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izulia
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Help please
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Hello,
My students were writing alliterations. Could you please look at this sentence. Is it grammatically correct?
Last August angry Andy always ate alligators in America.
The word �always � doesn �t seem right, but CAN you actually use it in the past simple tense?
Thank you,
Have a good day/evening! |
13 Jun 2012
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ivannaper
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"always" is used in simple present |
13 Jun 2012
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bill24
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and the past surely.He always went to France on holiday.........
He always drank wine with his food.......... |
13 Jun 2012
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izulia
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Thank you ivannaper.
I agree with bill24. More sentences like these:
I always wanted to be a doctor.
I always played with the dolls when I was little.
The words �wanted � and �played � are in the past simple, aren �t they?
So can you use �always � in the past tense too? |
14 Jun 2012
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htunde
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Of Course you can use it mith other tenses than the Simple Present .
it can be used with Present Perfect and Simple Future as well!! |
14 Jun 2012
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tancredo
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I would use " used to" in the past, but I don �t think always is wrong... |
14 Jun 2012
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MoodyMoody
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There is nothing wrong with the original sentence, except that angry Andy must have done a lot of hunting in Florida or Louisiana! We actually eat very little alligator in the USA. Most Americans have never tasted it. |
14 Jun 2012
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yanogator
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It �s a little unusual to use "always" with a specific time like "last August", but it isn �t incorrect. |
14 Jun 2012
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