1.中文：他在許多年前去過(guò)歐洲。

(誤)He had been to Europe many years ago.

(正)He went to Europe many years ago.(在上下文沒(méi)有同過(guò)去某時(shí)或某個(gè)動(dòng)作相比較而表示過(guò)去的意思，不可用過(guò)去完成時(shí)，而要用一般過(guò)去時(shí)。)

2.中文：她穿著藍(lán)色上衣，看上去很可愛(ài)。

(誤)She was wearing a blue dress and was looking very pretty.

(正)She was wearing a blue dress and looked very pretty.(表示看上去的look是系動(dòng)詞，不用進(jìn)行時(shí)。)

3.中文：我去看他們的時(shí)候他們?cè)诔酝聿汀?/p>

(誤)They had supper when I went to see them.

(正)They were having supper when I went to see them.(他們?cè)诔酝聿褪窃谶^(guò)去我去看他們的時(shí)間某一點(diǎn)上正進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作，應(yīng)用過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)。)

4.中文：她兩個(gè)月前去澳洲了，她許多年前到過(guò)那里。

(誤)She went to Australia two months ago. She has been there many years before.

(正)She went to Australia two months ago. She had been there many years before.(many years before是從過(guò)去的某時(shí)之前算起的，表示過(guò)去的過(guò)去，要和過(guò)去完成時(shí)連用。)

5.中文：他們問(wèn)發(fā)生什么事了。

(誤)They asked what happened.

(正)They asked what had happened.(主句是一般過(guò)去時(shí)，從句的動(dòng)作發(fā)生在它之前，用過(guò)去完成時(shí)。)

6.中文：從戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)開(kāi)始時(shí)他就一直在那里工作。

(誤)He has worked there since the war has begun.

(正)He has worked there since the war began.(since引導(dǎo)的從句表示過(guò)去的某時(shí)間點(diǎn)，應(yīng)用一般過(guò)去時(shí)。)

7.中文：昨晚我寫了一封信，今晨寄出了。

(誤)I was writing a letter yesterday evening and posted it this morning.

(正)I wrote a letter yesterday evening and posted it this morning.(進(jìn)行時(shí)表示進(jìn)行，一般過(guò)去時(shí)表示完成，所以應(yīng)用 wrote.)

8.中文：他去年離開(kāi)家我就一直沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)他。

(誤)He left home last year and I did not see him since.

(正)He left home last year and I haven’t seen him since.(since后面省去的是he left home last year，前面的句子要用完成時(shí)。)