http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HiJim/nnwc/post.htm#67764Sat, 15 Jan 2005 07:09:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:67764meg25891http://www.englishforums.com/English/HiJim/nnwc/post.htm#67764http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-67764.xmlHi Jim! <br />How are you? <br />I hope you are still online. Could you please answer my questions I just posted in the same section(General English Grammar...) of this forum? I am looking forward to your reply. <br />Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionAboutWhen/nnhn/post.htm#67758Sat, 15 Jan 2005 06:45:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:67758CalifJim2http://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionAboutWhen/nnhn/post.htm#67758http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-67758.xmlIt means "When did the interview begin?" <br />You can answer by saying, "The interview was at 3 o'clock", meaning "The interview began at 3 o'clock". <br /> <br />You do have another choice, however, if you want to be even more specific. You can answer, "The interview was from 3 o'clock to 4 o'clock". This is giving more information than was asked for, but there's no harm in that! (Usually the questioner is not expecting such a detailed answer.) <br /> <br />Another choice is to interpret the question as more general and answer "The interview was on Monday" or "The interview was last week". In these cases the entire event takes place within the specified time period and the focus on the beginning of the event is neutralized. <br /> <br />Normally, "when is", "when was", with an event which takes more than a moment singles out the beginning of the event. <br /> <br />When is the concert? When was the exam? When was his surgery? When is the wedding? <br /> <br />CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionAboutWhen/nnhv/post.htm#67749Sat, 15 Jan 2005 06:09:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:67749Casi5http://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionAboutWhen/nnhv/post.htm#67749http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-67749.xml<STRONG>when</STRONG> functions as an adverb in that context. It replaces a time, like this, <br /> <br />Statement: Your interview was over <STRONG>at 3:00</STRONG>. <br />Question1: Your interview was over <STRONG>when</STRONG>? <br />Question2: <STRONG>When</STRONG> was your interview over?http://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionAboutWhen/nnhc/post.htm#67747Sat, 15 Jan 2005 05:41:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:67747just the truth3http://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionAboutWhen/nnhc/post.htm#67747http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-67747.xmlbut we do not know it means when did the interview begin or when was the interview over ? <br />so i feel it is not correct <br /> <br />>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br /> <br />Isn't that the purpose of the question form, Guest; to find out these issues of time?http://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionAboutWhen/nncm/post.htm#67672Fri, 14 Jan 2005 22:48:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:67672Pemmican4http://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionAboutWhen/nncm/post.htm#67672http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-67672.xmlWe don't know when "exactly" it was, what we do know, is that it is over. <br />It took place some time in the past.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionAboutWhen/nnbm/post.htm#67655Fri, 14 Jan 2005 17:45:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:67655Guest5http://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionAboutWhen/nnbm/post.htm#67655http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-67655.xmlbut we do not know it means when did the interview begin or when was the interview over ? <br />so i feel it is not correcthttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionAboutWhen/nmkw/post.htm#67515Fri, 14 Jan 2005 01:13:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:67515just the truth6http://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionAboutWhen/nmkw/post.htm#67515http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-67515.xmlwhen was your interview ? <br />this sentence is correct ? why ? <br /> <br />>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br /> <br />Because it's an example of grammatical, natural English.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionAboutWhen/nmwq/post.htmThu, 13 Jan 2005 20:47:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:67489Guest7http://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionAboutWhen/nmwq/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-67489.xmlwhen was your interview ? <br />this sentence is correct ? why ?