重点中学英语语法讲义-动词时态
(3) 在make sure(弄清楚),make certain(弄清楚),take care(注意,当心),be careful(注意,当心),mind(注意),watch(注意)等后的that从句中通常也只用一般现在时表示将来意义:mind, take care, make sure, take care, be careful, watch等:
Take care that it does not occur again. 注意别再发生这样的事。
We must take care that no one sees us. 我们必须注意别让人看见我们。
Make sure you come back soon. 你要保证快点回来。
Be careful that you don’t hurt her feelings. 当心别伤了她的感情。
Watch that the baby doesn’t go near the heater. 注意别让宝宝接近加热器。
Mind you read the examination questions carefully before you begin to answer them. 在答题前要注意仔细阅读考题。
注:在it doesn’t matter, I don’t care, I don’t mind 等结构(以及类似结构)后的名词性从句也通常用一般现在表示将来意义:
It doesn’t matter where we go on holiday. 我们去哪儿度假都行。
Does it matter who goes first? 谁先去这有关系吗?
I don’t care whether we win or lose. 我不在乎我们是赢还是输。
Don’t you care what happens to them? 难道你不关心他们出什么事了?
(4) 在I hope , I bet, see (to it) 等后的宾语从句中通常用一般现在时表示将来意义,但有时也可直接用将来时态:+
I hope that you like [will like] it. 你希望你会喜欢它。
I bet it rains [will rain] tomorrow. 我打赌明天会下雨。
See (to it) that children don’t catch cold. 当心别让孩子感冒。
I’ll see that nobody disturbs [will disturb] you. 我将确保没人打扰你。
注:see (to it) 后的that从句通常用一般现在时表将来,直接用将来的情形较少见。
(5) 在as, than 引出的比较状语从句中可用一般现在时表示将来,也可直接用将来时态:
We’ll get there as soon as you do [will]. 你一到,我们就到。
We’ll probably drive faster than you do [will]. 我们开车很可能比你快。
(6) 表示按规定、时间表、计划或安排要发生的动作:
Are you on duty next weekend? 下周末你上班吗?
The train leaves at 12:00. 火车12点开出。
Where do we go now? 我们现在到哪里去?
注:用于此用法时,句中通常有具体的时间状语。
(7) 当主句为将来时态时,与之相关的by the time后接的从句要用一般现在时表示将来意义:
By the time he comes, I will have left. 等他到时,我会已离开了。
The film will have started by the time we get to the cinema.我们到电影院时电影会已经开始了。
(8) 表示现在将要宣布某事:
I declare the meeting open.
We learn Lesson Ten today. 今天我们学习第10课。
(9) 表示客观性很强的将来:
Today is Friday, so tomorrow is Saturday.
My birthday is on a Sunday this year.
注:有时说话者对某一事实非常肯定,也用一般现在时:
The future is bright. 前途是光明的。
Final victory is ours. 最后的胜利是我们的。
3. 一般现在时表过去
(1) 用于某些动词(tell, say, hear, learn, gather等)表示不确定的过去时间:
John tells me you will leave tomorrow. 约翰告诉我你明天离开。
I hear that he got married again last month. 我听说他上个月结婚了。
Mary says you told her to come over here. 玛丽说是你让她到这儿来的。
(2) 当要陈述一个客观事实时,有时即使有过去时间状语也可用一般现在时:
The story is set in the summer of 1937. 故事的背景是1937年夏天。
The story begins in the year 1937. 故事开始于1937年。
三、一般过去时
1. 一般过去时表示过去
(1) 表示过去发生的动作或存在的状态:
He bought the computer five years ago. 这电脑是他五年前买的。
It was then a small fishing village.那时它只是一个小渔村。
(2) 表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作:
We often played together when we were children.我们小时候常在一起玩。
注:表过去习惯性的动词,也可用used to或would(www.hxen.net):
He used to go to work by bus. 他过去常乘公共汽车去上班。
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