三、過去完成時的用法補充

1. 表示過去未曾實現的想法

過去完成時除表示“過去的過去”外，還可表示過去未曾實現的想法和打算，通常連用的動詞是 want, think, hope, plan, mean, expect, intend, suppose 等：

I had meant to come, but something happened. 我本想來，但有事就沒有來。

I had hoped to send him a Christmas card, but I forgot to do so. 我本來希望寄給他一張圣誕卡的，但我忘了寄了。

2. 過去完成時用于特殊句式

在hardly [scarcely, barely]…when [before]…和no sooner…than…等句式中，主句通常要用過去完成時，而從句則通常要用一般過去時。這類句式均表示“一……就……”。如：

I had hardly closed my eyes when the telephone rang. 我剛合上眼，電話鈴就響了。

I had no sooner checked into the hotel than he arrived. 我一住進旅館，他就到了。

四、過去完成時用法的一點注意

當兩個或多個過去發生的動作緊挨著并列出現時，盡管各動詞之間有先后關系，我們仍然都用一般過去時。如：

Bill saluted, turned, and went out. 比爾敬禮后轉身就出去了。

He paused and shook his head. 他稍停了一下，然后搖了搖頭。

另外，由after, before, as soon as 等連詞引導時間狀語從句，由于這些連詞已經清楚地表明了主從句謂語動詞的先后順序，所以對于先發生的動作也可用一般過去時表示。如：

I told them the news after you (had) left. 你走后我把這消息告訴了他們。

As soon as I (had) put the phone down it rang again. 我剛把電話一放下，它又響了。

六、過去完成時典型考題（附詳解） 

1. Helen ______ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband ______ home.

A. has left; comes      B. left; had come       C. had left; came       D. had left; would come

分析：C。leave 應發生在 had to wait 這個過去動作之前，“過去的過去”用過去完成時; 后一空用一般過去時表示過去將來。又如：

The house was quiet. Everybody had gone to bed. 屋子里很安靜，大家都睡覺了。

They had finished the exam and the teacher was hustling to get the papers gathered up. 他們已經考完試了，老師正在趕緊收卷子。

People were quite often rude about him, often the people he had helped. 人們經常對他很無禮，其中有很多還曾得到過他的幫助。

2. John and I ______ friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we ______ each other a couple of times before that.

分析：D。到目前為止成為朋友八年，用現在完成時; 在那次晚會相識成為朋友之前已經見過幾次面，用過去完成時。又如：

The call was answered by a recorded message saying the company had closed early. 電話被轉入錄音信息，稱公司早些時候已經下班。

Alice had been so deep in thought that she had walked past her car without even seeing it.  艾麗斯考慮問題入了神，連走過自己的車都沒看見。

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