误：The new secretary was supposed to report to the boss as soon as she was allowing it .
正：The new secretary was supposed to report to the boss as soon as she allowed it .
综上所述，开头的那道NMET 99 时态题应这样理解：从第一个人的话“喂！你是怎么走的？”可以悟出具有责备的口气。第二个人应是对刚才自己的行为表示歉意，“真是太抱歉了，我真的没有注意到”，强调刚才的举止行为，符合上面的第十点解释。
【针对练习】
1. Shirley a book about China last year but I don\'t know whether she has finished it . 【NMET98】
A. has written B. wrote C. had written D. was writing
2 .As she the newspaper , Granny asleep .【MET95】
A. was reading ; fell B. read ; was falling
C. was reading ; was falling D. read ; fell
3. I don\'t think Jim saw me ; he into space . 【MET95】
A. just stared B. has just stared C. was just staring D. had just stared
4. He his leg when he in a football match against another school .【MET87】
A. broke ; played B. was breaking ; was playing
C. broke ; was playing D. was breaking ; played
5. Tom into the house when no one . 【MET92】
A. slipped ; was looking B. had slipped ; looked
C. slipped ; had looked D. was slipping ; looked
6. She morning exercises when I passed by her house . 【MET92】
A. did B. has done C. will do D. was doing
(Key： 1.D 2. A 3.C 4.C 5.A 6.D )
● 一般过去时与过去完成时的 11 个测试点
一般过去时与过去完成时都可表示过去的动作或状态，它们既有联系又有区别，极易混淆。
1. 表示过去未实现的希望、计划或打算，用过去完成时。常用的动词有intend , mean , hope , expect , suppose , think , want 等。
I had meant to call on you , but was prevented from doing so .我本打算给你打电话，但被其它事给耽搁了。
We had hoped to be able to come and see you . 我们本来打算能来看望你。
They had wanted to help her but couldn\'t get there in time . 他们本想帮她的忙，却没有及时赶到那里。
过去完成时的这种用法也可以换为：Had + hoped (…) = hoped + to + have + done
I had wanted to see you , but found you were out . = I wanted to have seen you , but found you were out .
2. 在由 told , said , knew , heard , thought 等动词后的宾语从句中常用过去完成时。
She said she had never been to Paris .
3. 注意在句型 hardly … when , no sooner … than 的主句中用过去完成时。当hardly 和 no sooner 谓语句首时主句要用倒装结构。
She had hardly sat down when she heard her name called by the monitor . = Hardly had she sat down when she heard her name called by the teacher .
4. 表达过去两个动作如第一个动作完成后才能引起第二个动作，则第一个动作用过去完成时，第二个用一般过去时。
When he had drunk all the wine , he left his house .
When he reached home , he found his house had been broken into and lot of things stolen .
5. 若句中有表示过去的时间时，在由 had rather ；I wish 后的宾语从句中用过去完成时。
I would rather you had told me the truth last time . 我宁愿你上次把实话告诉我。