V vivtof Member Joined Oct 16, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Greek Home Country Cyprus Current Location Cyprus Oct 27, 2012 #1 Is it correct to say my grandmother cooked for us every day until she died or should we say my grandmother was cooking for us every day?
Is it correct to say my grandmother cooked for us every day until she died or should we say my grandmother was cooking for us every day?
O Odessa Dawn Key Member Joined Aug 10, 2012 Location Saudi Arabia Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Arabic Home Country Saudi Arabia Current Location Saudi Arabia Oct 27, 2012 #2 ***NOT A TEACHER*** My grandmother used to cook for us every day.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Oct 27, 2012 #3 Odessa Dawn said: ***NOT A TEACHER*** My grandmother used to cook for us every day. Click to expand... Your alternative version is fine, Odessa Dawn, but are you saying both of vivtof's sentences are wrong? Would you care to comment on the standard of English of someone who claims to be a teacher? Rover
Odessa Dawn said: ***NOT A TEACHER*** My grandmother used to cook for us every day. Click to expand... Your alternative version is fine, Odessa Dawn, but are you saying both of vivtof's sentences are wrong? Would you care to comment on the standard of English of someone who claims to be a teacher? Rover
O Odessa Dawn Key Member Joined Aug 10, 2012 Location Saudi Arabia Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Arabic Home Country Saudi Arabia Current Location Saudi Arabia Oct 27, 2012 #4 Sorry & thank you sir for your comment. I will be more careful next time. Yes, I beg you, vivtof & Rover_KE, for forgiveness.
Sorry & thank you sir for your comment. I will be more careful next time. Yes, I beg you, vivtof & Rover_KE, for forgiveness.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Oct 27, 2012 #5 vivtof said: Is it correct to say 'My grandmother cooked for us every day until she died', or should we say 'My grandmother was cooking for us every day'? Click to expand... The first sentence is fine. The second could be OK if she's still alive. Rover
vivtof said: Is it correct to say 'My grandmother cooked for us every day until she died', or should we say 'My grandmother was cooking for us every day'? Click to expand... The first sentence is fine. The second could be OK if she's still alive. Rover
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Oct 27, 2012 #6 Rover_KE said: The first sentence is fine. The second could be OK if she's still alive. Rover Click to expand... So, are you calling the following wrong: "My grandmother was cooking for us every day until she died"?
Rover_KE said: The first sentence is fine. The second could be OK if she's still alive. Rover Click to expand... So, are you calling the following wrong: "My grandmother was cooking for us every day until she died"?
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Oct 27, 2012 #7 Raymott said: So, are you calling the following wrong: "My grandmother was cooking for us every day until she died"? Click to expand... It's unnatural to me.
Raymott said: So, are you calling the following wrong: "My grandmother was cooking for us every day until she died"? Click to expand... It's unnatural to me.