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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Living
I was living in Africa two years ago. Or
I lived in Africa two years ago.
Are both useable and interchangeable?
What's the difference between using living and lived. Thank yoU!
I lived in Africa two years ago.
Are both useable and interchangeable?
What's the difference between using living and lived. Thank yoU!
Top answer
Are both useable? Yes. Both forms are very common.
- Are both useable?
- Yes.
- Both forms are very common.
- interchangeable?
- Pretty much so.
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Are both useable? Yes. Both forms are very common.
interchangeable? Pretty much so.
interchangeable? Pretty much so.
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1 I was living in Africa two years ago.
2 I lived in Africa two years ago.
To my ear, 1 sounds like you're starting a story. You are about to give details about what happened while you were living in Africa. 2, on the other hand, sounds like you've begun and finished what you have to say all in one sentence, as if you were just filling out a form that listed the main points of your
2 I lived in Africa two years ago.
To my ear, 1 sounds like you're starting a story. You are about to give details about what happened while you were living in Africa. 2, on the other hand, sounds like you've begun and finished what you have to say all in one sentence, as if you were just filling out a form that listed the main points of your
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