A difficult question
Someone next door ........... heavy metal music all night long. I didn’t get a wink of sleep.
a) was playing b) had been playing
I had this sentence in an exam and I chose 'b' , but my friend says 'a' is the correct answer. Is he right?
Top answer
Yes, A. There is no reason here to use Past Perfect.
- Yes, A.
- There is no reason here to use Past Perfect.
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The past continuous (was playing) is used when we want to suggest an open time period. That is, it has no definite beginning or end. In contradiction, we are told that this happened 'all night long', and I take a night to have a definite beginning and end. Still, you can find at least a few examples online of the past continuous with 'all night long'. I only found eight on fra
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