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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Hello, could you please tell me whether there is any difference in meaning between the following two sentences.

He earned much more than me.

He was earning much more than me.

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Hi, could you please tell me whether there is any difference in meaning between the following two sentences. He earned much more than me. Simply states a fact about the past.

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  • Hi, could you please tell me whether there is any difference in meaning between the following two sentences.
  • He earned much more than me.
  • Simply states a fact about the past.
  • He was earning much more than me .
  • Usually said to make the listener think it was happening for a period of time.
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Hi,

could you please tell me whether there is any difference in meaning between the following two sentences.

He earned much more than me. Simply states a fact about the past.

He was earning much more than me. Usually said to make the listener think it was ha
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Hi,

The first one is past simple which is used for the action which is finished in the past, while the second one is past progressive and indicate the duration in the past.

Regards

Iman
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He earned much more than me (on that occasion).

He earned much more than me (for doing that particular job that took three hours to do).

He earned much more than me (in total during that period of time in the past).

He was earning much more than me (on each paycheck we received during that period of time in the past).

CJ
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