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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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When and while rules
i want to know about WHEN and WHILE rules ?>
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Hi Anonymous, 'When' is used to describe the exact time. Eg:When does England play Germany? When the policeman turned away, the accused made an attempt to escape.
- Hi Anonymous, 'When' is used to describe the exact time.
- Eg:When does England play Germany?
- When the policeman turned away, the accused made an attempt to escape.
- 'While' is usually used to describe a period of time in which the action is going on.
- Eg:They have been singing all this while.
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Hi Anonymous,
'When' is used to describe the exact time.
Eg:When does England play Germany?
When the policeman turned away, the accused made an attempt to escape.
'While' is usually used to describe a period of time in which the action is going on.
Eg:They have been singing all this while.
Hope this helps.
Prajwal.
'When' is used to describe the exact time.
Eg:When does England play Germany?
When the policeman turned away, the accused made an attempt to escape.
'While' is usually used to describe a period of time in which the action is going on.
Eg:They have been singing all this while.
Hope this helps.
Prajwal.
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Hi.
Remember, you can use past simple and past continuous after when, but just past continuous after while.
For an instance, you cannot say
I went out while he came in.
Regards
Hrsanei
Remember, you can use past simple and past continuous after when, but just past continuous after while.
For an instance, you cannot say
Regards
Hrsanei
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No, but you can say
Nero fiddled while Rome burned.
CJ
P.S. It seems to me that even though yo
Nero fiddled while Rome burned.
CJ
P.S. It seems to me that even though yo
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Anonymousi want to know about WHEN and WHILE rules ?>Why the question mark? Don't you know if you want to know these rules or not?
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