问题补充:
(·天津高考)If he had spent more time practising speaking English before, he able to speak it much better now.
A. will be
B. would be
C. has been
D. would have been
答案:
A. will be
(答案→)B. would be
C. has been
D. would have been
解析:选B考查虚拟语气。句意:如果他以前花费更多的时间练习英语口语的话,他现在就能说得更好。此题考查混合条件句中的虚拟语气,根据语境和时间状语可知,从句是对过去情况的虚拟,主句是对现在情况的虚拟,故选B。