At last they got the telegram they had been expecting.

At last they got the telegram they had been expecting.
想把后半句话改为they expected或they had expected.
为何一定要用过去完成时的进行时态?

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千年相思雨幼苗

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如果改成前一种,时态不对；第二种意思表达没有原滋原味,之所以用过去完成进行时有一种强调他们一直在期待、等待的意思.

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你好，请问为何第一种they expected 时态不对？请指导

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第一种 they expected 是不对的，前面的got已经是一般过去时，后面就不能用expected 一般过去时了。必须用过去完成进行时，另外之所以用过去完成进行时是因为在收到电报之前他们期待的这个动作一致在持续、没有间断，用过去完成进行时表达是很确切的。现在明白吗？如果还有什么疑问，可以继续追问。

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