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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
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Doing revising
Can I say,
(a) Peter was doing revising in his room.
(b) Peter was revising his lesson in his room.
(c) Peter was revising now.
(a) Peter was doing revising in his room.
(b) Peter was revising his lesson in his room.
(c) Peter was revising now.
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(a) and (b) work for me. (c) has a tense problem. "Now" refers to the present time, and "was" refers to the past.
- (a) and (b) work for me.
- (c) has a tense problem.
- "Now" refers to the present time, and "was" refers to the past.
- Peter is revising now.
- Peter was revising yesterday.
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(a) and (b) work for me.
(c) has a tense problem. "Now" refers to the present time, and "was" refers to the past.
Peter is revising now.
Peter was revising yesterday.
Note that in the US, we say "reviewing."
(c) has a tense problem. "Now" refers to the present time, and "was" refers to the past.
Peter is revising now.
Peter was revising yesterday.
Note that in the US, we say "reviewing."
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