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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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The time when
Hello, I would like to ask you about the following sentence.
Tell me about the time when you lied to your parents. Could also the past continuous be used in this sentence? Tell me about the time when you were lying to your parents?
Thank you in advance
Tell me about the time when you lied to your parents. Could also the past continuous be used in this sentence? Tell me about the time when you were lying to your parents?
Thank you in advance
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Anonymous Tell me about the time when you lied to your parents. I think that simple past is the better choice. You're describing an event which took place at a particular time - probably a single lie.
- Anonymous Tell me about the time when you lied to your parents.
- I think that simple past is the better choice.
- You're describing an event which took place at a particular time - probably a single lie.
- If you use the past continuous, it could be interpreted as a period of time during which you lied repeatedly.
- ( During those days I was lying a lot!
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AnonymousTell me about the time when you lied to your parents.
Tell me about the time when you were lying to your parents?I think that simple past is the better choice. You're describing an event which took place at a particular time - probably a single lie.
If you use the past continuous, it could be interpreted as a period of time durin
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AnonymousTell me about the time when you lied to your parents. ...
Tell me about the time when you were lying to your parentsthe time when suggests an event, so the first is much better. I can't even think of a good example of how you might use the second one.
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CalifJimI can't even think of a good example of how you might use the second one.Patient: No matter how bad my habit got, I always told my parents the truth. Well, except that one time. Actually, they never caught on that I was lying.
Psychiatrist: Tell me about the time when you were lying to your parents.
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