有读者问这样一道改错题:
(1)I wish I (A: knew) you (B: were arriving) today. I (C: would have met) you (D: at) the station if I had.
答案是A错,应改为had known。但我认为B也错了,were arriving怎能用进行时表将来呢?
用过去进行时表过去将来,正如可用现在进行时表将来一样,并不罕见。除上述句(1)外,再如:
(2)I told her I was leaving soon.
(3)I was meeting my sister the next day.
