※ 引述《LinYiTin (Evelyn)》之铭言： : 请问 suppose後接条件句时(就是有可能发生的那种,不是假设语气) : 时态应该是用现在式还是过去是呢? : 比方说: Suppose you _____(believe) in aliens' existence, what ___(will) you : think about them? : 这句该填现在式还是过去式呢? : 谢谢大家! 依照你所说的，说话者如果 "有期望" "肯定这事的可能性"，就用现在式。 反之，如果 "没期望" "怀疑这事的可能性"，就用过去式。 你可参考 http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/suppose (第5点) http://www.thefreedictionary.com/suppose (上面的 1、2点) [1] If everyone agrees that inflation is a grave problem, why is it so difficult to stop? One reason is that while people like to rail against rising prices, many also derive some handsome benefits from it. They have in effect become a constituency for inflation. Says M.I.T.'s Lester C. Thurow. a member of the TIME Board of Economists: "Suppose you told small businessmen that you could wave a magic wand and bring the inflation rate to zero. They would think about it for a minute and say no. They have made some fixed commitments in loans and inventories that they would not want to live with. " (Time, 1981/01/19) [2] A top-level question asks: Suppose you have ten coins and have at least one each of a quarter, a dime, a nickel and a penny. What is the least amount of money you could have? Kids who can not handle such penny-ante stuff are undoubtedly in deep trouble. (Time, 1988/06/20) 请注意这里的 could 不是过去式，而是 「可能」 --

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