Question

—Has your father returned from Europe yet?—Yes, but he ______ here for only three days before h.

—Has your father returned from Europe yet?—Yes, but he ______ here for only three days before his company sent him to America. A．was B．has been C．will be D．would be

Answer 1

A

试题分析：“…before his company sent him to Australia.”中的“sent”显然就告诉我们这是过去的时间背景，整句话“他在这呆了3天之后就被公司派往了澳大利亚”，这说明他现在不在这里。因此，本题不能选择现在完成时，应当选择A。 点评：很多同学一看到回答中“…here for only three days”就马上选了B，用动词的现在完成时。但是后半句“…before his company sent him to Australia.”中的“sent”显然就告诉我们这是过去的时间背景，整句话“他在这呆了3天之后就被公司派往了澳大利亚”，这说明他现在不在这里。因此，本题不能选择现在完成时，应当选择A。之所以出现这样的错误，是同学们一看到“for”就认为它是现在完成时的标志。其实，for表示一个时间段，过去、现在和将来都可用。