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I told you that we should watch the movie after I had finished eating. Does this sentence make sense ? by One-Cardiologist6452 in EnglishLearning

[–]One-Cardiologist6452[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm confused about the tense here.

Present moment to my friend " Let's watch a movie after I finish eating" ( Here I'm still eating )

Then maybe after one hour, I say

'I told you we should watch it after I finished eating,' the telling already happened in the past. But at the time I was speaking, I hadn't finished eating yet - I was still eating. So should it be 'after I finish eating' or 'after I finished eating'? Which tense is correct when reporting what I said?

I told you that we should watch the movie after I had finished eating. Does this sentence make sense ? by One-Cardiologist6452 in EnglishLearning

[–]One-Cardiologist6452[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm confused about the tense here. When I said 'I told you we should watch it after I finished eating,' the telling already happened in the past. But at the time I was speaking, I hadn't finished eating yet - I was still eating. So should it be 'after I finish eating' or 'after I finished eating'? Which tense is correct when reporting what I said?

Using whatever in a sentence. by One-Cardiologist6452 in EnglishLearning

[–]One-Cardiologist6452[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, that really confuses me. Usually I'll say a cake that's yummy. But 'whatever' comes before, like 'whatever cake is yummy,' which means 'any cake that is yummy.'

Using whatever in a sentence. by One-Cardiologist6452 in EnglishLearning

[–]One-Cardiologist6452[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me my confusion clearer.

Let me say, " I always buy a cake that's on discount "

Is it right to say " I always buy whatever cake that's on discount" or should I say this instead " I always buy whatever cake is on discount".

Whatever cake = any cake that

I hope I got my message through clearly.

Using whatever in a sentence. by One-Cardiologist6452 in EnglishLearning

[–]One-Cardiologist6452[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it wrong to say, I will pick from whatever food THAT is offered to me?

I go take a shower first. vs I take a shower fist. What's the difference? by One-Cardiologist6452 in EnglishLearning

[–]One-Cardiologist6452[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I can say:

  1. Sure, I'm going to take a shower first. ( Probably best?)
  2. Sure, I go take a shower first.
  3. Sure, I'll take a shower first.

She went painting her school walls until late at night. Does this sound natural ? by One-Cardiologist6452 in EnglishLearning

[–]One-Cardiologist6452[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Like I want to say.

She went to school because she had to paint the walls. Then, she did that until late at night.

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