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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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Hi, (a) Last night, after dinner, I did my homework. (b) Last night, after dinner, I was doing my homework. (c) They went downstairs / went to the downstair.

  • Hi, (a) Last night, after dinner, I did my homework.
  • (b) Last night, after dinner, I was doing my homework.
  • (c) They went downstairs / went to the downstair.
  • (d) The burglars heard the siren of the police car / patrol car and tried to run out, but the police had surrounded the house.
  • (e) The police successfully arrested them and handcuffed them.
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Hi,

(a) Last night, after dinner, I did my homework.

(b) Last night, after dinner, I was doing my homework.

(c) They went downstairs / went to the downstair.

(d) The burglars heard the siren of the police car / patrol car and tried to run out, but the police had surrounded the house.

(e) The police successfully arrested them and handcuffed
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CliveHi,

(c) They went downstairs / went to the downstair.

Clive

(c) They went downstairs / went to the downstair.

Just to confirm: If the sentence in bold correct?
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Hi,

(c) They went downstairs Sorry, careless.

However, 'They went to the downstairs' is sometimes said in very casual speech to mean 'They went to the downstairs part of the house'.

Clive

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