“过去时”和“过去进行时”是否可以等价互换？

王凡往返

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“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？
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比如：
/ q. j$ a' u+ `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...

) q) L; m& ]& }9 g5 f% o* Q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
  o9 C2 D+ w) A4 L- h0 o# D2 j: Ethat 后面不是一个完整的从句啊

6 M: ]. e. L" w, C/ q; Y3 _但凡学过一点语法都不至于说这种话

论刷屏技术，本论坛创始以来就没有比你厉害的吧，您加油，多刷刷

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.
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7 R# o6 R+ @$ O3 \$ v# [English 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.
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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。
0 l4 c, T9 Q1 W& f5 q& [+ F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
Grammatically speaking, in this case both "the boats waited for them" and "the boats were waiting fo ...

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