英語中不同的敘事時態可以描述過去、現在或將來發生的事件。我們通過動詞的不同形式來辨別句子所使用的時態。比如，have been doing 表現的是現在完成進行時，指過去到現在一段時間內持續發生的動作。來做測試題，看看你是否能分清并熟練運用這些敘事時態吧！

1. They _________ by the time we arrived at the restaurant.

a) had finished eating

b) have finished eating

c) were eating

d) ate

2. _________ lived in the UK for so many years, she speaks English fluently.

a) Have lived

b) Had lived

c) Having lived

d) Having had lived

3. When I arrived at the station, it _________ with rain.

a) has poured

b) was pouring

c) has been pouring

d) is pouring

4. Jamie had been studying all night and _________ exhausted when I met him in the morning.

a) had looked

b) has looked

c) looked

d) has been looking

5. As I walked into the meeting, everyone looked at me. I was late and the meeting _________ an hour before.

a) had been started

b) has been started

c) was starting

d) had started

6. I _________ my favourite book, when there was a knock at the door.

a) am reading

b) had read

c) read

d) was reading

答案

1) a, 2) c, 3) b, 4) c, 5) d, 6) d.