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Could you please correct me? When my grandpa was alive,he fed/has been feeding the rock doves into his balcony of his house. Now that he passed away,there is a rock dove which is hatching the eggs into the flower jar I know that if he was still alive he would be happy Thank you in advance

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When my grandpa was alive, he used to feed the rock doves on the balcony of his house. Now that he has passed away, there is a rock dove laying its eggs in a flower pot. I know that if he were still alive he would be happy.
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When my grandpa was alive, he would feed the rock doves on the balcony of his house. Now that he passed away, a rock dove has built a nest in a flower pot. (or you could say "...there is a rock dove that has laid eggs in a flower pot") -- question for you: has the dove built the nest in one of your grandfather's pots? If so, that would be a nice detail to add: "...a rock dove has built a next in one of his flower pots." I know that if he were still alive he would be happy
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When my grandpa was alive,he fed* the rock doves into his balcony of his house. Now that he passed away,there is a rock dove which is hatching the eggs into the flower jar. I know that if he was still alive he would be happy. * You have to use "fed" and not "has been feeding", because you said: "When my grandpa WAS alive" so if he WAS alive, you cannot use the term " has been feeding".

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