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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

confused with english tenses

is there a difference between the following sentences?
1.I was doing my homework yesterday.
2.I did my homework yesterday.
If there is,when do you say one over the other?
  

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#2 - Statment of a fact of a past action. #1 - I expect more: I was doing my homework yesterday while my brother was doing the dishes. I was doing my homework yesterday when the phone rang.

— Philip

  • #2 - Statment of a fact of a past action.
  • #1 - I expect more: I was doing my homework yesterday while my brother was doing the dishes.
  • I was doing my homework yesterday when the phone rang.
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#2 - Statment of a fact of a past action. #1 - I expect more: I was doing my homework yesterday while my brother was doing the dishes. I was doing my homework yesterday when the phone rang.
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Anonymousa difference ... ?
Yes.

Kate: I was doing my homework yesterday.
Bill: And then what?

Kate: I did my homework yesterday.
Bill: Good for you. I haven't even started to do mine.
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In other words, you don't normally say the first one unless you are going to say what happened during or at the e
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