Unit 6 Tense 时态.pptVIP

Tense 时态 时态的呼应（Sequence of Tenses） 一般规则： （１）若主句谓语动词是现在时态或将来时态，从句中可根据意思需要，选用任何时态。例如： I know that he is was, will be in Beijing. 我知道他曾（将）在北京。 We shall find out when they arrived will arrive. 我们将查明他们是何时或将于何时）抵达的。 Ａ。如果从句动作与主句动作同时发生，从句用一般过去时或过去进行时。例如： They could not understand why he spent so much money on clothes. 他们不明白他为什么花那么多钱买衣服。 The Professor said that students were having an exam. （那位教授说学生们正在考试。） B. 当从句动作发生在主句动作之前，从句要用过去完成时。例如： She told me that she had been offered a very well-paid position. 她告诉我有人给她提供了一个高薪的职位。 I had to work late last Sunday because I had been asked to write an article for a magazine. 我昨晚不得不工作得很晚，因为有人请我为一家杂志写稿。 We found the train had left. 我们发现开车了。 Ｃ。当从句动作发生在主句动作之后，从句中要用过去将来时。例如： Smith hoped that the boss would give him an early reply. 史密斯希望上司会尽早给他一个答复。 The doctor said that she was going to have twins. 医生说她将生一对双胞胎。 特殊规则： （１）当从句表示客观事实或真理时，其时态可不受主句谓语的影响，而用一般在时，例如： Kepler proved that the sun is the centre of the solar system. 凯普勒证明了太阳是太阳系的中心。 The teacher told the children that water boils at 100C.（老师告诉孩子们水在摄氏一百度时沸腾。） ２）时态的呼应多见于宾语从句，主语从句，表语从句和同位语从句，状语从句和定语从句中可根据意义的需要来选用任何时态，例如： I didn’t go to the ball because I am not fond of dancing. 我没有去参加那个舞会因为我不喜欢跳舞。 He spoke much more fluently at the meeting than he usually does. 他在那次会上的发言比他平时说得流利得多。 The car which often breaks down was bought 10 years ago. 那辆经常出问题的车是十年前买的。 d 不可避免将要发生的事情，后来将要发生的事情。 例：I assure you that the matter _______ as quickly as possible. Have a little patience. A. will be attended B. will be attended to C. is attended D. is attended to e 用于条件从句“如果……想，设想”（接近if ……want to,或if ……should） 例：Greater efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage ____________ avoided. A is to be B can be C will be D has been F 同样可以表示“正要、将要”的意思的句型是be on the point of doing。 例：The coach is on the point of giving up the game because our team has been scored 7 points.（教练想要放弃这场比赛了，因为对方已经射进了7个球。） 例：1999年6月四级第65题 I was _______ the point of teleph