When were you?

BlackCitadel · #1 (permalink) Fri Jul 22, 2011 19:57 pm *When were you?*

Hello,

When..............(be/you) at 8.15 yesterday when you............(hear) the news?

Is this answer correct?

When were you at 8.15 yesterday when you hear the news?

Or: When were you at 8.15 yesterday when you were hearing the new?
But I know that sense verbs don't take (ing) at the end,and (hear) is a sense of verb as well as (smell, taste, look,feel)

Or When were you at 8.15 yesterday when you heard the news?

Which one is correct??

A really difficult example!!! wheew!!

Dozy · #2 (permalink) Fri Jul 22, 2011 20:37 pm *Re: When were you?*

Are you sure the question isn't "Where..............(be/you) at 8.15 yesterday ... "?

Beeesneees · #3 (permalink) Fri Jul 22, 2011 20:40 pm *When were you?*

Neither is correct. You cannot use 'when' at the beginning.

Where were you at 8.15 yesterday when you heard the news?
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BlackCitadel · #4 (permalink) Fri Jul 22, 2011 21:09 pm *When were you?*

No, sorry I made a mistake, I meant "where"..yes..

And why we made the verb "hear after "when" in past simple?

Shouldn't it be in "past progressive"?

Beeesneees · #5 (permalink) Fri Jul 22, 2011 22:11 pm *When were you?*

No. Past simple is fine. We are speaking about one incidence of hearing the news which took place completely in the past and is now over.
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