SAT语法题改文章

题目

SAT语法题改文章
I have become friends with two people who were fun to be around,but some part of me sensed that they were not trustworthy.【But then I would tell myself not to be suspicious of people,so I set my doubt aside.】
(D)I set my doubt aside,however,telling myself not to be suspicious of people.
请问原句为何不行...是因为不能有两个连词?

答案

两个连词是不妥,更严重的是时态would tell.
would tell 是过去将来时,和一般过去时set本来是一前一后的关系,即tell先发生,set后发生,意思是“我告诉自己不应该随便怀疑别人,然后就把疑心抛一边去了”.
所以,would tell应该是told.