thestaffmemberswereaskedtoarriveafewminutesearlierbeforethemeeting（）答案解析告诉我主句用一般过去时从句也用过去时started那么wouldstart可以吗,什么时候可以用woulddo

Question

the staff members were asked to arrive a few minutes earlier before the meeting（）
答案解析告诉我主句用一般过去时从句也用过去时
started
那么would start可以吗,什么时候可以用would do

Answer 1

would start 不可以.
would 通常表示过去将来时,或表示过去常常（和used to差不多）,还表示委婉.
如果“请求”发生在“现在”,那就是：
Please arrive a few minutes earlier before the meeting starts.
（请在会议开始前几分钟到位.）
显然,这个句子里面不需要will.
所以,“请求”发生在“过去”,也不需要would.