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๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐.
Why did we used 'called'? Shouldn't be 'calling'? It decribes a situation in present simple, doesn't it?
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐.
Why did we used 'called'? Shouldn't be 'calling'? It decribes a situation in present simple, doesn't it?
Why did we used 'called'? Shouldn't be 'calling'? It decribes a situation in present simple, doesn't it?
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That is a past tense cause itโs already happened and the person is informing you; โsomebody called Jackโs phone while you were outโ
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@derddE the second option is possible if the first sentence stand alone without the second sentence, for example; โSomebody is calling Jackโs phone.โ
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