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27 Jul 2019, 06:25
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Sentence one: She had slept when the phone rang
Sentence two: She was sleeping when the phone rang
I think both the sentences are conveying the same meaning and are grammatically correct, however i just wanted to be sure if i am thinking right?
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Sentence two: She was sleeping when the phone rang
I think both the sentences are conveying the same meaning and are grammatically correct, however i just wanted to be sure if i am thinking right?
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27 Jul 2019, 11:52
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Two sentences with different tenses NEVER convey the same meaning. Sentence 1 is incorrect and sentence 2 is correct.
Sentence 1: She had slept when the phone rang
Two past actions: sleeping and ringing of phone. With the usage of past perfect tense, the author wants to establish the sequence of events: sleeping and ringing of phone.
However, the usage of "when" in the sentence makes the usage of past perfect tense incorrect because as stated the sentence means both actions took place simultaneously. Remember that past perfect tense can be used only when the sequence of two dependent past actions must be clarified.
Sentence 2: She was sleeping when the phone rang
Two past actions: sleeping and ringing of phone. The background action of sleeping was interrupted by a foreground action: ringing of phone. This sentence is correct and is a classic example of past continuous tense.
Sentence 1: She had slept when the phone rang
Two past actions: sleeping and ringing of phone. With the usage of past perfect tense, the author wants to establish the sequence of events: sleeping and ringing of phone.
However, the usage of "when" in the sentence makes the usage of past perfect tense incorrect because as stated the sentence means both actions took place simultaneously. Remember that past perfect tense can be used only when the sequence of two dependent past actions must be clarified.
Sentence 2: She was sleeping when the phone rang
Two past actions: sleeping and ringing of phone. The background action of sleeping was interrupted by a foreground action: ringing of phone. This sentence is correct and is a classic example of past continuous tense.
27 Jul 2019, 11:55
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We don't need when in statement 1. Hence 1 is wrong.
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