主从复合句中时态的一致主要有以下几种情况: 一、在以 when,after,as soon as 等引导的时间状语从句以及以 if,unless 等引导的条件状语从句中,假如主句是一般将来时,从句则用一般现在时
I'll tell her the good news when she comes back
当她回来的时候,我将把这个好消息告诉她
If it doesn’t rain, he will come here on time
假如不下雨,他会按时来这儿的
二、在含有宾语从句的主从复合句中,当主句的谓语动词为过去时态时,从句须用表示过去的某种时态
He asked when they would go to the party
他问他们什么时候将去参加聚会
Miss Green said she had been to Beijing before
格林小姐说她以前曾经去过北京
三、在宾语从句中,当主句的时态为一般现在时、现在进行时、现在完成时等时态时,后面从句时态不受主句限制,可根据情况,选用各种适合的时态
Do you know when we'll have a football match
你知道我们什么时候进行足球赛吗
You know he has gone to Shanghai
你知道他已去上海了
四、当宾语从句表述的是客观事实、科学真理、现在的习惯动作以及格言等时,其时态不受主句限制,而用一般现在时
The teacher told us that light travels faster than sound
老师告诉我们光速比音速要快
When I was a student, my teacher often told us that time and tide wait for no man
当我还是学生的时候,老师常常告诉我