動詞時態典型易錯題分析-03

【典型考題】“Your phone number again? I _____ quite catch it.” “It’s 4331577”

A. didn’t                                                  B. couldn’t

C. don’t                                                   D. can’t

【易錯陷阱】此題容易誤選C，認為此處要用一般現在時態，表示現在“沒聽清對方的話”。

【思路分析】其實，此題答案應選A，根據上文的語境“請把你的電話號碼再說一遍好嗎?”可知“沒聽清對方的電話號碼”應是在說此話以前，故應用一般過去時態。請看以下類似試題：

(1) “Mr Smith isn’t coming tonight.” “ But he _____.”

A. promises                                              B. promised

C. will promise                                         D. had promised

答案選B，“他答應(要來)”應發生在過去。

(2) “Hey, look where you are going!” “Oh, I’m terribly sorry. _____.”

A. I’m not noticing                                   B. I wasn’t noticing

C. I haven’t noticed                                   D. I don’t notice

答案選B，“我沒注意”是對方提醒之前的事，現經對方一提醒，當然注意到了。

(3) “Oh it’s you ! I ________ you.” “I’ve had my hair cut.”

A. didn’t realize                                        B. haven’t realized

C. didn’t recognize                                    D. don’t recognized 

答案選C。“沒認出是你”是說此話之前的事，說此話時顯然已經認出了對方。

(4) “What’s her new telephone number?” “Oh, I _____.”

A. forget                                                  B. forgot

C. had forgotten                                        D. am forgetting

此題應選A，從語境上看，“忘記”的時間應是現在，即指現在不記得了。

(5) “Since you’ve agreed to go, why aren’t you getting ready?” “But I ______ that you would have me start at once.”

A. don’t realize                                         B. didn’t realize

C. hadn’t realized                                      D. haven’t realized

答案選B。“沒意識到”是對方提醒之前的事。

(6) “It’s twelve o’clock, I think I must be off now.” “Oh, really? I ______ it at all.”

A. don’t realize                                         B. haven’t realized

C. didn’t realize                                        D. hadn’t realized

答案選C。“沒意識到”是在聽到的話之前的事。