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MarionG
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I don �t know but in my world, sadly, is is usually the other way around, past - present - and presumably - future.... |
24 Nov 2013
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anaram
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Thanks everybody for your suggestions and comments. I used "he" on purpose, to make it sound familiar, (at least the sound of it).
When I do "correct the mistakes" I use some of the kind "he is nurse" in order to get the article "a", but I still get answers like "he is doctor"
Regarding my clumsy sentence, I �m glad nobody in the forum came up with
"I �m sleeping while he cleans the house"
I marked it wrong. I think if we �re referring to a habit, both verbs should be in prensent simple and I cannot be referring to an action in progress because if I �m sleeping I can �t be speaking. But, anyway, if anybody can justify this answer, please let me know before I hand the tests back. I always feel bad when I realise the was no context to help choose an answer.
Thanks again and have a nice Sunday
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24 Nov 2013
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cunliffe
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Anaram, as you say, you can �t be sleeping and making a statement, so that sentence doesn �t make sense. However, if it had been a different verb, I wouldn �t say it was wrong. �I �m partying while he cleans the house. � It sounds fine.
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24 Nov 2013
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pepaflower
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It can only accept both tenses in The past continuos as they are long actions happening at The same time. |
24 Nov 2013
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JuliaKaraban
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I think there are some possible variants:
While I was sleeping, he was cleaning. While I �m sleeping, he is cleaning (sounds a bit strange, how can I sleep and tell you this information :) ) and maybe one more variant in Future. |
24 Nov 2013
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edrodmedina
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My suggestion..... hire a maid. Ed
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24 Nov 2013
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FrauSue
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And what about describing a habit in the past?
While I was sleeping, he would clean the house. And for me, "I �m sleeping while he cleans the house" is ok! "What are your plans for tomorrow? Oh, nothing much, I �m sleeping while he cleans, that �s about it ..." |
24 Nov 2013
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