并列連詞

when,while,till,until,since…

When he arrives there he will call you.

他到達(dá)那兒以后,他會給你打電話。

when, while, till, until, since, after, before, as soon as等是連接時間狀語從句的連詞。在時間狀語從句中要特別注意時態(tài)的搭配:當(dāng)主句是將來時,從句要用一般現(xiàn)在時。

注意

while所引導(dǎo)的從句的謂語動詞只能是延續(xù)性的,不能用點(diǎn)動詞。(如begin,stop…)

When I arrived there, it was raining.

當(dāng)我到那兒時,天正在下雨。

I entered the room while(when) Li Ming was talking with her.

我進(jìn)屋時,李明正在和她談話。

I didn't go to sleep until(till)I finished my homework.

直到我做完作業(yè),我才上床睡覺。

We won't work until(till) our teacher teaches us how to do it.

老師教給我們?nèi)绾巫鲞@工作之后,我們才會開始做。

He came to China after the war was over.

比較

連詞連接從句不同,意思不同。

He had been in China before the war was over.

戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束前,他已經(jīng)在中國了。

=The war was over before he came to China.

=The war had been over before he came to China.

戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束后,他來到中國。

I have learned more than two thousand English words since I began learning English two years ago.

自從兩年前我開始學(xué)習(xí)英語以來,我已經(jīng)學(xué)習(xí)了兩千多個英語單詞了。

注意

since引導(dǎo)的是一個過去時的句子,說明自當(dāng)時以來到現(xiàn)在(自從兩年前以來),主句一般要用現(xiàn)在完成時。

As soon as I get enough money,I'll buy it.

我一得到足夠的錢,就買它。