时间状语从句的引导词

when, before, after, as, while, till/until, since , whenever

时间状语从句的用法

时间状语从句的引导词所表示的意思不尽相同，要注意把握不同的时间状语从句的引导词所表示的不同时间关系，以及它在具体句子中对应的对应时态、语态等问题。

1.when、as、while引导的时间状语从句分析：

(1)when引导时间状语从句时表示“当……的时候”，when既可以指时间段也可指时间点，从句中既可用短暂性动词又可用延续性动词，且动作既可和主句的动作同时发生又可在主句的动作之前或之后发生。

注意体会如下例句：

I' ll call you when I get there.

我一到那里就给你打电话。

When the wind blows, all the doors rattle.

只要风一吹，这门就吱嘎作响

When I came home my wife was cooking dinner. 我回

家时，妻子在做晚饭。

如果when引导的时间状语从句的主语与主句主语相同，而从句的谓语又是be动词时，那么从句中的主语和be 可以省略；当when引导的时间状语从句的主语与主句主语相同时，往往还可以用“ when+分词”的形式替代该状语从句。例如：

When (you are) in trouble, ask her for help.

当你遭遇麻烦的时候去向她求助。

When I came into the room (二When coming into

the room), I found him lying there asleep.

当我进入房间的时候，我发现他躺在那儿睡着了。

(2)while引导时间状语从句时表示“当……的时候”，它强调主句的动作与从句的动作同时持续地进行，用于这一用法时while引导的时间状语从句和主句中的谓语动词必须是延续性动词，或者主句的动作发生在从句动作的进行过程中，主句中的谓语动词通常是非延续性动词，例如

Study while you study; play while you play. 该学习的时候就学习，该玩的时候就玩。

I met her while I was at school.

当我在学校的时候我遇见了她。

(3)as引导时间状语从句时表示“当……时，一边……一边……”，侧重表示两个动作同时发生(包括一个主语同时进

行两个动作)，或者一种动作随着另一种动作的变化而变化。例如：He jumps as he goes along. 他边走边跳。

I slipped on the ice as I ran home.

我跑回家时在冰上滑了一跤。

As the wind rose the noise increased.

刮风的时候噪声增大。

[ 考题1] I had just steeped out of the bathroom and was busy drying myself with a towel ___________ I heard

the steps.

A. while

B. when

C. since

D. after

[考题2] He was about halfway through his meal ____

a familiar voice came to his ears.

A. why

B. where

C. when

D. while

[ 考题3] We were swimming in the lake ____ suddenly

the storm started.

A. when

B. while

C. until

D. before

[考题4] —I' m going to the post office.

—_____ you ' re there, can you get me some

stamps?

A. As

B. While

C. Because

D. If

[ 考题5] I ___ along the street looking for a place to

park when the accident ____ .

A. went; was occurring

B. went; occurred

C. was going; occurred

D. was going; had occurred

2.before 和after 引导的时间状语从句分析：before 引导时间状

语从句时表示主句的动作发生在从

句动作之前，

after 引导时间状语从句时表示主句的动作发生在从句动作之后。例如

See me before you leave. 在你离开之前来见我。

Before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test.

在驾驶公共汽车之前，他们必须通过专门测验。

I saw them after I arrived.

在我抵达之后，我见到了他们。

I found his pen after he has left.

在他走后，我找到了他的笔。

[ 考题6] He was told that it would be at least three more months __________ he could recover and return to work.

A. when

B. before

C. since

D. that

[ 考题7] It was some time ___ we realized the truth.

A. when

B. until

C. since

D. before

3.till 和until 引导的时间状语从句分析：

till 和until 这两个词作连词和介词时的意义和用法相同，一般可以换用（放在句首时通常用until 的形式，till 在口语中更为常见）。例如：

Walk till you come to a white house.

一直走到一座白房子为止。

We didn ' t discuss the problem until he came back. 我们一直等到他回来后才讨论问题。