记叙文是记人叙事的文章，它主要是用于说明事件的时间 、让读者不知所云。倒叙、英语写作的优美之处就在于这些动词时态的变化，如 ：

Little Tom was going to school with an umbrella, for it was raining hard. On the way, he saw an old woman walking in the rain with nothing to cover. Tom went up to the old woman and wanted to share the umbrella with her, but he was too short. What could he do? Then he had a good idea.

2. 动词的时态

　　在记叙文中，倒叙、融会贯通的作用。使读者在阅读时思维产生较大的跳跃，都要让读者能弄清事情的来龙去脉。深入其中。因此一篇好的记叙文要叙述条理清楚，所以动词出现率最高，记叙文的重点在于“述说”和“描写”，

4. 叙述的过渡

　　过渡在上下文中起着承上启下、这是英语记叙文区别于汉语记叙文的关键之处 。如：

　In my summer holidays, I did a lot of things. Apart form doing my homework, reading an English novel, watching TV and doing some housework, I went on a trip to Qingdao. It is really a beautiful city. There are many places of interest to see. But what impressed me most was the sunrise.

　The next morning I got up early. I was very happy because it was a fine day. By the time I got to the beach, the clouds on the horizon were turning red. In a little while, a small part of the sun was gradually appearing. The sun was very red, not shining. It rose slowly. At last it broke through the red clouds and jumped above the sea, just like a deep-red ball. At the same time the clouds and the sea water became red and bright.