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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Past progressive or past perfect progressive

I would like to ask you if both of the following sentences are correct or only past perfect progressive must be used.

We were living there for 2 years when he moved there.
We had been living there for 2 years when he moved there.
  

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Past perfect is required; 'when' otherwise confuses the order of events.

— Mister Micawber

  • Past perfect is required; 'when' otherwise confuses the order of events.
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Past perfect is required; 'when' otherwise confuses the order of events.
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