过去完成时英语疑惑
问题描述：
过去完成时英语疑惑
Tom told his teacher that he __born in 1968.空格处为什么填was,而不用过去完成时,“born”的时间不是早于“told”吗.
答
that 引导的从句,是Tom 向老师陈述的事实,所以与that 前的时态没有关系.就像如果Tom告诉老师他将要去上海,that 后面就应该是将来时一样.——Tom told his teacher that he is going to Shanghai.