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Kayoh Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
about tense
Is every sentense below normal? Or which one is incorrect?
1 I was watching TV in my room about an hour when I heard a knock on the door.
2 I had been watching TV in my room for about an hour when I heard a knock on the door.
3 I had been watching TV in my room for about an hour before I heard a knock on the door.
Thank you for your kindness in advance.
1 I was watching TV in my room about an hour when I heard a knock on the door.
2 I had been watching TV in my room for about an hour when I heard a knock on the door.
3 I had been watching TV in my room for about an hour before I heard a knock on the door.
Thank you for your kindness in advance.
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Is each (not every) sentence... No. #1 is not.
- Is each (not every) sentence...
- No.
- #1 is not.
- Expressing actions of long duration (one hour), never use continous tense, but perfect continous one.
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Is each (not every) sentence... ?
No.
#1 is not.
Expressing actions of long duration (one hour), never use continous tense, but perfect continous one.
No.
#1 is not.
Expressing actions of long duration (one hour), never use continous tense, but perfect continous one.
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The second one is the most natural and usual formulation.
The others aren't exactly incorrect, but a little strange.
CJ
The others aren't exactly incorrect, but a little strange.
CJ
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