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Tanis20 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Difference between "Were you hoping" and "You hoped"

What is difference between "Were you hoping" and "You hoped"?


"Were you hoping for more girlish clothes?

You hoped for more girlish clothes? "



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" is possible in conversational English, but it does not have the grammatical form of a question. Instead, it is a statement turned into a question. ".

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  • " is possible in conversational English, but it does not have the grammatical form of a question.
  • Instead, it is a statement turned into a question.
  • ".
  • So, to compare like with like you should be looking at: Were you hoping for more girlish clothes?
  • Did you hope for more girlish clothes?
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"You hoped for more girlish clothes?" is possible in conversational English, but it does not have the grammatical form of a question. Instead, it is a statement turned into a question. The fully-formed question would be "Did you hope for more girlish clothes?". So, to compare like with like you should be looking at:

Were you hoping for more girlish clothes?
Did you hope for

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