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时间状语从句
用句子表达一件事情或一个行为发生的时间,这个句子就叫时间状语从句。时间状语从句根据其所表示的时间不同,所使用的连词也不同。下面我们一起来看一下几个常见的时间状语从句:
1.when引导的从句:表示主句的动作和从句的动作同时发生,或从句的动作发生在主句动作之前。
例如:I was going out when a visitor came. (动词动作同时发生。)我正要出门,有客人来访。
I shall tell her the good news when she comes.她来时,我将告诉她这个好消息。
2.while 引导的从句:表示“当……过程中”,强调某一段时间内主句和从句中谓语动词所表示的动作在同一时期发生。由于while从句表示一个持续的行为,所以从句中要用持续性动词,并且持续性动词常用进行时态。
例如:Keep an eye on my little sister while I am away.我不在时,请照看一下我的小妹妹。
While we were watching TV, Jim came in. 我们看电视的时候,Jim进来了。
3.as引导的时间状语从句:表示“当……的时候;一边……一边……;随着……”,其从句的主语与主句的主语往往是同一人或物。
例如:She sang as she worked. 她一边工作一边唱歌。=She was singing as she was working.
I saw him as he was getting off the bus. 正当他下公共汽车时, 我看见了他。
4.before引导的从句:一般表示主句的动作发生在从句动作之前。
例如:I didn’t know any English before I came here. 我到这儿来之前,一点英语都不懂。
例如:I had written my report before my father came back.
5.after引导的从句:表示主句的动作发生在从句动作之后。
例如:After he locked the door, he left. 他锁上门后,就走了。
After he had finished his work, he played a game of chess with his frien