问题
选择题
(2013·高考天津卷)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。句意为“如果以前他花更多时间练习说英语的话，现在他英语就会说得好多了”。由从句中的had spent可知从句与过去事实相反；由主句中的now可知主句与现在事实相反，故用would be。本题实际上是考查错综时间的虚拟语气。