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Voytaszek Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Are these sentences correct?
Today, when I`ve been washing my car, he approached me and told me that he had to go to the bank.
He has talked to me once, when I was cleaning my rug.
He has talked to me once, when I was cleaning my rug.
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Today, when I was washing my car, he approached me and told me that he had to go to the bank. He talked to me once when I was cleaning my rug. It looks like you want to use the present perfect.
- Today, when I was washing my car, he approached me and told me that he had to go to the bank.
- He talked to me once when I was cleaning my rug.
- It looks like you want to use the present perfect.
- Here are some examples: Sometimes when I've been washing my car, he approached me to ask if he could borrow my shovel.
- He has talked to me once after I finished cleaning my rug.
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Today, when I was washing my car, he approached me and told me that he had to go to the bank.
He talked to me once when I was cleaning my rug.
It looks like you want to use the present perfect. Here are some examples:
Sometimes when I've been washing my car, he approached me to ask if he could borrow my shovel.
He has talked to me once after I finished cleaning
He talked to me once when I was cleaning my rug.
It looks like you want to use the present perfect. Here are some examples:
Sometimes when I've been washing my car, he approached me to ask if he could borrow my shovel.
He has talked to me once after I finished cleaning
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Acually, I`m learning Spanish too and I wondered if there`s the same grammar rule here (in the first sentence) but, apperently, there`s not. Thanks!
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EnglishmavenSometimes when I've been washing my car, he approached me to ask if he could borrow my shovel.I'd say '... he has approached me ...' there.
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