题目

英语翻译
English today is very different from the English spoken long,long ago.By the 12th
century,the language has already changed very much.People then could not read the writings from the year 700.The history of the English has three parts--"Old English"(before the year 1150)."Middle English"(up till 1500) and "Modern English"(1500 to now).
The biggest difference from Old,Middle and Modern English is in vocabulary.Grammar has not changed greatly.But thousands of new words have come into the language.Many of these are from French.
Another important change is pronunciation.It has changed so much that there are almost no words said the same way today as in Old English.
我应该怎么样理解句子
句子A:People then could not read the writings from the year 700.
句子B:It has changed so much that there are almost no words said the same way today as in Old English.
为什么这2句子给我的感觉好像现在时和过去时混着用似的?

提问时间：2021-03-29

答案

现今的英语和很久很久以前人们所说的英语有着很大的不同.在12世纪的时候,这门语言已经有了非常的的改变.那时的人们不能够阅读理解公元700年留下的文字作品.英语的历史分为3个部分--“古英语”（公元1150年以前）.“...