Sentence forms

I'd say this: "I didn't see my hair during the time you were cutting it."

khoshtip I'd say this: "I didn't see my hair during the time you were cutting it."

Thanks. How can the first one with the present perfect be used?

Choosing the Clive's choice:
"I haven't seen my hair while you were cutting it."

CliveBetter is I didn't see my hair while you were cutting it.Clive

Thanks, Clive.
Just curious, is it possible to use the present perfect form in that sentence (with were)?

CliveNo, because you are referring to an event that ended at a point in the past.Clive.

Thanks!
I see. What about if the event just ended, I just had my haircut. Would the same apply?

Also, can maybe the sentence or the word 'were' be changed in order to use the present perfect, or is it just not possible in that specific sentence?

What about if the event just ended, I just had my haircut. Would the same apply? Yes.

Also, can maybe the sentence or the word 'were' be changed in order to use the present perfect, or is it just not possible in that specific sentence?
You can say the slightly clumsy

CliveYou can say the slightly clumsyI haven't seen my hair while you have been cutting it.This suggests that the cutting is not finished yet.

Thank you, Clive.

Just to confirm, it is not possible to use the combination of present perfect with a past action, right?

Although the present perfect is used for an event that happened in the past bu

Just to confirm, it is not possible to use the combination of present perfect with a past action, right?

Although the present perfect is used for an event that happened in the past but has an effect in the present, it is not used for events in the past, as in our example. Would that be correct? Yes, in your example.