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

Lib

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

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

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

I agree with Lib and TDOL.
 

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One happy family. ;-)
 
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