4)此外,過去完成時常用于 no sooner…than… 和 hardly(scarcely) …when… 這兩個句型,前面部分用過去完成時,后面部分用一般過去時。例如:
No sooner had he stolen the purse than he was caught red-handed. = He had no sooner stolen the purse than he was caught red-handed. 他剛偷到錢包就被當場抓獲。
Saddam had hardly realized what was happening when he was captured. = Hardly had Saddam realized what was happening when he was captured. 薩達姆還沒有意識到在發(fā)生什么事情就被抓獲了。