第三章 時態(tài) 一些過去時態(tài)

　　1.除了一般過去時，還有另外幾個過去時態(tài)：

　　l)過去進行時：表示過去某時正在進行的動作：

　　Last week she wasn't feeling very well.

　　上星期她感到不太舒服。

　　An old lady was waiting for the bus.

　　一位老太太(這時)正在等車。

　　The sun was setting.

　　太陽正在西沉。

　　Birds were singing in the trees.

　　樹間鳥兒在鳴叫。

　　2)過去完成時表示過去某時前已經(jīng)發(fā)生的事：

　　When I saw him, he had been ill for a month.

　　我見到他時他已病了一個月了。

　　He couldn't see anyone.The thieves had gone.

　　他沒看見什么人，小偷已經(jīng)跑了。

　　He showed me the books he had bought.

　　他讓我看了他買的書。

　　She explained what had happened.

　　她解釋了發(fā)生的情況。

　　3)過去將來時：表示從過去看將要發(fā)生的事：

　　He was eighteen. In two years he would be twenty.

　　他十八歲，再過兩年他就二十了。

　　I thought you would wait for me.

　　我以為你會等我哩。

　　Did you know Mary would come?

　　你知道瑪麗會來嗎?

　　He assured me that he would support us.

　　他向我保證他會支持我們。

　　過去將來時除了使用would以外，還可以使用was/were going to表示：

　　I was going to the library when you called me.

　　當你打電話給我的時候我正要去圖書館。

　　這三個時態(tài)都常用在賓語從句(a)或間接引語(b)中：

　　a. He told me that he was writing a novel.

　　他告訴我他在寫一本小說。

　　She said that she had got everything ready.

　　她說她把一切都準備好了。

　　Mother asked when I would be back.

　　媽問我什么時候回來。

　　b. He said he was calling from the airport.(比較: I'm calling from the airport.)

　　She said she just got my fax.(比較: I've got your fax.)

　　I said I'd be with them right away.(比較: I'll be with you right away.)

　　would構(gòu)成的謂語有時表示過去習(xí)慣性動作或傾向：

　　Every Saturday they would go to the club.

　　每星期六他們都去俱樂部。

　　Sometimes we would sit together chatting.

　　有時我們會坐在一起聊天。

　　The door wouldn't open.

　　門開不了啦。

　　The car wouldn't start.

　　汽車開不動了。