while從句動(dòng)態(tài)動(dòng)詞一般為進(jìn)行時(shí)
但也有用一般時(shí)的句子
Can you wait for me while I make a call?
Can you hold my bag while I try on this jacket?
甚至在《grammar in use》里還有Alex read a book while I watched TV.如此的例句
這個(gè)語(yǔ)法規(guī)律我沒查到,有老師解說一下嗎。
Can you wait for me while I make a call?
Can you hold my bag while I try on this jacket?
注意兩點(diǎn):
主從句都是指“以后”動(dòng)作。while 里面的動(dòng)作目前未發(fā)生。
主從句兩個(gè)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞都是“延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞”時(shí),while 從句的動(dòng)詞用一般體,可以表示兩個(gè)動(dòng)作在同時(shí)進(jìn)行。(這是重點(diǎn)緣由)
比如:
They bandied the ball from player to player while they waited the game to start.
在等比賽開始的時(shí)候,他們把球在隊(duì)員之間來回傳遞。
I sat on the settee to unwrap the package while he stood by
我坐在長(zhǎng)椅上打開包裹時(shí)他就站在旁邊。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學(xué)習(xí)詞典》