几道易错时态考题分析1. Mr Smith ______ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether he has finished it.A. has written B. wroteC. had written D. was writing【陷阱】容易误选B或C。【分析】此题应选D,这是由 but I don’t know whether he has finished it 这一句话的语境决定的,全句意为“史密斯先生去年在写一本书,但我不知道他现在是否写完了”。有的同学可能由于受 last year的影响而误选B。但若选B,则句子前半部分的意思则变为“史密斯先生去年写了一本书”,既然是“写了”,那么这与下文的“但我不知道他现在是否写完了”相矛盾。2. He has changed a lot. He _______ not what he _______. A. is, is B. was, wasC. is, was D. was, is【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。【分析】最佳答案选C,上文说“他”变化很大,即“他”现在不是过去的那个样子了,故第一空填is,第二空填 was(其实第二空也可用 used to be)。请看类例:“What place is it?” “Haven’t you found out we _____ back where we ______?”A. were, had been B. have been, are C. are, were D. are, had been答案选C,We are back where we were 的意思是“我们(现在)又回到刚才来过的地方”。3. “You’ve left the light on.” “Oh, so I have. _____ and turn it off.”A. I’ll go B. I’ve goneC. I go D. I’m going【陷阱】容易误选D。【分析】A和D两者均可表示将来,填入空格处似乎都可以。但实际上只有A是最佳的,因为根据上下文的语境来看,“我去把灯关掉”这一行为是说话人听了对方的话后临时想到的,而不是事先准备的。而按英语习惯:will 和 be going to后接动词原形均可表示意图,但意图有强弱之分,如果是事先考虑过的意图,要用 be going to;如果不是事先考虑过的,而是说话时刻才临时想到的意图,则用 will。比较:“I’ve come out without any money.” “Never mind, I will lend you some.” “我出来没带钱。”“没关系,我借给你。”(句中用will lend,表示“借”钱给对方是临时想到的,即听了对方的话后临时作出的反应)I’ve bought a typewriter and I’m going to learn to type. 我买了台打字机,我想学打字。(句中用 be going to learn to type,表示说话人要学打字是事先准备的,并为此买了台打字机) 说明:引用此文请注明出处,并请保留该文章链接地址,谢谢~~
