词组 | since |
释义 | since6 【问】 They asked me to have a drink with them.I said that it was at least ten years since I____a good drink. A.had enjoyed B.was enjoying C.enjoyed D.had been enjoying(全国高考英语试题,1988A) 正确答案为A(had enjoyed)。但是我认为C(enjoyed)也是正确的。 【答】 关于since从句的动词的时态,CGEL作了明确的说明: “When the whole period is placed in past time,the past perfective or the simple past is usedin the since-clause.”(CGEL,P.1018) “当整个时间段位于过去时间时,since从句可使用过去完成时或过去时。”下面是我们收集到的since从句使用动词过去时的例句: 1.Since the country (had) achieved independence,it (had) revised its constitution twice.(CGEL) 自从国家独立以来,已经两次修改了宪法。 2.It was ages since they last paid their bills on time.(CGEL) 自从他们上次按时付清帐单以来,已经过了很长时间了。 上面的高考题,如果选C(enjoyed),则其结构与例(2)完全相同。可见,选C是完全正确的。 (参见since2条中的例句) 赵振才 编著.英语常见问题解答大词典.哈尔滨:黑龙江人民出版社.1998.第1057页. |
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