A puzzling question
I...............football from three o'clock to four o'clock yesterday.
a) played b) was playing
I think both are correct, but with difference in meaning. Am I right?
Top answer
What difference do you see, please? Clive
- What difference do you see, please?
- Clive
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Omar Ahmedfrom three o'clock to four o'clock yesterday
This part of the sentence expresses a period of time.
Other expressions like that are for an hour, for two days, for three months, etc.
Expressions of periods of time are not often found in sentences with the past continuous. For example, Google Ngrams finds very
0Consider these two conversations:
A: Did I see you in the grocery store at about 4 pm yesterday?
B: No, I was playing football from three o'clock to four o'clock. It must have been my brother who you saw. We look alike.
A: What did you do yesterday after school?
B: I played football from three o'clock to four o'clock. Then I went home and did my home
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