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Is it right translation of a Russian quiz? Past Continuous.
Are these sentences right? I am learning Past Continuous.
- What were the elephant doing when Napoleon came? What were the elephant doing when (or after) he came to the field?
(This is translation of a Russian quiz Что делал слон когда пришел Наполеон (на поле он)?
Наполеон=Napoleon, на поле он = to the field he.
- What were you reading when I came in to the home?
2012년 11월 6일 오후 12:22
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Что делал слон, когда пришел Наполеон? - What was the elephant doing when Napoleon came? (Наполеон пришел, а слон в это время что-то делал.)
Что делал слон, когда пришел на поле он? - What did the elephant do when it came to a/the field? (Сначала пришел, потом что-то делал.)
По-русски игра слов - "делал" может пониматься как "был в процессе", а также как "начал делать".
2012년 11월 8일
What were the elephants doing when Napoleon came?
What was the elephant doing when Napoleon came?
What was the elephant doing at the time that Napoleon came to the field.
2012년 11월 6일
