Question

求教高考英语时态题，求详解！

1."The moment ________ soon," he thought to himself, waiting nervously.
[D ]
A. came
B. has come
C. was coming
D. is coming.
2.–My uncle will be here to attend a meeting tomorrow.
--Oh, I thought that he___A_ today.
A．was coming
B．is coming
C．will come
D．can come
我想问的是，为什么第一题选D而第二题选A?，我知道都是考进行时表将来，但第一题和第二题中都有过去式thought啊，为什么第一题不用过去进行时表将来?求详细解释，多谢

Answer 1

promise是瞬间动词，本不应该用于进行时态。但是在表达某一瞬间动作重复发生的时候，是可以的。老板连续几年总是不断的承诺提高工资，不断地，表明承诺反复发生。再比如:he is jumping for joy.快乐的挑了又跳。不停的跳，重复跳，似乎延续了。记住，语法是活的，有些特殊用法一定要牢记。再比如，瞬间动词表示人为拖延时，一样可以用进行时态。the bus is stopping.缓缓的停下。