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Module 2 Unit 3
Language in use
时间状语从句
什么是时间状语从句?
在英语中,用从句表达一件事情或一个行为发生的时间,这个从句就叫时间状语从句。时间状语从句常用when, while, before, after, as soon as, since, until等连词引导。
时间状语从句连词
①when
意为“__________”,可表示某一时间点发生的事,也可表示某一时间段,主句与从句描述的动作或事情同时发生。
当...的时候
例句:I often played with Bob when I ______(live) there.
Sally began to dance when She ____(be) a little girl.
lived
was
②while
强调主句与从句所表示的动作在同一时期发生,从句中的谓语动词必须是延续性动词。
例句:While I _________(do) homework, my mum is cooking dinner.
While I _____________(watch) TV, Jim came in.
was doing
was watching
时间状语从句连词
③before
意为“________”,表示主句的动作在从句动作之前。
在...之前
例句:Before we begin dinner, my father always ______(give) thanks for food.
I had finished my homework before my father _____(come) back.
gives
came
④after
意为“________”,表示主句的动作在从句动作之后。
在...之后
例句:After Denny locked the door, he ____(leave).
I went to bed after I ________(finish) reading the book last night.
left
finished
③before
意为“________”,表示主句的动作在从句动作之前。
时间