he wanted to know when________ the English party

问题描述:

he wanted to know when________ the English party
A.when will we have B.when we will have
C.when would we have
D.when we would have

答案:D.
1.宾语从句的时态应该和主句时态(wanted)保持一致,也用过去时态.
由此可以排除使用一般将来时的AB,而CD使用的是过去将来时.
2.宾语从句的句序除了引导词(when)之外,其余部分应该使用陈述句句序we would,而不能使用倒装的would we.
由此排除C,正确答案为D.