问题
选择题
— I ____ to your birthday party last Sunday.
— Unfortunately, you were out on business.
A.had come
B.came
C.would come
D.would have come
答案
答案:D
根据对话情景可知,答句Unfortunately, you were out on business.(不幸的是你出差了)实际上是上一句暗示的条件。从答句所给的特定的动词时态(一般过去时)来看,上句所说内容是对过去情况的假设,故暗示的条件句应为If I hadn’t been out on business,由此可见,选项部分为主句的谓语动词,表示与过去事实相反,应选用would have come。