Latin A-Level
Dum with the present indicative for ongoing action
What Dum with the present indicative for ongoing action means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Dum with the present indicative for ongoing action
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Meaning 'while', it regularly takes the present indicative even in a past narrative because the action is viewed as ongoing, and is translated with an English past continuous such as 'was doing'.
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