[Grammar] While I was/had been sleeping

[Checkmate]

"I told my mom that I had seen my uncle standing on the corner of the room while I was sleeping/I had been sleeping on my bed."

"I" was awake when he had seen his uncle.

Which one is right?

 

[Rover_KE]

"I" was awake when he had seen his uncle.

For the third time, Checkmate: Get into the habit of ending every sentence with a punctuation mark.

Your post doesn't make sense.

 

[Checkmate]

"I" was awake when he had seen his uncle.

For the third time, Checkmate: Get into the habit of ending every sentence with a punctuation mark.

Your post doesn't make sense.

What doesn't make sense?

 

[Rover_KE]

If you were sleeping, how could you see your uncle? If it was in a dream, you need to say so.

In your second sentence, who is 'he'?

 

[Checkmate]

If you were sleeping, how could you see your uncle? If it was in a dream, you need to say so.

In your second sentence, who is 'he'?

"I told my mom that I had seen my uncle standing on the corner of the room while I was awake/I had been awake sleeping on my bed."

'He' is 'I'.

 

[Rover_KE]

You can't be awake and sleeping at the same time.

Do you mean 'lying on my bed'?

 

[Checkmate]

You can't be awake and sleeping at the same time.

Do you mean 'lying on my bed'?

I forgot to omit the "sleeping".

 

[MikeNewYork]

It should be "standing in the corner", not "on the corner".

 

[emsr2d2]

I told my mum that I saw/had seen my uncle standing in the corner of my room while I was lying on my bed.

 

[Checkmate]

I told my mum that I saw/had seen my uncle standing in the corner of my room while I was lying on my bed.

Present:
"I see my uncle standing in the corner of the room while I am lying".

Tell mom:
"I saw my uncle standing in the corner of the room while I was lying".

Flashback:
"I told my mum that I had seen my uncle standing in the corner of the room while I had been lying".

 

[emsr2d2]

You need to say "lying down" or "lying on the/my bed". If you say "while I am/was lying", it means "while I am/was saying something that isn't/wasn't true".

 

[Checkmate]

You need to say "lying down" or "lying on the/my bed". If you say "while I am/was lying", it means "while I am/was saying something that isn't/wasn't true".

People are too smart to know the difference but I'm thinking the same too.