<觸類旁通> (1) I wanted to ask if I could borrow your bike. 我想問問能否借用一下你的自行車。 語法分析:在口語里,want, hope, wonder, wish以及think等動詞后可用一般過去時表示現在的一種委婉的語氣和試探性的態(tài)度。
(2) If I were a bird, I would fly to our capital. 如果是一只鳥,我要飛到首都去。 語法分析:在虛擬語氣中常用一般過去時,假設現在或將來。
(3) She came late three times this week. 她這星期遲到了三次。 語法分析:一般過去時可以與today, this week以及this month等時間狀語連用。
(4) Could you set your hand to the agreement? 請在協(xié)議書上簽名好嗎? 語法分析:情態(tài)動詞的過去時could, might, would以及should等所表示的語氣顯得委婉。
(5) She wanted the book next week. 她下周要這本書。 語法分析:句子的謂語動詞如果是want, expect, promise以及call等時,它們的過去時可與表示將來的時間狀語連用,但這個時間狀語并不是指這些動詞所表示動作的發(fā)生時間。
<鞏固練習> (1) He _____[suggest] my starting the day after tomorrow. (2) The members _____[call] for a meeting tomorrow. (3) You are mistaken, I _____[shall] say. (4) If I _____[have] enough money, I'd buy a new car. (5) I _____[think] you might go and see him this evening. (6) She asked the taxi-driver to hurry because her plane _____[leave] at six.
<參考答案> (1) suggested (2) called (3) should (4) had (5) thought (6) left