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dimianbianca
2022年8月15日

  • 罗马尼亚语
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Apparently everyone thought Troy was in Greece. 和 Apparently everyone though Troy is in Greece 有什么区别？如果难以说明的话，请教我一下例句。

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YuenFung
2022年8月15日

  • 中文 (繁体，香港)
  • 英语 (英国)

The first one makes sense.
“Apparently everyone thought Troy was in Greece.”
Troy existed only in the past so past tense should be used (“was”).

The second one doesn’t make sense.
1. “though” should be “thought” (typo)
2. The use of present tense suggests Troy being in Greece as a fact, which is false.

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dimianbianca
2022年8月15日

  • 罗马尼亚语
@YuenFung thank you! Yes that was indeed a typo sorry! But what if I mean Troy as in the ruins of Troy, which still exist. Is it the same? As in, everyone thought that modern day ruins of Troy are in present day Greece? Sorry if I don’t make any sense
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YuenFung
2022年8月15日

  • 中文 (繁体，香港)
  • 英语 (英国)

In reported speech, it is more likely to use past tenses as you are reporting what others said or thought in the past.

While there are cases that present tense can be used, they are only limited to facts (always true) or events that are still true now.

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