1. When I was in Italy, sometimes I ate pasta.
2. When I was a kid, sometimes I got scolded because I did not tell the truth.
Can I use “sometimes” for things that happened in the past?
Are both grammatically correct?
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fold scarf 1011. When I was in Italy, sometimes I ate pasta.
2. When I was a kid, sometimes I got scolded because I did not tell the truth.
Can I use “sometimes” for things that happened in the past? Yes.
Are both grammatically correct? Yes.