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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
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About an incident - a shepherd and the tiger
Can I say,
(a) Peter was a shepherd. He always looked / was looking after his goats. His villages were working far away.
(b) While / When Peter was looking after his goats, he saw a fierce tiger towards him. He shouted for help.
(c) The villagers ran to the boy. They chased away the tiger. Lastly/ Finally, they caught it.
(a) Peter was a shepherd. He always looked / was looking after his goats. His villages were working far away.
(b) While / When Peter was looking after his goats, he saw a fierce tiger towards him. He shouted for help.
(c) The villagers ran to the boy. They chased away the tiger. Lastly/ Finally, they caught it.
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Hi, Can I say, (a) Peter was a shepherd. He alway s looked / was looking afte r his goats. His villages were working far away.
- Hi, Can I say, (a) Peter was a shepherd.
- He alway s looked / was looking afte r his goats.
- His villages were working far away.
- Both tenses are OK.
- Villages don't 'work'.
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Hi,
Can I say,
(a) Peter was a shepherd. He always looked / was looking after his goats. His villages were working far away. Both tenses are OK. Villages don't 'work'.
A 'shepherd' is for sheep. Say a 'goat-herder'.
(b) While / When Peter was looking after his goats, he saw a fierce tiger coming towards him. He shouted for help
Can I say,
(a) Peter was a shepherd. He always looked / was looking after his goats. His villages were working far away. Both tenses are OK. Villages don't 'work'.
A 'shepherd' is for sheep. Say a 'goat-herder'.
(b) While / When Peter was looking after his goats, he saw a fierce tiger coming towards him. He shouted for help
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