Correct sentences?
A: I wouldn’t be surprised if they were looking for another option to solve the problem.
B: I wouldn’t be surprised if they looked for another option to solve the problem.
Are the both sentences above correct? Do they mean almost the same thing?
Top answer
Yes, they're correct. To me, they're the same relatively because based on the definition of the past continues tense, it's used to talk about actions that were in progress at the time of speaking while simple past tense is used to talk about a complete action in a time before now.
- Yes, they're correct.
- To me, they're the same relatively because based on the definition of the past continues tense, it's used to talk about actions that were in progress at the time of speaking while simple past tense is used to talk about a complete action in a time before now.
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Yes, they're correct. To me, they're the same relatively because based on the definition of the past continues tense, it's used to talk about actions that were in progress at the time of speaking while simple past tense is used to talk about a complete action in a time before now.
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