Simple past twice in a sentence?
Is it correct to say: she saw Henry when she turned on the television, or should I say: she saw Henry when she was turning on the television?
Another example: I met Anne when I went to the supermarket, or I met Anne when I was going to the supermarket?
Top answer
She saw Henry when she turned on the television. - Good. Turning on an electrical device is practically instantaneous, so the use of the progressive is rather dubious.
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She saw Henry when she turned on the television. - Good. Turning on an electrical device is practically instantaneous, so the use of the progressive is rather dubious.
I met Anne when I went to the supermarket. - This implies that you met Anne at the supermarket.
I met Anne when I was going to the supermarket. You met Anne somewhere between the place you started from and th
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