When we were
When' is used to express an action that happened in the course of another action.
Example: When we were in the city center , we went to nice restaurants.
I read the above in one of the worksheets about when and while.
Which action refers to "in the course of another action" in the example used?
Could you please elaborate on this using the above example?
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We went to nice restaurants during the course of the "action" of being in the city center. ) | ................ we were in the city center ........................
- We went to nice restaurants during the course of the "action" of being in the city center.
- ) | ................
- we were in the city center ........................
- | ..............
- | we went to nice restaurants | .....................
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We went to nice restaurants during the course of the "action" of being in the city center.
(They're using "action" rather loosely.)
| ................ we were in the city center ........................ |
.............. | we went to nice restaurants | .....................
The diagram above shows that when we were in the city center (that is, during the course of our acti
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