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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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Can I say,
(a) As they sat at the counter to choose bracelets, there were some men pacing up and down outside the shop.
(a) As they sat at the counter to choose bracelets, there were some men pacing up and down outside the shop.
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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) As they sat at the counter to choose bracelets, there were some men pacing up and down outside the shop. Again, here, I prefer to use the continuous with 'as': as/while they were sitting. Using the simple past gives me the impression that the action was more like: as they sat down.
- Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) As they sat at the counter to choose bracelets, there were some men pacing up and down outside the shop.
- Again, here, I prefer to use the continuous with 'as': as/while they were sitting.
- Using the simple past gives me the impression that the action was more like: as they sat down.
- Keep in mind, this is my own personal preference, probably influenced by my knowledge of sequence of tenses used in French.
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Vincent TeoAgain, here, I prefer to use the continuous with 'as': as/while they were sitting. Using the simple past gives me the impression that the action was more like: as they sat down.
Can I say,
(a) As they sat at the counter to choose bracelets, there were some men pacing up and down outside the shop.
Keep in mind, this
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