记住:这3种情况,要用过去将来时
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12.1 过去将来时
今天将介绍一个少见的时态——过去将来时。
过去将来时表示从过去某一时间看将要发生的动作或者存在的状态,常常用于间接引语,也就是宾语从句中。
比如:
He said he would be there at 8 o’clock, and she thought he would keep her word.
他说他会在8点到那,她认为他会守信用的。
与过去将来时搭配使用的时间状语有a week later一周后, the next month下个月, the following day 第二天等等。
过去将来时还有两个变体:
用go, come, leave等动词的过去进行时表达过去时间里面的将要发生的动作,相当于过去将来时。
比如:
My brother told me he was going for China the next morning.
我兄弟告诉我,他第二天早晨要去中国。
和现在进行时相仿,“was/were going to do”“was/were about to do” “was/were to do”也相当于过去将来时。
比如:
When I arrive at the airport, the plane was just going to take off.
当我到达机场时,飞机刚好要起飞。
They were about to find out just how challenging survival in the South Pacific can be.
他们将会发现,在南太平洋生存是多么的困难。
今日练习:
Did you predict that many students_____ up for the dance competition?
A.would sign B.signed C.have signed D.had signed