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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Adverbial clauses of time in the past form
I know that my friend had planned to go shopping but she didn't. She was going to go shopping and I was going to see my doctor, but she didn't and I didn't either.
Although the action in the adverbial clauses below didn't occur, can I use adverbial clauses in the past form as below? For all the adverbial clauses below, can they be said as below although the action in the adverbial clauses didn't ocur?
She was going to go shopping while I was seeing my doctor.
She was going to go shopping when I saw my doctor.
She was going to go shopping until I saw my doctor.
She was going to go shopping before I saw my doctor.
She was going to go shopping after I had seen my doctor.
Although the action in the adverbial clauses below didn't occur, can I use adverbial clauses in the past form as below? For all the adverbial clauses below, can they be said as below although the action in the adverbial clauses didn't ocur?
She was going to go shopping while I was seeing my doctor.
She was going to go shopping when I saw my doctor.
She was going to go shopping until I saw my doctor.
She was going to go shopping before I saw my doctor.
She was going to go shopping after I had seen my doctor.
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Anonymous can I use adverbial clauses in the past form as below? Yes.
- Anonymous can I use adverbial clauses in the past form as below?
- Yes.
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Anonymous can I use adverbial clauses in the past form as below?Yes.
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