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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Hello, I would like to ask you whether the sentence Everytime I was painting this room I used the same colour is correct or if past simple must be used after everytime - Everytime I painted this room I used the same colour.
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To my ear, the past simple is the natural choice. A native speaker would not use the past continuous. But I'm not prepared to say it's incorrect.
- To my ear, the past simple is the natural choice.
- A native speaker would not use the past continuous.
- But I'm not prepared to say it's incorrect.
- Present perfect would be okay too: Every time I have painted this room I have used the same color.
- I think it's fully as natural as the simple past.
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To my ear, the past simple is the natural choice. A native speaker would not use the past continuous.
But I'm not prepared to say it's incorrect.
Present perfect would be okay too:
Every time I have painted this room I have used the same color.
I think it's fully as natural as the simple past. (It's what I would use.)
But I'm not prepared to say it's incorrect.
Present perfect would be okay too:
Every time I have painted this room I have used the same color.
I think it's fully as natural as the simple past. (It's what I would use.)
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