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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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I read / was reading a book

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If I answer the question "What did you do last night?" "I read a book.", does it mean that I finished the book?
  

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", does it mean that I finished the book? No. Not necessarily.

— CalifJim

  • ", does it mean that I finished the book?
  • No.
  • Not necessarily.
  • It could mean that you read part of a book.
  • You did some book-reading.
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AnonymousIf I answer the question "What did you do last night?" "I read a book.", does it mean that I finished the book?

No. Not necessarily. It could mean that you read part of a book. You did some book-reading.

CJ
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If I didn't mean that I hadn't finished the book, I would say something like:

I was reading

I read part of XX

I read more of XX

I read for a while

I read some

This is only my own personal style, not a rule.
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