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Kilimanjaro Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Past continuous vs Simple Past
On 14 November 1998, Peter Hillary, Eric Phillips and Jon Muir ---- across the enormous continent of Antarctica
A) were walking
B) have walked
C) walked
D) are walking
E) have been walking
"A" and "C" seem equally correct with different shades of meaning. How would you substantiate one's validity over the other? Do both choices work equally correctly?
A) were walking
B) have walked
C) walked
D) are walking
E) have been walking
"A" and "C" seem equally correct with different shades of meaning. How would you substantiate one's validity over the other? Do both choices work equally correctly?
Top answer
One can't walk across the entire continent in just one day, which is what C implies. CB
- One can't walk across the entire continent in just one day, which is what C implies.
- CB
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One can't walk across the entire continent in just one day, which is what C implies.
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