复习指导：成人英语三级讲义（三）
该句型中多用相当于过去式的形式。如果表示与过去事实相反的情况用过去完成时，否则用一般过去时。在如以下各题：
1）The manager would rather his daughter _____ in the same office.
A.had not worked
B.not to work
C.does not work
D.did not work
答案：D
2）To be frank, I'd rather you ____ in the case.
A.will not be involved
B.not involved
C.not to be involved
D.were not involved
答案：D
3）You don't have to be in such a hurry.I would rather you ____ on business first.
A.would go
B.will go
C.went
D.have gone
答案：C
4）Frankly speaking, I'd rather you ___ anything about it for the time being.
A.didn't do
B.haven't done
C.don't do
D.have done
答案：A
5）I'd rather you ____ make any comment on the issue for the time being.
A.don't
B.wouldn't
C.didn't
D.shouldn't
答案：C
⑦ It's （about/high）time that …
该句型中一般用一般过去时，如8），再如：
"You are very selfish.It's high time you ____ that you are not the most important person in the world," Edgar said to his boss angrily.
A.realized
B.have realized
C.realize
D.should realized
答案：A
（四）状语从句中的虚拟语气
状语从句中的虚拟语气主要指as if/though从句中的虚拟语气，首先请同学们做一下下面三道题：
1）He walked past the pole and soldiers as if they ______.
A.didn't exist
B.don't exist
C.hadn't existed
D.were not existing
2）He operates the new computer as if he _____ special training in it.
A.has received
B.had received
C.would receive
D.received
3）They talked in such an uneasy manner as if something terrible ______soon.
A.had happened
B.happened
C.would happen
D.has happened
「答案」ABC
「评析」
谓语动词要求使用虚拟语气的状语从句一般是由as if/as though引导。该从句中时态的选择原则是：
① 如果从句中谓语动词与主句谓语动词同时进行，用过去进行时；
② 如果从句中谓语动词表示与主句谓语动词同时存在的状态，用一般过去时，如1）。
1）He walked past the pole and soldiers as if they ______.
A.didn't exist
B.don't exist
C.hadn't existed
D.were not existing
答案：A
③ 如果从句中谓语动词表示先于主句谓语动词的动作或状态，用过去完成时，如2）。
2）He operates the new computer as if he _____ special training in it.
A.has received
B.had received
C.would receive
D.received
答案：B
④ 如果从句中谓语动词后于主句谓语动词发生，用would/might + 原形动词。
3）They talked in such an uneasy manner as if something terrible ______soon.
A.had happened
B.happened
C.would happen
D.has happened
答案：C