yogi2005  +  88726 Sun, 10 Apr 05 11:11 PM Hello, Sometimes I'm a little confused with past tenses. Could you tell me which of the below are correct? 1. I was watching tv when my sister was talking on the phone. 2. I was watching tv when my sister talked on the phone. 3. I watched tv when my sister talked on the phone. 4. When I watched tv my sister talked on the phone. 5. When I was watching tv my sister was talking on the phone. thank you yogi2005 Joined on Thu, Mar 31 2005 Full Member 197 Tenses, Past Tenses

	CalifJim  +  88781 Mon, 11 Apr 05 08:08 AM You should use "while" instead of "when" in all five. Then all five will be correct. The abbreviation for television is capitalized: TV CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,463 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Abbreviations

	yogi2005  +  88995 Mon, 11 Apr 05 07:14 PM thank you CJ. I would like to ask two additional questions to clear my doubts. 1)This a sentence form my grammar book , I was washing my hair when the telephone rang. If the above is corect why 2. I was watching tv when my sister talked on the phone. is incorrect. 2)What is the difference between the sentences below? a) I was watching TV while my sister was talking on the phone. b)I watched TV while my sister talked on the phone. thank you yogi2005 Grammar, Difference Between