david11
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What tense should be used when we talk about a particular happening in the past but which occurs regularly?
For eg; There is a regular power shut down in my city for two hours everyday. My internet doesn't work for three hours after the power resumes everyday.
Now the internet works properly. In this sentence I am referring to the present actions which happens regularly. I am confused what tense I should put in the place of "resume" when I convert the sentence into past. However, the power shut down still exists but the problem with internet is no longer there.
There is a regular power shut down in my city for two hours everyday. My internet didn't work for three hours after the power resumed everyday.
I know the above is not correct as it implies that I am talking about a particular action and not everyday. I know "used to" is the proper phrase but I am not sure whether it would suit here.
For eg; There is a regular power shut down in my city for two hours everyday. My internet doesn't work for three hours after the power resumes everyday.
Now the internet works properly. In this sentence I am referring to the present actions which happens regularly. I am confused what tense I should put in the place of "resume" when I convert the sentence into past. However, the power shut down still exists but the problem with internet is no longer there.
There is a regular power shut down in my city for two hours everyday. My internet didn't work for three hours after the power resumed everyday.
I know the above is not correct as it implies that I am talking about a particular action and not everyday. I know "used to" is the proper phrase but I am not sure whether it would suit here.