before与until的用法与分别.pptVIP

. . * 1. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me _______ the bus arrived. （before ；until ） 此题不能选before，因为时态不对。如果把walked和waited改成过去完成式had walked和had waited就可以选before。before的使用一般有强烈的时态要求而until一般没有时态要求 until I waited _______ he came back. 我一直等到他回来。 I didnt leave ______ he came back . 直到他回来我才走 I can only give you an answer ______ I think it over. until until before until before 区别 实际上，只要我们把握住两者使用时本身的含义及主句动词是终止性的，还是延续性的，肯定式，还是否定式两大点，就能容易地解决这类问题。现详细阐明如下： 一、在下列情况下，两者可互换用，但含义略有不同。before表示“在……之前”的意思，强 调时间先后关系；而until表示“直到……才”的意思，主句是肯定句则表示主句动作的终 止时间；主句是否定句则强调主句动作的起始时间。 1.主句为否定式终止性谓语动词。常见的动词是open, start, leave, arrive, finish, stop等。 例如： (1)The noise of the street didnt stop until/before it was midnight. (2)The children wont come back until/before it is dark. (3)I didnt leave the lovely boy until/before his mother came home. 2.主句为肯定式、延续性谓语词，这类动词用stand, stay, talk, be, wait等。 例如： (1)He lived with his parents until/before he graduated from school. (2)I will wait until/before he comes to my help. (3)I shall stay here until/before you come back. 二、在下列情况下，用before不用until。 1.主句这肯定式、终止性谓语动词，只用before。例： (1)He fell asleep before I could take off his clothes. (2)We arrived there before it started to rain. (3)The holiday came to the end before I knew it. (4)He almost knocked me down before he saw me. 2.主句谓语动词强调动词的迟缓性，只用before，常伴有时间段状语或时间段暗示。例： (1)It was quite some time before he found the elephant at all. (2)We had walked a long way before we found some water. (3)We had sailed for two days before we saw the land. (4)The fire lasted about four hours before the firefighters could control it. (5)It was midnight before my brother came home. (6)It was three months before they met again. 3.如果强调从句谓语动作未发生，就发生主句谓语动作，只用before。常译为“未及”，“不”或“不等……就”。例： (1)We can leave early in the morning before it gets too hot. (2)I must write it down before I forget it. (3)We do want to buy something now before pr