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Adviseeker Posted 18 years ago
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Can I say, "I've been bathing when the phone rang." Please advise, thx sooooo much!
Dear all,
I am instructed to use present perfect continuous tense to complete the sentence below. However,I am not sure if I am correct.
Please advise, thx sooooo much! =D
I have not been able to call you because I have been bathing when the phone rang.
May I know if the word "rang" is not written in the correct tense? please help correct, many thanks!!!
I am instructed to use present perfect continuous tense to complete the sentence below. However,I am not sure if I am correct.
Please advise, thx sooooo much! =D
I have not been able to call you because I have been bathing when the phone rang.
May I know if the word "rang" is not written in the correct tense? please help correct, many thanks!!!
Top answer
This is OK: I was not able to answer your call because I was bathing when the phone rang.
- This is OK: I was not able to answer your call because I was bathing when the phone rang.
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This is OK:
I was not able to answer your call because I was bathing when the phone rang.
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This is OK:
I was not able to answer your call because I was bathing when the phone rang.
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