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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Frequency adverbs
Hello, I would like to ask you about using the simple past with frequency adverbs. Do we always use only the past simple with adverbs like often, sometimes, never, always or are there any cases when we can use the past continuous with them?
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You can use them with almost any verb form: I never saw him last year. I have never seen him in hot pants. I am never eating when she calls.
- You can use them with almost any verb form: I never saw him last year.
- I have never seen him in hot pants.
- I am never eating when she calls.
- I will never fall in love again.
- etc
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You can use them with almost any verb form:
I never saw him last year.
I have never seen him in hot pants.
I am never eating when she calls.
I will never fall in love again.
etc
I never saw him last year.
I have never seen him in hot pants.
I am never eating when she calls.
I will never fall in love again.
etc
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Anonymoususing the simple past with frequency adverbs. Do we always use only the past simple with adverbs like often, sometimes, never, always or are there any cases when we can use the past continuous with them?To my ear, only the present continuous doesn't work:
She was always asking me for money.
I had never heard that remark until yester
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