I don't know which tense to use
The Assyrians were living/ lived/ had lived/ had been living there long before the Romans came and took their lands.
Which one is correct?
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Are you sure you have written the correct sentence? I'm making a guess as the structure of the sentence is awkward and that is ' lived '.
- Are you sure you have written the correct sentence?
- I'm making a guess as the structure of the sentence is awkward and that is ' lived '.
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Are you sure you have written the correct sentence?
I'm making a guess as the structure of the sentence is awkward and that is 'lived'.
0NecrophagistWhich one is correct?
Technically, they are all grammatically correct, but some are better than others. Here's how I rank them, from best to worst.
They had been living there ...
They had lived there ...
They lived there ...
They were living there ...
(I am really not happy with the last two.)
CJ
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