Question

(2013·天津高考)If he had spent more time practising speaking English before, he ________ able to speak it much better now.

A．will be	B．would be
C．has been	D．would have been

Answer 1

B

选B　考查虚拟语气。句意：如果他以前花费更多的时间练习英语口语的话，他现在就能说得更好。此题考查混合条件句中的虚拟语气，根据语境和时间状语可知，从句是对过去情况的虚拟，主句是对现在情况的虚拟，故选B。