英语语法之时间状语从句
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时间状语从句
时间状语从句常由以下连接词引导:when(当……时),as(一边……一边;当…时),while(在……期间),after(在……之后),before(在……之前),as soon as(一……就),since(自从),till(until)(直到……,直到……才),whenever(任何时候),the moment(一……就),no sooner than(一……就),hardly…when…(一……就)等。由以上连接词(或词组)连接的主从复合句中,主句和从句的动作,有的是同时发生,有的是先后发生。因此,要特别注意根据连接词所代表的时间不同,主句和从句的谓语要使用相应的时态。这是掌握时间状语从句的关键。
1. when 和whenever 引导的从句:从句的动作和主句的动作可以同时发生,也可以先于主句的动作发生。例如:When we reached home, it was already dark.我们到家的时候天已经黑了。
When my cousin came yesterday, I was playing volleyball.昨天我表哥来时,我正在打排球。
When it rains, I go to school by bus.下雨的时候,我坐车去学校。
I shall tell her the good news when she comes.
她来时,我将告诉她这个好消息。(主从句都表示将来发生的动作,但要注意从句中要用一般现在时,表示将来。)Come to see us whenever you can.你什么时候有空,就过来看看我们。
2. while 和as 引导的从句:while表示“当…过程中”,强调某一段时间主句和从句的动作在同时发生。as表示“当…时”或“一边…一边”,主句和从句的动作同时发生。例如:
Work while you work; play while you play.该工作的时候就工作,该玩的时候就玩。
While he is reading, he always makes notes.他经常一面看书,一面做笔记。
She sings as she goes along.她边走边唱。
You will grow wiser as you grow older.随着年龄的增长,你会更加聪明起来。
3. before 和after 引导的从句:前者一般表示主句的动作发生在从句动作之前。后者表示主句的动作发生在从句动作之后。例如:I didn’t know any English before I came here.我来这儿之前,一点英语都不懂。
I had written my report before my mother came back.我母亲回来之前,我已写完我的报告。
It will be long before we meet again.我们要过很久才能见面。
After he locked the door, he left.他锁上门,就走了。
After he had finished his work, he played a game of chess with his friend.
他工作完成以后,与朋友下了一会儿棋。
After you think it over, please let me know your decision.你想好以后,请告诉我你的决定。
4. till和until 引导的从句:表示“直到…”,主句和从句都为肯定式时,till和untill都可用;表示“直到…才”,主句用否定式,从句用肯定式,一般用untill。例如:
They worked till(until) it was dark. 他们一直工作到天黑。
She didn’t go to bed until she had reviewed her lessons.她直到复习完功课才睡觉。
Not until I shouted at the top of my voice did he turn his head.
直到我高声喊叫,他才转过头来。(Not until放在句首时,主句的谓语动词要倒装.) (参见第十四课)
5. since和ever since 引导的从句:表示“自从以来”,从句一般表示动作的起点,用过去时。主句表示动作延续的情况,一般用现在完成时或现在完成进行时。如果主句表示的是时间时,主句可用一般现在时,也可用现在完成时。例如:
Since he entered the university, he has made great progress in his studies.
自从他上大学以来,他在学习上取得了巨大的进步。
He has been working here ever since he left university.自从大学毕业以后,他就一直在这里工作。
It is/has been twenty years since she joined the Party.她入党二十年了。
It is/has been more than four weeks since school began.开学已经四个多星期了。
6. 短语连词as soon as, , no sooner...than, hardly(scarcely)...when引导的从句:这些短语连词表示“一…就”或“刚一…就”。由no sooner...than 和hardly(scarcely)...when引导的从句一般用过去完成时,主句一般用一般过去时。no sooner...than 或hardly(scarcely)...when位于句首时,句子需部分倒装(参见第十四课)。例如:
I’ll tell him the news as soon as I see him.我一看见他就告诉他这个消息。
As soon as she came to the classroom, she began to read English.她一来到教室,就开始读英语。
The bell had no sooner rung than the students quieted down.铃声一响,学生们就安静下来了。
The examinee had scarcely finished the test when the bell rang.
这位考生刚做完考卷,铃声就响了.