He lived with his grandma ,and his parents were working in another city.这两个都表示存在的状态,为什么前面用过去时,后面用进行时啊?

分类: 作业答案 • 2022-06-09 12:44:42

问题描述：

He lived with his grandma ,and his parents were working in another city.
这两个都表示存在的状态,为什么前面用过去时,后面用进行时啊?

答

他跟奶奶一起住,当时他的父母在另外一个城市工作.
从我的翻译里可以看出来吗?前面用过去时说的是过去的一个事情,后面用 were working 是与当时的动作同时进行,为了强调是同一时间进行的动作,所以用过去进行时.
PS:你前天问过这个问题,怎么又来问?