M56, please take the time and effort to read each post carefully. I draw your attention to the underlined portion of omidonline's post:
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Originally Posted by =omidonline Grammatically speaking, you cannot use "Simple Past" tense in conditional sentences to refer to "Past Time." |
The examples you've so readily provided are not conditional sentences.
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Originally Posted by M56 Would you then say that these are grammatically unsuitable?
Mary speaks English fluently.
Yes, she does. It's because she studied for many years. |