【过去完成时】
表示过去某个时间之前已经完成的动作,即过去完成时的动作发生在“过去的过去”,句中有明显的参照动作或时间状语,这种时态从来不孤立使用。
There had been 25 parks in our city up till 2009.
By the end of last term we had finished the book.
They finished earlier than we had expected.
考点一:用于hardly/scarcely…when; no sooner …than句型中,主句用过去完成时,从句用一般过去时。
I had hardly finished my work when he came to see me.
I had no sooner got into the room than it began to snow.
No sooner had I arrived home than the telephone rang. (注意倒装)
考点二:表示“第几次做某事”,主句用过去时,从句用过去完成时。更多真题及资料请加小编微信65210638领取
That was the second time that she had seen her grandfather.
考点三:动词hope, expect, think, intend, mean, want, suppose, plan 用过去完成时,表示未实现的愿望、打算和意图。
I had hoped that I could do the job. I had intended to see you but I was too busy.