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Always found vs. always finds #1 (permalink) Mon Nov 29, 2004 5:18 am   Always found vs. always finds
 

Test No. errors/inter-15 "Sleep well", question 1

She was always finding it difficult to get up in the morning.

(a) was always finding
(b) to
(c) in

Test No. errors/inter-15 "Sleep well", answer 1

She always found it difficult to get up in the morning.

Correct entry: always found
The error was: (a) was always finding

You have found the error but your entry is incorrect.
She always finds it difficult to get up in the morning.
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couldn't it be in present tense, if not why?
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Always found #2 (permalink) Mon Nov 29, 2004 10:38 am   Always found
 

What you have written is grammatically correct but in this context the whole story is told in the past and so in this sentence for consistency you also need the past form.
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