(完整版)Since用法总结及习题

1、一since 作为介词，后接某一确定的时间点，主句谓语动词是持续性动词，常与现在完 成时态、现在完成进行时态或过去完成时态连用。例如：1、 he left the village in 1982 and i havent seen him since then.1982 年他离开这个村子， 从那以后我再没见过他。2、 shes been working in a bank since leaving school. 她中学毕业后就一直在一家银行工 作。3.he had spoken to her only once since the party. 自从那次聚会以来，他只跟她说过一次 话。二s

2、ince 作为副词，表示从过去以来、以后或到现在的情形或状态，常与现在完成时 态连用。例如：1 he left home two weeks ago and we havent heard from him since. 他两周前离开了家， 到现在我们一直没有他的消息。2 he came to zhenjiang 6 years ago and has lived here (ever) since.他 6 年前来到镇江，从 此便住在这里。三since 引导原因状语从句作为连词，since 可引导原因状语从句，表示因为；既然；鉴于：例如：1 he didnt come since he was

3、 busy.他因为忙，所以没有来。2 since this method doesnt work,lets try anoter. 既然这种方法不行，我们就试用另一 种吧。四since 在特殊句型中的应用句型 i：“it is （has been）+时间+since+持续性动词的过去时”，表示“自从以来到 现在已有多久。”例如：it has been quite some time since i was last in london. 我上次离开伦敦至今颇有一段时间 了。句型 ii：“it was+时间+since+持续性动词的过去完成时”,表示“从到过去某时间点以 来”，例如：it was

4、 three years since we had been here.那时我们在这已呆了三年。六巩固练习（一）单项选择1do you smoke？_ its two years since i smokedayes，i do bno，i dont cnot too much doh，but i wish i didnt2since you are busy, you _ tomorrow.a. dont need come b.need not come c. neednt come d.mustnt come3.-has he been home?-_,he _home since he

5、graduated.a. no; hasnt been b.yes;has been c.no; isnt d.yes; is4they _friends since they met in shanghai.a.havent been b.have been c. arent d. a re5.i_here since he left the door open,but it seems that he wont come back today.a. have been waiting b.will have waited c.was waiting d.waited6.i _ from h

6、im since he has lived here.a. heard b. have heard c. have never heard d.have been hearing7. he came to china _ 1998.a. from b. since c. at d. in8.- excuse me.did you notice whether the no.18 bus had gone by?-i dont know_ i began to stand here just now.a.as b.when c.since d.while现在完成进行时和现在完成时练习1. im

7、sure andrew will win the first prize in the final. i think so. he _ for it for months. (2008 江苏)a. is preparing b. was preparingc. had been preparing d. has been preparing2. by the time he realizes he _ into a trap, itll be too late for him to do anything about it. (2008 山东)a. walks b. walked c. has

8、 walked d. had walked 3. so far this year we _ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent. (2008 福建)a. saw b. see c. had seen d. have seen4. cathy is taking notes of the grammatical rules in class at sunshine school, where she _ english for a year. (2007 湖南)a. studies b. studied c. is studying d. has been studying5. dan