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Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Tenses

1) He used to sleep at his cousin's place when he worked in that office.
Could one use '1' if he slept at his cousin's place occasionally?

2) He slept at his cousin's place when he worked in that office.
Could one use '2' if he slept at his cousin's place only once, but worked for a stretch of time in that office?

Gratefully,
Navi
  

Top answer

Could one use '1' if he slept at his cousin's place occasionally? Yes. Could one use '2' if he slept at his cousin's place only once, but worked for a stretch of time in that office?

  • Could one use '1' if he slept at his cousin's place occasionally?
  • Yes.
  • Could one use '2' if he slept at his cousin's place only once, but worked for a stretch of time in that office?
  • Yes.
  • You understand, of course, that it depends solely upon context?
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navitasan1) He used to sleep at his cousin's place when he worked in that office.Could one use '1' if he slept at his cousin's place occasionally?
Yes.
navitasan2) He slept at his cousin's place when he worked in that office.Could one use '2' if he slept at his cousin's place only once, but worked for a stretch of time in that office?

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