Why is it more natural to say "when I had opened the windows, I sat down and had a cup of tea" than "when I opened...?
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Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?
53495
Why is 'present perfect' present if it happened in the past? And why is it 'perfect'?
49601
Is the expression "yesterday afternoon" correct?
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Difference between 'went home' and 'went to home'
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Why do we say "last night" and not "yesterday night"?
122849
When do you use “learnt” and when “learned”?
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In which cases would you say, "I am seeing" instead of "I see"?
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Why is it "If I were you" and not "If I was you"?
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"me [gerund]" or "my [gerund]" at the beginning of sentences?
158138
'I got a cold' versus 'I caught a cold'
15878
"Stay home" or "stay at home" – which is correct and why?
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past continuous or past simple
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Position of "now"
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What is the difference between “then” and “than”?
82701
I lived Vs. I was living
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I 'was' or I 'were'?
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Why should we use 'Did you come?' instead of 'Did you came?'?