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#1 (**permalink**) 03-Aug-2003, 18:27

Is this correct:
He must have come in while we watched TV.

Lib · #2 (**permalink**) 03-Aug-2003, 18:55

It sounds fine, you could also say: he must have come in while we were watching TV.

Tdol · #3 (**permalink**) 07-Aug-2003, 16:52

Of the two, Lib's is the more standard phrase as the past progressive goes with the longer action.

MikeNewYork · #4 (**permalink**) 07-Aug-2003, 17:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by yervand

Is this correct:
He must have come in while we watched TV.

I agree with Lib and TDOL.

Tdol · #5 (**permalink**) 07-Aug-2003, 21:07

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