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i watched television vs i watched the television

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I watched television' is a general statement indicating that you watched TV in general. 'I watched the television' refers to a specific television set that you watched. The choice between the two depends on whether you are referring to watching TV in general or a specific TV set.

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i watched television

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that you watched TV in general without specifying a particular television set.

Examples:

  • I watched television all day yesterday.
  • She enjoys watching television in the evening.
  • Do you watch television often?
  • And then I went home and I, I watched television until television went off. And then I played my records until I just didn't want to hear them. Anymore and finally I  ...
  • If you only want to talk about the activity of watching television, you should say: "I watched television yesterday." Thanks for the A2A, ...
  • I watch television every evening. (Present Simple) I watched television yesterday evening. (Past Simple). watched is the Past Simple: ...
  • Jan 8, 2015 ... Rose Eveleth ‏@roseveleth Jan 8. If I watched television this would be really useful: http://www.spylight.com/. 0 replies 0 retweets 2 favorites.

Alternatives:

  • I watched TV
  • I watched some television shows
  • I watched a program on television
  • I watched a show on TV
  • I watched a movie on TV

i watched the television

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to specify that you watched a particular television set.

Examples:

  • I watched the television in the living room.
  • He fixed the television that I watched last night.
  • The television in the hotel room was huge.
  • The television in the store was showing the news.
  • The television in my bedroom is broken.
  • Aug 13, 2014 ... I watched the television show “Castle”. In the television show Richard Castle is a writer who gets to ride along with Detective Kate Becket and ...
  • i saw the ceiling spin. and i saw the room shift. and i watched the television flicker . and i let my mind drift. i would give anything in the world up for you, but i will ...
  • Power, rightly applied, makes truth. As I watched the television screen, the fragment of Orwell that had been dancing just beyond the grasp of my consciousness ...
  • Nov 7, 2014 ... I thought of Twain's critique of American elections, which includes tales of incompetence, corruption and lies, as I watched the television news ...

Alternatives:

  • I watched that TV
  • I watched the TV in the living room
  • I watched the program on the TV
  • I watched the show on the TV
  • I watched the movie on the TV

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