. You think a friend of yours might like to buy it from you.

Write a letter to your friend. In your letter

1. explain why you are selling.

2. describe the furniture

3. suggest a date when your friend can come and see the furniture

题目中的want to sell说明这封书信的时态应该是现在时和将来时，因为这件家具还没有卖出去。

我们用这篇范文编出一道时态练习题，大家选择一下，熟悉一下时态的区别。

Dear Jane:

As you know,we__1__to a new house soon and there are a few thins that I___2__to take with me. The new house__3__a bot smaller so i have to sell some furniture and i am wonder i you___4__?

In particular, I _5___my big dinning table. Do you remember it- the one in the living room? It___6__wooden legs and grey glass top and it’s big enough for six people. There are sic matching chairs ti go with it.

I know you___7_this furniture so I __8__let you have it at a good price. I’d rather sell it to you than a stranger.

Why don’t you come around and take another look at them on Saturday? We __9___here all day, so maybe we__10__some lunch together?

1. A. will be moving B. have moved C. moved

2. A. Will not be able B. was not be able to C. am not able

3. A. Will be B.was C. is

4. A. might be interested B. are interested C. will be interested

5. A. want to sell B. wanted to sell C. will want to sell

6. A. had B. has C. will have

7. A. like B. liked C. have liked

8. A.have B. will C.could

9. A. are B.will be C.were

10. A.can B.could C.will