Question

英语语法问题

His words suggested that he wasn't telling a lie.和His words suggested that he didn't tell a lie.有什么区别

Answer 1

His words suggested that he wasn't telling a lie.和His words suggested that he didn't tell a lie

都是对的，但是前者表达的是过去进行时，后者表达的是一般过去时；明白吗

它们两者的概念和区别，你再看下：
一、
一般过去时：
概念：过去某个时间里发生的动作或状态；过去习惯性、经常性的动作、行为。
标志词：ago, yesterday, the day before yesterday, last week(year, night, month…) just now, 基本结构：①be动词；②行为动词
否定形式：①was/were+not;②在行为动词前加didn't，同时还原行为动词。
一般疑问句：①was或were放于句首；②用助动词do的过去式did 提问，同时还原行为动词。

二、
过去进行时：
概念：什么是过去进行时？
(1) 表示过去某时正在进行的状态或动作。
例如：
They were singing songs from seven to nine last night.
昨天晚上七点到九点的时候他们一直在唱歌。
(2) 由when 引导的时间状语从句,表示过去某一时刻，当一个动作发生时，另一个动作正在进行；或某一动作正进行时，突然发生另外一件事。
It was raining when they arrived at the station.
他们到达车站的时候，天正在下雨。
(3) 由while 引导的时间状语从句，常表示在过去某一时刻发生的事情是可延续的或同时发生的，此时，主从句的动词都可用过去进行时。例如：
He was selling the newspaper while he was waiting for the bus.
他边等车边卖报。

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但是感觉这两句话翻译出来意思差不多啊

Answer 2

His words suggested that he wasn't telling a lie.
从他的话中让人感觉到他没在撒谎。
His words suggested that he didn't tell a lie.
他的话似乎要告诉别人他没撒过谎。

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感觉不到区别啊

追答

His words suggested that he wasn't telling a lie.
从他的话中让人感觉到他没在撒谎。【正在说的话没撒谎。】
His words suggested that he didn't tell a lie.
他的话似乎要告诉别人他没撒过谎。【正在说的话是向人表明他以前没撒过谎。】