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fixed the roof while the sun was shining

fixed the roof while the sun was shining is the simple past and past participle of fix the roof while the sun is shining.

Meaning of fix the roof while the sun is shining

Verb

fix the roof while the sun is shining (third-person singular simple present fixes the roof while the sun is shining, present participle fixing the roof while the sun is shining, simple past and past participle fixed the roof while the sun was shining)

  1. (idiomatic, proverbial) To deal with a problem or potential problem while conditions are favorable.
    • You state it well: we should fix the roof while the sun is shining, and expand our nuclear-electric generating capacity while interest rates are low1986, The Economist - Volume 299 - Page 4

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What is fixed the roof while the sun was shining the simple past and past participle of?
Fixed the roof while the sun was shining is the simple past and past participle of fix the roof while the sun is shining.

Words near fixed the roof while the sun was shining in the dictionary

  1. fixed someone's wagon
  2. fixed star
  3. fixed stars
  4. fixed term
  5. fixed terms
  6. fixed the roof while the sun was shining
  7. fixed to
  8. fixed up
  9. fixed upon
  10. fixed wave
  11. fixed waves

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