“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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4 M% X' k: Z- z2 d3 X“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？

0 ^# {% K, j( F+ C比如：
( B& w; W3 J9 _$ O: iOn 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...
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( w2 h* @# u" w6 l( o' y0 x( P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?

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
; w& _0 c$ Y4 K! ]' Z# J& Cthat 后面不是一个完整的从句啊

" b8 n3 E& K9 X( k+ p, C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.

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.

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。
5 }/ S  q! M& W7 z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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