The whole family greeted me as though i (were) a member of the family.

题目

The whole family greeted me as though i (were) a member of the family.
这里为什么用were啊 不是应该对过去的虚拟 用had been吗

答案

这个是混合的用法.前句是过去时,后句是一般现在是的虚拟.要是过去式你怎么翻译,整个家庭成员都欢迎我,好像我以前是这家成员之一?