爱华网2012年高考辽宁卷第35小题是：
35. Mum, Iwas wondering i f you could lend me a few dollars until I _______ onFriday.
A. getpaidB. gotpaidC. havepaidD. had been paid
I was wondering ifyou could 不是过去时态吗？后面的从句也应该用过去时态吗？选项B为什么不对？
解释：
I was wondering if you could…表达委婉的意思，用法和could you / wouldyou差不多，所以前面用过去时不影响后面用一般现在时表将来，且I与pay之间是动宾关系，所以选A。
《英语常见问题解答大词典》（赵振才主编）解释：I wondered if you could help us?认为这里不是指过去时间，而是指现在时间。这种用法叫做礼貌过去时。
例句：I was wondering if you could help me.不知道你能否帮助我。《爱词霸网络词典》
Iwas wondering if I could borrow your car?我在想我是否能借你的车?《英汉通用网络句库》
A:I was wondering if you could tell me where the bus stationis.我不知道你能不能告诉我汽车站在哪儿。
B:Sure. It's about two blocks that way and then turn left. You can'tmiss it.
没问题。沿着这个方向走大概两个街区，然后左转。你一定会看到的。
