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past tense幾時用 past perfect幾時用 Bayleef 發表於 12-5-2009 23:50 Usage 1 設B一直在現場; A剛剛到場; A想問Tom究竟在嗎. Past tense A: Was Tom there when you arrived? B: Yes, but he left soon afterwards.我來到現場時Tom還在,但過了一會便走了. Past perfect tense A: Was Tom there when you arrived? B: No, he had already left.在我未到場時Tom已經走了. Usage 2 - 強調兩件事的先後次序 事件A: 關燈 事件B: 睡覺 1. Before I went to bed, I had switched off the light. 在睡覺前我已經關掉了燈. 2. After I had switched off the light, I went to bed. 在關掉了燈後我便睡覺. 建議樓主購買 English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition(藍色封面,Intermediate)- by Raymond Murphy 講解頗為清晰,英文亦較淺白 或者 English Grammar in Use 2nd Edition(綠色封面,Advanced)- by Martin Hewings 較深入的Grammar Items 兩者出版社為Cambridge University 相信能解答樓主問題 |