To be honest,if it were not for the fact that you ___ my close friendTo be honest if it were not for the fact that you ___my close friend,I would not take such pains to serve you.A．were B．are C．had been D．have been但我觉得“他”现在还是“我”的朋友,我觉得选B
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To be honest,if it were not for the fact that you ___ my close friend
To be honest if it were not for the fact that you ___my close friend,I would not take such pains to serve you.A．were B．are C．had been D．have been
但我觉得“他”现在还是“我”的朋友,我觉得选B
答
这是一个虚拟语气的句子，从时态搭配来看，这应该是跟现在事实相反的情况。
主句 从句
would/could/might have done 过去完成时 跟过去事实相反
would/could/might do 过去时（be用were) 跟现在事实相反
而你是我朋友这是事实，所以用一般现在时，are。
答
A是对的，因为时态要一致，前面是过去式后面也要是
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答
这题就应该选B的,因为前面的were表示的虚拟就是跟现在或将来事实相反的,而后面有fact表示“事实”,说明You are my close friend是事实,是不用虚拟语气的