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hanni176
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Please help me!
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Could you help me with this sentence:
"Why (you /run) ...........................when I
(see) you ...........................the other day?"
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We (arrive) ........................... at the
party when everybody (leave). ........................... I think the answer is : were running - saw. If you have another answer, can you explain why? Thanks
B.
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26 Jul 2013
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andang
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I think the answer is:
Why did you run when I saw you the other day?
We arrived at the party when everybody left.
Reason: one
action is a consequence of the other action.
I hope it helps.
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26 Jul 2013
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korova-daisy
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1/ were running, saw
2/ arrived, had left |
26 Jul 2013
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maryro1173
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1- were running / saw or ran / saw are both ok, it depends in what you want to express (depends on the context) 1st option means the person was already running when the 2nd saw him/her. second option the 1st person starts to run when sees the 2nd.
2- arrived / had left. |
26 Jul 2013
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nancym
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I think it �s supposed to be:
1. did you run / saw, both actions are in the past.
2. arrived � had left, both are also in the past, but in this sentence the action that happened first must be in the past perfect tense. |
26 Jul 2013
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nancym
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I think it �s supposed to be:
1. did you run / saw, both actions are in the past.
2. arrived � had left, both are also in the past, but in this sentence the action that happened first must be in the past perfect tense. |
26 Jul 2013
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monder78
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1.were you running ,saw
2. arrived , had left |
26 Jul 2013
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Zora
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Actually, the most natural response is -did you run when I saw you. The other one is not very clear and slightly unnatural sounding even though it �s grammatically correct. The �unnaturalness � is because of the verb choice �run �. You need to specify a bit more like �Why were you running away, running from me, running in the park, etc... otherwise it just is a very strange thing to ask unless there is other context surrounding the sentence that we don �t know about.
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26 Jul 2013
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Jessisun
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hi! for the fisr sentence I �d say: �were you running! I saw you �.for the second one, I �d say: �we arrived at the party when everybody had already left � I hope this would help you! |
26 Jul 2013
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Apodo
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Why were you running when I saw you the other day?
If you say: Why did you run, it implies you ran because of the viewer.
You can also say: We arrived at the party when everybody was leaving. This sounds better to me as after they left would be very late indeed.
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27 Jul 2013
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