At that time ,things ______hard for the working people.A.are B.were

问题描述:

At that time ,things ______hard for the working people.
A.are B.were

B
过去式,用were

At that time ,things were hard for the working people.
at that time 在那个时代 用过去时态

B
“在那个时候”(at that time),指的就是过去的某个时间点,与现在没有联系,所以应该用一般过去时.