其表现形式体现在从句的谓语动词需要用一般过去式或者过去完成式。

I'd rather stay than go out. I would rather you had not done anything about it at that time.

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(用过去完成式表示与过去相反的事实)那老人看着照片，他觉得仿佛回到20年前的时光。

The old man looked at the picture, he felt as though he had gone back to time 20 years ago.

youdao

(用过去完成式表示与过去相反的事实)那老人看着照片，他觉得仿佛回到20年前的时光。

The old man looked at the picture, he felt as though he had gone back to time 20 years ago.

youdao