過去將來(lái)進(jìn)行時(shí)表示,對(duì)過去某一時(shí)間而言的將來(lái)某一時(shí)刻正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作,它常和表過去將來(lái)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)連用,構(gòu)成形式為“would + be + 現(xiàn)在分詞”。

它常和表過去將來(lái)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)連用,但上下文清楚時(shí),時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)亦可省略。

過去將來(lái)進(jìn)行時(shí)的構(gòu)成

過去將來(lái)進(jìn)行時(shí)由“would + be +?現(xiàn)在分詞”構(gòu)成。如:

I thought you’d be sleeping.?我以為你在睡覺哩。

She said she would be looking after you.?她說她會(huì)照顧你的。

He didn’t know when he’d be seeing us again.?他不知道什么時(shí)候他會(huì)再見到們。

I asked her what she would be doing on Saturday.?我問她星期六干什么。

He said that he would be seeing me off on the l0 o’clock train.?他說他將送我乘10點(diǎn)鐘的火車走。

They moved to the main entrance where the car would be waiting.?他們向大門走去,那輛車會(huì)在那里等著。

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過去將來(lái)進(jìn)行時(shí)的基本概念、形式和用法

過去將來(lái)進(jìn)行時(shí)(future-in-the-past continuous tense)表示在對(duì)過去某一時(shí)間而言的將來(lái)某一時(shí)刻或某一段時(shí)間正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作。

1)過去將來(lái)進(jìn)行時(shí)的形式由should be(第一人稱)或would be(第二、三人稱)加現(xiàn)在分詞構(gòu)成。美國(guó)英語(yǔ)一律用would。

2)過去將來(lái)進(jìn)行時(shí)的用法

a)表示在過去的將來(lái)的某一時(shí)刻或某段時(shí)間正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作。如:

He asked me what I should be doing at ten the next day.他問我第二天十點(diǎn)鐘我將干什么。

They said that they would be expecting us the next week.他們說他們下個(gè)星期等我們?nèi)ァ?/span>

b)表示在過去某一時(shí)間之后即將或按計(jì)劃進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作。如:

He said he could not come because he would be haying a meeting.他說他不能來(lái),因?yàn)橐_會(huì)。

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