Unit 2 What is happiness to you?

   but we ______ each other a couple of times before that.a. had been; have seen        b. have been; have seenc. had been; had seen         d. have been; had seen[點撥]：約翰和我(到現在)已經做朋友8年, 用現在完成時; 后面是在過去某時間前已經見過幾次, 用過去完成時. 答案: d[小結]：過去完成時描述一動作先于另一動作完成，可由時間狀語來反映，如：by, by the end of, before, after等；但更多的是由句子含義來決定。[例2]： 考查一般將來時[XX高考全國卷]：let’s keep to the point or we______ any decisions.a.will never reach        b.have never reached  c.never reach       d.never reached[解析]： 本題考查一般將來時的基本用法， 理清句子結構和含義：讓我們緊扣主題,否則的話,我們將達不成任何決定. 答案: a[演變]: [06江蘇卷34] ：a poet and artist ________ coming to speak to us about chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon.   a. is       b. are    c. was           d. were[點撥]：a poet and artist一個詩人兼畫家,做主語用單數謂語形式;時態是明天下午將來, 用進行時表將來. 答案: a[小結]：對于一般將來時的掌握，特別要能記住和區分它的各種表達形式， 如：be to do sth, be doing, be going to do, will do, be about to do, 一般現在時表將來等。[例3]： 考查過去進行時shirley       a book about china last year but i don’t know whether she has finished. a.has written     b.wrote    c.had written    d.was writing[解析]：本題一定要考慮后半句“但是我不知道他是否已完成”， 所以應理解成去年（我看到他時），他當時正在寫一本書。用過去進行時。答案：d[演變]: [太原質檢]：--- sorry to have interrupt you. please go on.--- where was i ?--- you _____ you didn’t like your father’s job.   a. had said       b. said       c. were saying    d. had been saying[點撥]：注意情景隱藏的時間狀語: 在你被打斷的時候,你正在講….用過去進行時. 答案:c[小結]：現在的題目一般不會給你明顯的時間狀語，往往要很好地理解情景，去挖掘隱含的時間狀語。第二部分：練習i. 用所給動詞的適當的過去時或將來時的形式填充1. let's keep to the point or we ______ never_______ (reach) any decisions.2. my mind wasn't on what he was saying, so i'm afraid i______ (miss) half of it.3. i don’t think jim saw me; he _____ just ______ (start) into space.