Ask & Learn闻问切英语口语交际，讲解了 to kill me / to have me killed的单词日常交际用法，包含了例句解析以 0Ask & Learn闻问切英语口语:to kill me / to have me killed

读者 Dean 问：Tom 向 Peter 开了一枪，但没有打中，Peter 报案，对警员说：

1. "He tried to have me killed," says Peter.

2. "He had tried to kill me," says Peter.

3. "He had tried to have me killed," says Peter.

以上三句哪句正确？

第一句He tried to have me killed 里的 have me killed，是指一个结果， 就是要把 Peter 杀死。Tom 大可聘请杀手， 不一定要亲自开枪。

第二句He had tried to kill me 的意思很明确，这表示开枪的人一定是 Tom。

不过，第二句和第三句的问题在于 had tried 的时态。 叙述过去的事，采用 simple past 就可以，不应该用 past perfect tense。

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