过去将来完成时还是虚拟语气

He would have finished his college education, but he (C) to quit and find a job to support his family.

A had had

B has

C had

D would have

would have finished 是过去将来完成时吗，还是虚拟语气，表示与现在事实相反

but后面那一句是真实的句子.

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曾克辉 2021-05-09 12:20

擅长：英语考试

这是一个并列句。前句是虚拟，他本可以完成他的大学教育，但事实上没有；后句是陈述说明真实情况，他不得不辞职去找一份工作来养家。这句话可以改为含虚拟条件句的复合句：

He would have finished his college education if he had not quitted and found a job to support his family.

He would have finished his college education had he not quitted and found a job to support his family.

黎反修 - 英语翻译（已退休） 2021-05-10 09:11

擅长：数词用法,存在句,英语考试

在有 but 分句的并列句中，常用 but 分句来说明真实情况，而另一个分句用虚拟语气说明本应实现而未实现的假设，其形式是：

(1) subj. + could / should / would + have + v-ed + but + subj. + v-ed（或 have + v-ed）

(2) subj. + could / should / would + have + v + but + subj. + v.（现在时）

We would have avoided making such a mistake, but we didn't follow his sound advice. 我们本来可以避免这样的错误，只是我们没有接受他的忠告。

I would have written before but I have been ill. 我本应早写信，但我一直生病。

I would be most glad to help you , but I'm busy now. 我倒是很乐意帮你的忙，但是我现在太忙了。

（以上摘自赵俊英：《现代英语用法》p.352）

你的句子属于第（1）种情况。

cweibo 2021-05-09 11:50

我觉得是对过去的虚拟。整句话想表达的意思是：如果当时不是家庭原因，他本可以完成大学学业。

过去将来完成时用在过去的语境中，表示对将来的信心很大的推测，比一般过去将来时和过去将来进行时的信心还大。

When we were in high school, Tom said he would have finished his college education.（当我们还在就读高中时，Tom就说他将来必能完成大学学业。）