“过去时”和“过去进行时”是否可以等价互换？

王凡往返

" ]* @" C$ e8 N+ [8 T2 M0 C“过去时”和“过去进行时”当然是两个时态，但在一些特定语境中，是否有这么一种说法，说这两种时态可以等价互换，而不影响句意？

比如：
2 ~( x7 S5 v8 B: f0 ~On the shore of the lake, twelve boats waited for them. Out of each boat rose a shadowy figure to take the hand of the princess who came to him and help her into the boat. I paused almost too long, trying to see the faces of the richly dressed men who were pushing the boats into the water...

此句中的wait原文作者用的是一般过去时。但能否等价为 were waiting for them?
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sabrina2111

that后面的内容修饰television programs

nightelf

that后面接的是定语从句啊修饰Television Program的

王凡往返 发表于 2021-4-14 13:02
that 后面不是一个完整的从句啊

# J* d3 w7 }. u6 O但凡学过一点语法都不至于说这种话

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pan

Grammatically speaking, in this case both "the boats waited for them" and "the boats were waiting for them" are correct, but maybe with slight differences. I would say in many contexts they are almost exchangeable; it often depends on what the author wishes to stress on.

4 M. z" E3 ^: sEnglish is a language; it's evolving as we speak. It's not math. It's not an exact science. One shouldn't allow him/herself to get bogged down in trivial details like this.

Only my two cents' worth,
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x_eva

过去时表示动作已经完成。
进行时是表示在语境中的时间段，动作正在持续进行，强调该动作持续存在。可以用于作为背景的次要事件，表示与主要事件一起发生。
9 \! |' W3 F" b* |- O从语法的角度应该是有部分可以互换，具体选择哪种看你希望表达什么样的情景。

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pan 发表于 2021-4-14 15:23
7 A" I6 s' a' b- O* [+ a& @Grammatically speaking, in this case both "the boats waited for them" and "the boats were waiting fo ...

4 ?1 ?* a% e) f) r- L& Z嗯，同意