What were you doing when Tony phoned you?I had just finished

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What were you doing when Tony phoned you?I had just finished my work and ( )to take a shower.A.started B.was starting 为什么不能选A?这里不是有and吗?

因为人们不会说 started to take a shower,而只会说 started a shower.
was starting 是 was going to（start）的意思,所以可以这么说.
再问：谢谢我题答错了不好意思我要问的是为什么不选 had started 前面不是有个and吗？不应该一致吗？
再答：如果说人们不会造 started to take a shower 这样的句子，had started to take a shower 就更不会出现在上面的句子中了。原因是人们用“过去完成时”表达过去一个行为之前已经结束的动作，语法书中解释为“过去的过去”。had just finished my work 说的是在 Tony phoned you 之前已经完成的事，而 to take a shower 还没有开始！

语言的功能是表达语义，不会也不应该为求行文上的一致而牺牲语义表达。我们中国学生一定要记住这个原则。

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