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Olgaa Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Past Simple or Past Continuous

Hello! Is there a necessity to emphasize a process with the help of Continuous aspect while describing the situation as in the following example or I can simply use Past Simple?
I was walking along the street when suddenly I heard footsteps behind me. Someone was following/ followed me.
  

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Hi, Is there a necessity to emphasize a process with the help of Continuous aspect while describing the situation as in the following example or I can simply use Past Simple? I was walking along the street when suddenly I heard footsteps behind me. Someone was following/ followed me.

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  • Hi, Is there a necessity to emphasize a process with the help of Continuous aspect while describing the situation as in the following example or I can simply use Past Simple?
  • I was walking along the street when suddenly I heard footsteps behind me.
  • Someone was following/ followed me.
  • Definitely use Continuous.
  • The whole focus of the narrative is that the activities of 'walking' and 'following' are actually in progress.
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Hi,
Is there a necessity to emphasize a process with the help of Continuous aspect while describing the situation as in the following example or I can simply use Past Simple?
I was walking along the street when suddenly I heard footsteps behind me. Someone was following/ followed me.

Definitely use Continuous. The whole focus of the narrative is that the activities of 'walk
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