① It is/has been+時間名詞+since從句表示“自從……以來,多長時間了”,主句通常用一般現(xiàn)在時,since從句用過去時,表示一個時間點。
It is/has been five weeks since I came here. 我來這里已經(jīng)5個星期了。
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上句中的five weeks和twenty years是作為一個整體看待的,所以用it is。
② It was/had been…since表示“從……時起,到過去某一時間止,已有多長時間了”。
She said it was/had been thirty years since they married. 她說他們結(jié)婚已有30年了。
③ It was/will be+時間名詞+before 從句表示“在多長時間后才發(fā)生某事”。主句可用過去時或?qū)頃r,從句的時態(tài)要根據(jù)主句的時態(tài)進行變化。
It was three weeks before she received his letter. 3周后她才收到他的信。
It'll be two years before I come here again. 2年后我才會再來這里。(before 從句中要用一般現(xiàn)在時表示將來)
④ since 從句中的謂語動詞如果是非延續(xù)性的,該動詞所表示的動作是起點時間。
It is five months since she left for England. 她去英國已經(jīng)5個月了。
It was two days since they got there. 他們到達那里已經(jīng)兩天了。
⑤ since 從句中的謂語動詞如果是延續(xù)性的,該動詞所表示的動作是終止時間。
It is a year since she lived in the town. 她不住在這個城里已有1年了。
(=She lived in the town a years ago.)
It was ten years since I taught English. 我不教英語已有10年了。(=I taught English ten years ago.)