Question

как будет правильно: he did not like when people make noise or he did not like when people made noise

Answer 1

He didn't like when people made noise.

Answer 2

He did not like when people made noise

Answer 3

Both sentences are correct, but they have slightly different meanings and usage.

1. "He did not like when people make noise."

This sentence uses the present tense "make" to indicate a habitual dislike in the past. It suggests that in the past, whenever people made noise, he did not like it. It implies a general dislike for noise-making in the past, without specifying a particular instance.

2. "He did not like when people made noise."

This sentence uses the past tense "made," which indicates a specific instance or instances in the past when people made noise, and he did not like it. It focuses on individual occasions when noise was made and emphasizes his dislike during those specific events.

So, the choice between the two sentences depends on what you want to convey. If you want to talk about a general dislike for noise-making in the past, use the first sentence. If you want to emphasize specific instances in the past when noise was made, use the second sentence.