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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Past
Hello, I would like to ask whether the past simple or past continuous is correct in the following sentences.
We were very frightened. He did not breathe/was not breathing.
After the accident he did not move/was not moving.
Or are both tenses possible in these sentences?
Thank you
We were very frightened. He did not breathe/was not breathing.
After the accident he did not move/was not moving.
Or are both tenses possible in these sentences?
Thank you
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If they're all related, I would say: We were very frightened because he wasn't breathing or moving after the accident.
- If they're all related, I would say: We were very frightened because he wasn't breathing or moving after the accident.
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If they're all related, I would say:
We were very frightened because he wasn't breathing or moving after the accident.
We were very frightened because he wasn't breathing or moving after the accident.
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