问题
选择题
(2013·天津高考)If he had spent more time practising speaking English before, he ________ able to speak it much better now.
A.will be
B.would be
C.has been
D.would have been
答案
答案:B
选B 考查虚拟语气。句意:如果他以前花费更多的时间练习英语口语的话,他现在就能说得更好。此题考查混合条件句中的虚拟语气,根据语境和时间状语可知,从句是对过去情况的虚拟,主句是对现在情况的虚拟,故选B。