| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| List of Abbreviations in the thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第11-13页 |
| 1.1.1 The importance of English tense teaching | 第11页 |
| 1.1.2 Problems of tense teaching in Middle Schools | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 The significance of the research | 第13页 |
| 1.3 Overall structure of this thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第14-25页 |
| 2.1 Previous viewpoints on tense study | 第14-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Multi-tense perspective of tense study | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Comments on tense study from multi-tense perspective | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.3 Bi-tense perspective of tense study | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.4 Comments on tense study from Bi-tense perspective | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Introduction of mental space-time model theory | 第19-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Time model theory | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Mental space theory | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第25-34页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第25页 |
| 3.2 Research designs | 第25-34页 |
| 3.2.1 Quantitative research designs | 第26-32页 |
| 3.2.2 Qualitative research design | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第34-44页 |
| 4.1 Data analysis from the test | 第34-40页 |
| 4.1.1 Analysis of pretest scores | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.2 Analysis of post-test scores | 第35-36页 |
| 4.1.3 Statistical comparison of pretest and post-test scores of the control class | 第36-38页 |
| 4.1.4 Statistical comparison of pretest and post-test scores of the experimental class | 第38-39页 |
| 4.1.5 The difference of students' English tense acquisition between control class andexperimental class after experiment | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of results of this empirical study | 第40-44页 |
| 4.2.1 Analysis of the result of the tests | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2.2 Analysis of the results of the interview | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第44-48页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of this study | 第44-45页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications of this study | 第45-46页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of this study | 第46-47页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for future study | 第47-48页 |
| References | 第48-50页 |
| Appendixes | 第50-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Pretest paper | 第50-53页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Post-test paper | 第53-56页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Teaching designs for the experimental class | 第56-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Teaching designs for the control class | 第66-74页 |
