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Joseph A Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Was Already On Fire

Hello everyone,

Is the phrase "was already on fire" correctly used in the following sentence?

The oil was already on fire. When he threw water on it, it exploded.

Here by "was already on fire", I mean "it already caught fire".

Regards,

JA

  

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"The oil was already on fire" is OK. "The oil already caught fire" is not OK. "The oil had already caught fire" would be OK.

— GPY

  • "The oil was already on fire" is OK.
  • "The oil already caught fire" is not OK.
  • "The oil had already caught fire" would be OK.
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"The oil was already on fire" is OK.

"The oil already caught fire" is not OK. "The oil had already caught fire" would be OK.

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