Question
1. While I was walking on the sidewalk, I was playing a game on my smartphone.
2. When I was walking on the sidewalk, I was playing a game on my smartphone.
(Is #2 grammatical?)
3. While I walked on the sidewalk, I played a game on my smartphone.
4. When I walked on the sidewalk, I played a game on my smartphone.
(Can we use both #3 and #4?)
2. When I was walking on the sidewalk, I was playing a game on my smartphone.
(Is #2 grammatical?)
3. While I walked on the sidewalk, I played a game on my smartphone.
4. When I walked on the sidewalk, I played a game on my smartphone.
(Can we use both #3 and #4?)
Answers
Reed
Yes, they are all correct. The verb tenses match in both clauses in all four.