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zvonka.rink
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Is it OK?
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Hi, I would like to know if this sentence is OK: When he was telling the guard about this, the old man turned pale. The expected verb form is: When I told the guard.... The first sentence sounds weird to me. What do you think? Thank you  . |
6 Jun 2016
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larkahn
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I would possibly use "while" instead of "when" to indicate a continuous action. If the conversation was a little long and the old man was turning pale at the same time you were speaking to the guard, then I see no problem with using the past continuous form. When I told the guard is also okay but might have the meaning of the old man turning pale after you spoke to the guard. Does that make sense? |
6 Jun 2016
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zvonka.rink
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Yes, it makes sense. Thank you :)) |
6 Jun 2016
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