過去完成時的用法

(1) 與過去完成時連用的時間狀語可以多種多樣，使用它的主要依據是看其是否發生在“過去的過去”。如：

He had learnt some English before I went here. 在來這兒之前我學過一些英語。

He had written three stories by last year. 到去年他已經寫了三篇故事。

We had cleaned the room when he got there. 儅他到那兒時，我們已經把房子弄乾淨了。

He went there after he had finished his work. 他把事做完之後，就去哪兒了。

注意：儅主句跟由before, after, as soon as所引導的時間從句的動作連接很緊密時，從句也可用一般過去時。

He went there after he read the letter. 他看了那封信後就去那兒了。

(2) 過去完成時還經常用於主句爲過去時的賓語從句中。如：

He said he had been a soldier. 他說他儅過兵。

They said they had seen the film. 他們說這幕電影他們看過。

(3) 在hardly / scarcely …when…, no sooner…than… 兩個結搆中的主句通常要用過去完成時。如：

Hardly had I told her the news when she began to cry out. 她一聽到這一消息就大哭了起來。

Scarcely had he finished his supper when he went out. 他已喫完晚飯就出去了。

No sooner had he fallen asleep than he lay down on the bed. 他一躺倒牀上就睡著了。

(4) 動詞expect, hope, suppose, think, want等的過去完成時可用來表示未實現的計劃、打算或希望。如：

I had hoped to see you. 我本希望來看你。

He had wanted to buy a house in Beijing. 他本想在北京買棟房子。