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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Past progressive and duration
let's say that i repaired the car yesterday from 4 pm till 6 pm. I
want to tell about this somebody and highlight the process of this.
I say
I was repairing my car from 4 till 6 pm.
Is it ok ? I know that we usually use perfect continuous aspect when
we have a duration but I do not have a point in the past to look back from. So, the perfect aspect has nothing to "connect to" in my example.
want to tell about this somebody and highlight the process of this.
I say
I was repairing my car from 4 till 6 pm.
Is it ok ? I know that we usually use perfect continuous aspect when
we have a duration but I do not have a point in the past to look back from. So, the perfect aspect has nothing to "connect to" in my example.
Top answer
Past continuous ( not perfect) is used to show duration of a matrix action within which another action occurred. If you use the good sentence 'I was repairing my car from 4 to 6 PM', then the context will of necessity contain reference somewhere to another past action. '
- Past continuous ( not perfect) is used to show duration of a matrix action within which another action occurred.
- If you use the good sentence 'I was repairing my car from 4 to 6 PM', then the context will of necessity contain reference somewhere to another past action.
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Past continuous (not perfect) is used to show duration of a matrix action within which another action occurred. If you use the good sentence 'I was repairing my car from 4 to 6 PM', then the context will of necessity contain reference somewhere to another past action. For instance, your sentence might be a reply to the inquiry 'Why didn't you hear the phone ring when I call you this aftern
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