He worked/he was working on last night
He moves away from the window and into his studio to take a look at the painting he worked/was working on last night.
- Would you write 'he worked on' or 'he was working on'?
- Is the sentence OK?
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anonymous - Would you write 'he worked on' or 'he was working on'? They both work, but it depends on the setting. For instance, if there is some issue about which painting he chose to work on, "worked on" is better.
- anonymous - Would you write 'he worked on' or 'he was working on'?
- They both work, but it depends on the setting.
- For instance, if there is some issue about which painting he chose to work on, "worked on" is better.
- If he always works on paintings at night, and it hardly matters which one it was, "working on" is better.
- There are countless other criteria that might affect the choice.
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anonymous- Would you write 'he worked on' or 'he was working on'?
They both work, but it depends on the setting. For instance, if there is some issue about which painting he chose to work on, "worked on" is better. If he always works on paintings at night, and it hardly matters which one it was, "working on" is better. There are countless other criteria tha
0anonymousWould you write 'he worked on' or 'he was working on'?
I would write "he was working on".
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