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Qingqing Posted 20 years ago
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Can two momentary actions happen simultaneously?
Which sentences are right?
1. He returned to the village when the war ended. (when=as soon as)
2. He didn't return to the village when the war ended.
3. The clock struck ten when he came back.
4. The clock didn't struck ten when he came back.
5. The clock was striking ten when he came back.
6. The clock hadn't struck ten when he came back.
7. The clock didn't struck ten before he came back.
Can two momentary actions happen simultaneously? In Sentence 1, "returned" happened immediately after the action"ended", right? What about the other sentences?
1. He returned to the village when the war ended. (when=as soon as)
2. He didn't return to the village when the war ended.
3. The clock struck ten when he came back.
4. The clock didn't struck ten when he came back.
5. The clock was striking ten when he came back.
6. The clock hadn't struck ten when he came back.
7. The clock didn't struck ten before he came back.
Can two momentary actions happen simultaneously? In Sentence 1, "returned" happened immediately after the action"ended", right? What about the other sentences?
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Qingqing Which sentences are right? 1. He returned to the village when the war ended.
- Qingqing Which sentences are right?
- 1.
- He returned to the village when the war ended.
- (when=as soon as) Returned soon, understood, but it might have taken a little time.
- 2.
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Qingqing
Which sentences are right?
1. He returned to the village when the war ended. (when=as soon as)Returned soon, understood, but it might have taken a little time.
2. He didn't return to the village when the war ended. I would use "after" here, because the action didn't occur.
3. The clock stru
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Qing Qing,
When two events are happening or happened at the same time, we can use “as” to connect the idea.
e.g. Paul called me at last nigh as I just got in bed.
I was about to leave the house as the rain began to pour.
Note: words such as “As”, “when”, and “during” have an important significance in determination of time sequence. Each on
When two events are happening or happened at the same time, we can use “as” to connect the idea.
e.g. Paul called me at last nigh as I just got in bed.
I was about to leave the house as the rain began to pour.
Note: words such as “As”, “when”, and “during” have an important significance in determination of time sequence. Each on
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Here's my (BrE) assessment, for what it's worth:
1. He returned to the village when the war ended. ] Fine.
2. He didn't return to the village when the war ended. ] This sounds ok to me.
3. The clock struck ten when he came back. ] Fine.
4. The clock didn't strike ten when he came back. ] Ok, if you can find a suitably mysterious context.
5. The clock was striking te
1. He returned to the village when the war ended. ] Fine.
2. He didn't return to the village when the war ended. ] This sounds ok to me.
3. The clock struck ten when he came back. ] Fine.
4. The clock didn't strike ten when he came back. ] Ok, if you can find a suitably mysterious context.
5. The clock was striking te
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