3.
叙述历史事实,可用一般过去时。如:
Our teacher told us that Columbus discovered America in 1492. 我们老师告诉我们哥伦布于1492年发现了美洲。
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表示从过去某一时刻开始一直延续到另一过去时刻的动作或状态。跟现在完成时一样,也常与 how long, for three days, before 等表示一段时间的状语连用。如:
When Jack arrived he learned Mary had been away for almost an hour. 当杰克到来时,他才了解到玛丽已经离开差不多一个小时了。
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表示未曾实现的希望或打算。表示希望或打算的动词,如hope, want, expect, think, suppose, plan, mean, intend等的过去完成时,后接不定式to do时,表示未曾实现的希望或打算,即“本来希望或打算做某事(但却没做) ”。如:
I had hoped to send him a Christmas card,but I forgot to do so. 我本来希望寄给他一张圣诞卡的,但我忘了寄了。
I had intended to come over to see you last night,but someone called and I couldn’t get away. 昨晚我本想去看你的,但有人来了我走不开。
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用于下列4个特殊句型中:
1.
hardly…when…, no sooner…than…
2.
It/ That /This was the first time that…
3.
It was+时间段+since…(from http://yingyu.chazidian.com)
4.
…than sb. had thought /expected /hoped /wanted等。
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