Ask & Learn聞問(wèn)切英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ):過(guò)去完成式
讀者Derek 問(wèn)下面一句為何以過(guò)去完成式 (past perfect) 寫出:
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前幾天提到subjunctive 的句子有時(shí)候用past perfect 表達(dá)。Past perfect 另一個(gè)用法,是在過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)中表示較早發(fā)生的事件或行為。 譬如說(shuō):小環(huán)生日,前幾天就對(duì)男朋友暗示自己喜歡玫瑰花,但由早上等到夜晚,花始終沒(méi)送來(lái),直至下班回家,才發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的書桌上早放著一束紅玫瑰。
小環(huán)對(duì)男朋友說(shuō):
I thought that you forgot. 我還以為你忘了。
男朋友回答:
How could I? I had ordered the flowers before you asked. 怎么可能?你還沒(méi)開(kāi)口,我老早就訂了花。
在這句,男朋友訂花一事在前,小環(huán)開(kāi)口在后,而兩事都發(fā)生在過(guò)去,所以前者用past perfect, 后者用simple past。跟Derek的句子past perfect 的用法完全一樣。
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