______ before we depart the day aftertomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.

2023-08-08

A.Had they arrived
B.Were they arriving
C.Would they arrive
D.Were they to arrive


参考答案:D

考查虚拟语气。句意为“如果后天他们在我们离开前到了的话,我们就举行一个盛大的派对”。根据时间状语the day after tomorrow可知这是与将来事实相反的虚拟语气.并且省略了if。主句谓语用would/should/could/might十动词原形.从句谓语用动词过去式或should+动词原形或were+动词不定式。若省略if,则要将从句谓语中的were或should移至主语之前,构成省略倒装。此处从句完整形式为“if they were to arrive before we depart the day after tomorrow”。故选D。