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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Can native tell me if it's "looked or looking"
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Every time I looked up at him, he was looking at me.
Every time I looked up at him, he looked at me.
Every time I looked up at him, he was looking at me.
Every time I looked up at him, he looked at me.
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Hi, Both are fine. The first one suggests that the act of looking—or rather staring—was continuous, and is therefore used to emphasize that, perhaps in an attempt to show it in a negative light, namely expressing this act as annoying and unpleasant. Regards
- Hi, Both are fine.
- The first one suggests that the act of looking—or rather staring—was continuous, and is therefore used to emphasize that, perhaps in an attempt to show it in a negative light, namely expressing this act as annoying and unpleasant.
- Regards
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Hi,
Both are fine. The first one suggests that the act of looking—or rather staring—was continuous,
and is therefore used to emphasize that, perhaps in an attempt to show it in a negative light,
namely expressing this act as annoying and unpleasant.
Regards
Both are fine. The first one suggests that the act of looking—or rather staring—was continuous,
and is therefore used to emphasize that, perhaps in an attempt to show it in a negative light,
namely expressing this act as annoying and unpleasant.
Regards
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