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Unit 3 Festivals and customs
3.2 Grammar:过去将来时
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)1.过去将来时的用法
(1)过去将来时常用于间接引语或宾语从句中,当主句谓语动词用过去时态时。
He said he would go to the north for the holiday. 他说他将去北方去度假。
They wanted to know when you would finish the article. 他们想知道什么时候你会完成这篇文章。
2.过去将来时的构成
(1)基本表达方式:would+do
Mother promised that she would take me to Beijing the next year.
妈妈许诺明年带我去北京。
(2)表示过去将来时的其他几种表达方式:
①was/were going to do,表示准备、计划做。
She said she was going to buy a new bike.
她说她打算买一辆新自行车。
②was/were about to do,表示即将发生的动作,不和表示时间段的状语连用。
The bus was about to start.
公共汽车马上就要开了。
③was/were to do,表示过去曾计划或安排要做。
The press conference was to be held next week.
记者招待会将于下周举行。
④was/were doing仅限于某些表示位移的动词,如:come,go,arrive,leave等。表示按计划或安排将要发生的事。
I didn't know when they were coming again.
我不知道他们什么时候再来。
3.过去将来时用于虚拟语气
(1) 涉及现在时间的虚拟条件:即从句所涉及的内容与现在的事实不符,此时从句的谓语用一般过去时,而主句谓语用“would+动词原形”(当然根据情况也可用should, might, could)。如:
If I were taller, I would become a policeman. 如果我个子再高一点,我就当警察了。
(所表示的实际情况是:我的个子不够高,所以不能当警察)
If I knew her number, I could call her. 要是我知道她的号码,就能给她打电话。
(所表示的实际情况是:我现在不知道她的电话号码,所以不能给她打电话)
(2) 涉及将来时间的虚拟条件:即从句所涉及的内容与将来事实不符,此时从句的谓语有三种形式,一般过去时(be通用were)或用should+动词原形,或用were to+动词原形), 而主句谓语用“would+动词原形”(当然根据情况也可用should, might, could)。如:
If it rained tomorrow, we’d stay at home. 如果明天下雨,我们就待在家里。
(所表示的实际情况是:估计明天会天晴,所以我们侍在家里的可能性不大)
If you took a taxi, you’d get there sooner. 如果你叫一辆出租汽车,你就会早点儿到那儿。(所表示的实际情况是:你不愿叫出租车,所以你不能较快到达)
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题组A 基础过关练
一、单项选择
1.The manager said that not one mistake _____ to see reported to him in the following month.
A.would he want B.had he wanted C.he would want D.he had wanted
2.Our air-conditioners sell well, but decades of years ago no one could have imagined such a big share in the market that they ________ .
A.were to have B.were having
C.have had D.had had
3.We were all surprised when he made it clear that he ____ office soon.
A.leaves B.would leave C.left D.had left
4.The laptops made by our company sell best, but nobody could have guessed the place in the market that they ________ 20