tell从句的语法时态

tell从句的语法时态

He told me that he would tell me about his travel as soon as he came back.分析:told:告诉

后面的宾语从句中的时态要以过去为立足点来考虑。

要么tell的动作在told之前发生,就要用过去完成时表示要么tell的动作在told发生时尚未发生,就要用过去将来时表示。

如果宾语从句的主句是过去时,而在宾语从句中含有时间状语从句或条件状语从句的话,那么在宾语从句中的主句用过去将来时,从句用一般过去时,来表示当时动作尚未发生。

例:

He said to me,“I will tell you about my travel as soon as I come back.”

在直接引语中是主将从现,变成间接引语后成了“过去将来时”和“一般过去时”,这里是一般过去时表示过去将来的一种特殊用法。

例: Someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. ……有人向警方报告,说有人企图偷走这些钻石