| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| List of Abbreviations & List of Tables and Figures | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Objectives and Significance | 第15-16页 |
| ·Layout of the Present Study | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-34页 |
| ·Interlanguage | 第18-22页 |
| ·Definition of Interlanguage | 第18-20页 |
| ·Stages of Interlanguage Development | 第20-22页 |
| ·Error Analysis | 第22-26页 |
| ·Definitions of Error | 第22-23页 |
| ·Corpus-aided Error Analysis versus Traditional Error Analysis | 第23-25页 |
| ·Procedures of Error Analysis | 第25-26页 |
| ·Tense | 第26-34页 |
| ·English Tense Systems | 第26-30页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Tense Abroad and at Home | 第30-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第34-42页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第34页 |
| ·Source of Data | 第34-36页 |
| ·Research Approaches | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data Processing | 第37-42页 |
| ·Tools and Software | 第37页 |
| ·Research Procedures of Tense Errors | 第37-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Description and Discussion | 第42-84页 |
| ·Description of Tense Errors | 第42-60页 |
| ·Description of Tense Errors in Grade 2010 Students of Ningxia University | 第42-47页 |
| ·Description of Tense Errors in Grade 2011 Students of Ningxia University | 第47-51页 |
| ·Description of Tense Errors in the Sub-corpus ST3 | 第51-56页 |
| ·Comparison of Tense Errors between Grade 2010 and Grade 2011 students in Ningxia University | 第56-58页 |
| ·Comparison of Tense Errors between 170 Sampled Compositions and ST | 第58-60页 |
| ·Analysis of Three Types of the Most Frequently-occurred Tense Errors in both 170 Samples and ST3 | 第60-78页 |
| ·Simple Present Errors | 第61-66页 |
| ·Simple Past Errors | 第66-72页 |
| ·Present Perfect Errors | 第72-78页 |
| ·Analysis of the Causes of Tense Errors in 170 Samples and ST3 | 第78-82页 |
| ·The Causes for the Disparities of Tense Errors between 170 Samples and ST3 | 第78-79页 |
| ·The Causes for the Tense Errors both in 170 Samples and ST3 | 第79-82页 |
| ·Summary | 第82-84页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第84-90页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第84-87页 |
| ·Implications | 第87-89页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第89-90页 |
| References | 第90-96页 |
| Appendix I | 第96-97页 |
| Appendix II | 第97-98页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第98-99页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第99-104页 |
| 个人简介 | 第104页 |
