Question

If he had spent more time practising speaking English before，he________able to speak it much better now.                                                    (2013·天津，14)

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

Answer 1

B
解析　考查虚拟语气。句意为：如果以前他花更多时间练习说英语的话，现在他英语就会说得好多了。由从句中的had spent可知从句与过去事实相反；由主句中的now可知主句与现在事实相反，故用would be。本题实际上是考查错综时间的虚拟语气。