英语语法:动词时态(3)
我们要走了,所以没有时间去看她。
Please get everything ready. The experiment is about to start.
请准备好,实验就要开始了。
3. am (is, are) to + 动词原形
这种形式用来表示必须或计划要进行的动作。例如:
The girls are to go to school next week.
这些女孩下周该上学了。
There is to be a sport meet on Saturday.
星期六要举行运动会。
四、 过去将来时
过去将来时(future-in-the-past tense)主要用来表示过去某一时间内将要发生的动作或存在的状态。例如:
He told me that he would see me off at the station.
他告诉我他要到车站给我送行。
I asked her where she would spend her holidays.
我问她将在什么地方度假。
I rang up to tell my father that I should go home next Monday.
我打电话告诉父亲,我下星期一回家。
与一般将来时相类似,过去将来时也可用was(were) going to + 动词原形,was(were) about to + 动词原形,或was(were) to + 动词原形等形式表示过去某时间内计划、打算或一定要进行的动作。例如:
They were going to have a meeting to discuss the matter.
他们打算开个会讨论那件事。
I was about to go out when a friend of mine dropped in.
我刚要出去,这时我的一个朋友来了。
They were to visit the White House that afternoon.
他们计划那天下午参观白宫。
五、现在进行时
现在进行时(present continuous tense)表示现在正在进行的动作。例如:
What are you doing?
你现在在干什么?
I'm doing some washing.
我在洗衣服。
They are discussing how to sell the goods elsewhere.
他们正在讨论如何在别的地方销售这些商品。