针对语法选择题,关键在于快速抓住题干的关键词,理解题干意思,如:(来源:2013年东北师范大学考博英语真题)
If I ______ work harder at school, I would be sitting in a comfortable office now.
针对此题,根据题干中“ I ______ work harder at school(在学校学习更努力的话)”和“sitting in a comfortable office now(现在就会在舒服的办公室里坐着)”可知,从句中的“at school”相对主句中的“now”而言为过去的情况,根据if虚拟语气的语法规则,可知正确答案为选项C。
补充:if 虚拟语气的语法规则
If I ______ work harder at school, I would be sitting in a comfortable office now.
- worked B. were to work C. had worked D. were working
针对此题,根据题干中“ I ______ work harder at school(在学校学习更努力的话)”和“sitting in a comfortable office now(现在就会在舒服的办公室里坐着)”可知,从句中的“at school”相对主句中的“now”而言为过去的情况,根据if虚拟语气的语法规则,可知正确答案为选项C。
补充:if 虚拟语气的语法规则
使用条件 | 从句的时态 | 主句动词的情况 |
与现在事实相反 | 一般过去时(be动词一般用were) | would/should/might/could+V原 |
与过去事实相反 | 过去完成时 | would/should/might/could+ have +V过去分词 |
与将来事实相反 |
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would/should/might/could+V原 |