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Olive file 673 Posted 8 years ago
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Past perfect progressive
Is it okay to use the past perfect progressive in this example? I couldn`t sleep because I had been watching a scary movie.
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olive file 673 Is it okay to use the past perfect progressive in this example? I couldn`t sleep because I had been watching a scary movie. Yes, it's OK.
- olive file 673 Is it okay to use the past perfect progressive in this example?
- I couldn`t sleep because I had been watching a scary movie.
- Yes, it's OK.
- '.
- At least that's my opinion.
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olive file 673Is it okay to use the past perfect progressive in this example? I couldn`t sleep because I had been watching a scary movie.
Yes, it's OK. It sounds like something that happened quite a while ago because if it only happened last night we'd more likely say 'because I was watching ...'. At least that's my opinion.
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