2011年成人英语三级考试重点语法学习
7. 过去完成时
(1)表示在过去的某一时间或动作之前已经完成了的动作(即过去的过去)。这个过去的某一时间可用by, before等介词或连词引导的短语或一个从句来表示。
They had fulfilled their yearly plan by the end of Nov.
Smith had lived in N.Y. for the years before he moved to California
真题:
1) About the sixth century A.D. when few Europeans could read, the Chinese ____paper. (1997) (B)
A. invented B. had invented C. have invented D. had been invented
2) When I went to visit Mrs. Smith last week , I was told she _____ (2003) (D)
A. has leftB. was leavingC. would leaveD. had left
(2)表示从过去某一时间开始, 一直持续到另一个过去的时间的动作。
The chemistry class _______for five minutes when we hurried there. (1994) (A)
A. had been on B. was on C. has been onD. would be on
(3) 在含有before, after, as soon as 等连词引导的状语从句的复合句中, 由于连词本身可以明确表示动作发生的先后顺序, 因此, 主句和从句都可以用一般过去时表示, 而不用过去完成时。
I called him as soon as I arrived.我刚一到就给他打电话。
(4)过去完成时常用在no sooner …than…, hardly/scarcely/barely…when…一…就…。句型之中, 句子到装。
1)No sooner had we sat down _____we found it was time to go .(1997)(A)
A. than B. whenC. as D. while
2)Scarcely had he opened the door when a gust of wind blew the candle out.
3). No sooner had they got the good covered up ____it started raining hard. (2002) (B)
A. when B. thanC. thenD. after
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