存在句 there be句式时态问题

 　　there be句式的时态由其中的谓语动词be来体现，它可以有等多种时态形式：

　　一般现在时

　　There is still room for improvement. 还有改进余地。

　　There is nothing to be done now. 现在没有办法了。

　　There is (some) milk in the fridge. 冰箱里有一些牛奶。

　　If there is any problem, let me know. 如果有什么问题可以通知我。

　　一般将来时

　　There's going to be trouble. 要出事了。

　　There will be rain next week. 下星期要下雨。

　　There will be bloodshed tonight. 今晚会发生流血事件。

　　There is going to be [will be] an English film tonight. 今晚将有一场英语电影。

　　There will follow an interval¹ of five minutes. 接着将有五分钟的休息时间。

　　There will be a perfectly² logical explanation for all those deaths. 对所有那些死因都将会有一个完全合乎逻辑的解释。

　　一般过去时

　　There was a lot to be done. 有很多事要做。

　　There wasn't any change in him. 他没有什么变化。

　　There was a third reason for haste. 匆忙行事还有第三个理由。

　　There was nothing to fear from that quarter. 那方面没有什么可怕的。

　　There were some children swimming in the river. 有些小孩在河里游泳。

　　There were lots of complaints about the boys, but none about the smoke. 对这些男孩有许多抱怨，但没有关于抽烟的抱怨。

　　现在完成时

　　There have been a lot of inquiries³. 提出的询问有很多。

　　There have been a lot of enquiries. (from www.yingyuyufa.com)进行过许多调查。

　　There have been many such accidents. 已发生了好几起那样的事故。

　　There have been several break-ins this year. 今年发生了好几起强行入室盗窃事件。

　　There has been an increase in the number of road incidents recently. 最近交通事故的数目有增加。

　　There have a lot of bad luck lately. 最近发生了一些变化。

　　There has been little business between the two companies. 这两家公司之间几乎没有什么业务往来。

　　过去完成时

　　There had been many such occasions. 曾有许多这种情况。

　　There had been two sea fights between them. 他们之间发生了两场海战。

　　There had been two sea fights between them. 他们之间发生了两场海战。

　　过去将来时

　　There would be endless rows if I was at home. 如果我在家会有吵不完的架。

　　Then there would be a plebiscite. 那么就会举行公民投票。

　　Tom didn't say that there would be a demonstration⁴. 汤姆没说要举行示威游行。

　　There would never again be a love such as she had felt for Alex. 永远也不人再有她对爱丽克斯所拥有的那种爱了。

1 interval   

n.间隔，间距；幕间休息，中场休息

参考例句：

• The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
• There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。

2 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

3 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。