曲永华
一、for与since
当句中有“for +段时间”或“since +点时间”等时,主句常用现在完成时,谓语动词必须是延续性动词,若是非延续性动词,要改为延续性动词或表状态的词(短语)。
1. for +一段时间
I have been here for 2 weeks. 我到这里两周了。
He's studied English for 17 years. 他学习英语已经17年了。
2. since +表示过去某一时间的时间点
I have been here since 3 years ago. 三年前我就来这里了。
I have been here since I graduated in 1988. 从1988年毕业后我就来这里了。
【温馨提示】 since也可单独使用,表示“自那时起”;另外,since前也可加上ever,以加强语气。
It is nearly two years since I came here. 我来这儿快两年了。
I have been here (ever) since I graduated in 2015. 自从2015年毕业后我就来这儿了。
对for或since引导的时间状语提问必须用how long,不能用when。
—How long have you lived here? 你住在这里多久了?
—I have lived here for 10 years. 我住在这里10年了。
二、短暫性动词与延续性动词详解
1. 短暂性动词:表示动作一开始马上就结束,不能延续,也叫非延续性动词或终止性动词。
常用的词有:begin 开始;close 关,关闭;finish 完成,结束;hear 听,听到,听说;lend借给;marry 结婚,嫁,娶;open 打开;put 放;receive 收到,接收;sell 卖,推销;start 开始,出发;stop 停止,终止等。
短暂性动词不能与表示一段时间的for, since或how long等状语连用,但在否定句中,有时可与表示一段时间的状语连用。
We haven't heard from Jane for a long time. 我们好久没有收到简的信了。(但是不可说We have heard from Jane for a long time.)
2. 延续性动词:指动作发生后还可以延续一段时间。
常用的词有:have 有;live 居住,生活;rain 下雨;sleep 睡觉;study 学习;wait 等候;work 工作等。
延续性动词可以和表示一段时间的时间状语连用。
I have already waited for Tom for two hours. 我已经等汤姆两个小时了。
3. 短暂性动词与延续性动词间的转换
leave—be away (from); come / go (to)—be (in / at); arrive (in / at)—be (in / at); get (to)—be (in / at); reach—be (in / at); buy—have; borrow—keep; finish—be over; join—be in / be a member of; start / begin—be on; die—be dead; close—be closed; open—be open; return—be back; marry—be married; come back—be back; finish—be over; fall ill—be ill (sick); wake up—be awake; fall asleep—be asleep; lose, leave—be gone / lost / missing等。
He has been a soldier for three years. 他参军三年了。
His father has been dead for two years. 他父亲去世两年了。
The film has been on for 5 minutes. 电影已经开始五分钟了。
We have studied English for three years. 我们(开始)学习英语已经三年了。
【随堂检测】
1. My sister ____________ English since she was 9 years old. She can talk to foreigners freely.
A. learns B. learnt C. has learnt D. have learnt
2. —Does Jimmy still work as a driver?
—No. He has ____________ for two years.
A. left the company B. gone to Shanghai C. studied in college D. lost his job