两“时”两“体”说在《新编英语语法》(下称《新编》)体系中占有核心的地位。它的产生基于两个前提:一是英语的tense和aspect分别为两个不同的、独立的语法范畴,应当分开阐述;其二,英语动词没有“将来时”,因而不存在“过去将来时”。我们不妨先看看这一说法展开的脉络。 Two “Times” and “Two” Says say that they occupy the core position in the New English Grammar (hereinafter “New Edition”) system. Its production is based on two premises: First, English tense and aspect are two different and independent grammatical categories, which should be separately stated; secondly, there is no “future time” in English verbs, so there is no “past and future” . Let us first take a look at the context of this statement.