狀語是主要是修飾謂語的,狀語從句也不例外。
狀語作為副詞還可以修飾別的成分,如定語、狀語、非謂語動詞和整個句子。
狀語從句主要有以下九種,也就是表示謂語動詞可以被從九個不同的方面被修飾:
什麼時候做
什麼地點做
在什麼條件下做
為了什麼目的做
用什麼方式做
和誰對比著做
即使發了什麼也得做
做了有什麼結果
等等等
常用的引導詞
詳解
when
when表示at that moment,when引導的從句用一般現在時表將來。
I will tell you when you finish your work. 當你把工作完成後,我將會告訴你。主將從現。
I was talking with my mother when the rain arrived. 大雨來臨時,我正在和媽媽說話。主過從過。
You can call me your friend when you behave like a friend. 當你做的像個朋友時,你再把我稱為你的朋友吧。主現從現
我覺得複合句的“主句一般現在時,從句時態不限”的規律不能應用在when引導的從句裡。
I tell you I had been married. 我告訴你,我早已結婚了。主句一般現在時,從句過去完成時作為賓語從句有意義。但在狀語從句裡,沒意義。我覺得該主現從現。
before
before 引導的從句用一般現在時表將來。
We will finish the project before winter comes. 我們將在冬天來臨之前完成這項工程。
The train had left before they arrived the station. 在他們趕到火車站之前,火車已經開走了。
after
用一般現在時表將來。
I will visit you after this semester finishes. 這個學期結束後,我將去訪問你。
You can have your lunch after I leave。我走後你才可以吃飯。
while, as
持續性動作用這兩個
I was cooking, while he was playing video games. 在我做飯時,他在打遊戲。
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As we were saying goodbye to him, we began to shed tears. 當我們和他說再見時,我們開始流淚。
by the time
主句用完成時
The thief had run away by the time the police arrived. 警察來的時候,小偷已經跑了。
I will have been starved by the time you arrive. 等著你來,我早被餓死了。
till until
只跟一般現在時和一般過去式,用一般現在時表將來。 till一般只用於口語
I will wait for you till you change your mind. 我會一直等你,直到你改變主意。
since
自從
He has been drunk 7 days a week since his girl friend left him. 自從女友離開後,他就成了個一週醉七天的醉鬼。
My family have lived in the city since the 1990s. 從上世紀90年代開始,我家就在城市裡居住了。
as soon as
在某事發生後立即發生,主將從現
I will pay you as soon as you deliver the goods. 你發貨後,我馬上付錢。
Please call me as soon as you arrive. 在你到達後,請馬上給我電話。
Whenever, every time
Whenever you appear in front of me, I feel disgusted. 每當你出現在我面前,我就覺得噁心。
Every time you go away, you take a piece of me with you. 每次你離開,都讓我的心殘缺不全。
The +序數詞+time
The first time I saw the Yangtze River, I was intimidated by its grandness. 第一次見長江,我就被它的雄偉鎮住了。
The second time I met her, I fell in love with her. 第二次和她見面,我愛上她。
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