She (want) to help but couldnot get there in time .what is the approprite form of"want"?is "had wanted" right?why?
问题描述：
She (want) to help but couldnot get there in time .what is the approprite form of"want"?
is "had wanted" right?why?
答
wanted
答
wanted 因为后面有could 用的是过去时态，所以要一致. 两个动作是同时发生的，应该用同一种时态.只能用过去式
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wanted
理由：but连接的是两个并列句,并且后句承前省略主语,因此两句必须用同一时态.