Past or present?
anybody can explain this sentence,
"He exercised not only in the morning, but also he exercised every afternoon"
the question is, If we review of this sentece, its verb is past tense, but meaning of this sentence is routine (always he doing that), so why is the sentence using past tense?
please help, Thank you
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you are referring to habits that happened in the past
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"The question is, If we review of this sentence, its verb is past tense, but meaning of this sentence is routine (always he doing that), so why is the sentence using past tense?"
The emphasis is on his habits, he used to exercise in the morning and he also exercised in the afternoon. His routine can be past tense, or it can be past-continuous, as he exercised in the past and continues to exercise. A routine could be future also (I will go to university and study every morning and every afternoon).
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