It作形式主语常见用法

It作形式主语常见句型

+ be +形容词+ that-从句

可用于此句型的形容词有: wonderful, true，good，right，wrong，（un）important，useless，surprising，disturbing,frightening,alarming,clear，unusual，lucky，certain, necessary等。如：

① It is quite certain that he will be at the meeting.他将出席会议是无疑的。

② It is surprising that he came late to school this morning.他今天早上迟到真令人惊讶。

③ It is important that we (should) study hard.我们努力学习是很重要的。

注意: 该句型中的形容词是（un）important, necessary等时，从句应为 (should )+动词原形。

It is important that we (should) learn English well.

It is necessary that he (should) remember these words.

+ be +名词+ that-从句

适用该句型的名词（词组）有: a pity，an honor，a good thing，a fact，a surprise，

a question, a shame,a custom, a truth,our hope, no wonder, good/bad manners

等。如：

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① It is a pity (that) you missed the sports meeting last week. 你错过了上周的运动会太可惜了。

② It is a fact that English is being accepted as an international language. 事实上英语已经被作为一种国际语言而接受了。

3. It ＋seem／ appear／ happen的适当形式＋that从句。

① It seems that there is a big waste pipe coming down from the town.

②It appeared that he was calm, but inside his heart was beating wildly with fear.

4. It + be + 过去分词 + 主语从句，这类过去分词有：announced, believed, expected, hoped, decided, reported, said, shown等，如：

It is reported that 16 people were killed in the earthquake.

It is not decided who will give the operation to the patient.

5. It is time ( about time ,high time ) that ...

该句型中that 后的从句应该用虚拟语气，值得注意的是①常用过去时态表示虚拟．②有时也用should + 动词原形，should 不能省。常译为＂是（正是）．．．的时侯．．．＂。

It is time that children should go to bed.

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= It is time that children went to bed.

6. It is the first ( second ... ) time that ...

用完成时态。至于用什么完成时态，由主句的谓语动词的时态决定。如果是一般现在时，后面从句用现在完成时态；如果是一般过去时，后面从句则用过去完成时态。该结构中 that 可以省去；it有时用 this 替换．常译为＂是第一（二）．．．次．．．＂。

It is the first time I have been here.

= This is the first time I have been here.

7. It + be + adj./ n. (for sb. / of sb.) + to do sth. 该句型中的形容词通常是表

示事物的特点或特征的如difficult，hard，easy，impossible，necessary，important 等，此时用for；或表示人的性格特征或特点的如nice，good，bad，kind，silly，foolish，wise，clever， careless，rude，brave，cruel，careful， grateful等，这时要用 of。如：

① It is foolish of you to give up such a good chance.

② It is necessary for college students to master at least a foreign language.