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Is this correct?
"I would adjust the last part of the sentence to past of the sentence.”
前半の文章の時制と後半の文章の時制を合わせましょう
For example, we would say 'When I was eating, he came to my house.", but we wouldn't say 'When I was eating, he comes to my house."
Is this correct?
"I would adjust the last part of the sentence to past of the sentence.”
前半の文章の時制と後半の文章の時制を合わせましょう
For example, we would say 'When I was eating, he came to my house.", but we wouldn't say 'When I was eating, he comes to my house."
"I would adjust the last part of the sentence to past of the sentence.”
前半の文章の時制と後半の文章の時制を合わせましょう
For example, we would say 'When I was eating, he came to my house.", but we wouldn't say 'When I was eating, he comes to my house."
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