过去完成时: at that time,by then, up till then,just,yet,already,since,for
1.在过去之前:By 1980,Paul had had a lot of money.
2.两个或两个以上过去的事,常用一般现在时: Paul worked at the bank for forty years,and retired in 1980. 而突出某个具体时刻时:Paul visited India after he (had)retired.
3.改变时间顺序来叙述时,先结束的要用过去完成: Paul visited India in 1980 as he had already retired.
过去完成进行时: 用法与上相似,had been doing
1.短期性过去之前的一段时间。 He had been drinking.
2.for: He had been working at the band for ages.(已不工作了)
比较: 过去完成进行时强调动作本身,而过去完成时强调动作成就。
eg: Paul had visited America twenty times. He had been planning to visit America for years.
32.impress on sb. 令sb.记住 33.break into piece 摔成碎片 34.in vain 徒然,白白地