过去以后进行时:表示就过去某一时间而言,以后某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行的动作,主要用宾语从句中,特别多用于间接引语中。
基本使用方法:
用于间接引语:They said they would be coming.
用于定语从句:The new job he would be taking was raising racing horses.
用途:
1. 过去以后进行时可以表示在过去某一时间之后马上进行的动作:
比如:He said he could not come because he would be having a meeting.
2. 过去以后进行时表示在过去以后某一时间正在发生的动作:它常和表过去以后的时间状语连用,但上下文了解时,时间状语亦可省略。和以后进行时一样,它也常表计划中的事,不表意愿或计划。它还有一个特征,即常用在宾语从句中。
比如:John told us that Mary would be coming next day.
3. 过去以后进行时有时也可用在其它从句中:
用在定语从句中:The new name he would be using was Jack Jones.
用在状语从句中:He would pay the rest as he would be leaving France.
4. 过去以后进行时也可用在独立句中:
比如:The car started. Ellen James would be driving off to the university.
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