35. —Has your father returned from Africa yet?—Yes, but he _____ here for only three days before his company sent him to Australia. [2007 辽宁卷]A. was B. has been C. will be D. would be为什么选啊A?for不是完成时的标志吗?

问题描述:

35. —Has your father returned from Africa yet?
—Yes, but he _____ here for only three days before his company sent him to Australia. [2007 辽宁卷]
A. was B. has been
C. will be D. would be
为什么选啊A?for不是完成时的标志吗?

因为后面有before是典型的一般过去时的标志,所以应选was

你问问老师had been行不行,我觉得比was好

根据sent可知。从非洲回来后现在已经离家去了澳洲
所以B现在完成不对。现在完成表示动作到现在为止。可是他爸爸早已离开

排除法,尽管还有其它可能,但在此其它三个都不正确.
尽量多用过去时,少用完成时,这是我对英语学习者的忠告

做题是应该灵活一点的.
题目的意思是这样的:问:你爸爸已经从非洲回来了么?
答:是的.但是在他公司派他去澳大利亚之前他只在这里待了三天!
完成时表示动作一直都在进行,可能现在结束了,也可能还在继续.题目中很明确,动作已经结束了,所以就不能选择完成时了!