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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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past progressive

0In the past progressive or past which is correct.02br
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00I tried to phone you last night at 7. Were you watching TV or I tried phoning you last night at 7 Were you watching Tv... Could you please tell me which is correct with an explaintation. If it is I tried to phone or I tried phoning you?02br
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00«I tried phoning you» and02br
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00«I tried to phone you» are ok.02br
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00And both are in Past Simple.0-
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0Would last night at 7:00 I was trying to phone you be correct or is it incorrect because we did not ask what the person was doing at that time?0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Would last night at 7:00 I was trying to phone you be correct or is it incorrect because we did not ask what the person was doing at that time?02font02br
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00Yes, it needs a correct context.02br
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00You could walk into a room and say to me, 01font

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