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Olive file 673 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Past simple or past continuous

I would like to know which one is preferable, or are both possible? It is raining now but this morning the sun was shining brightly or it is raining now but this morning the sun shone brightly.

  

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Both are possible. The first one seems slightly more harmonious to me. Some people might prefer a comma after "now".

— GPY

  • Both are possible.
  • The first one seems slightly more harmonious to me.
  • Some people might prefer a comma after "now".
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Both are possible. The first one seems slightly more harmonious to me. Some people might prefer a comma after "now".

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