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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Past Simple vs Past Continuous
Which sentence is correct:
1.I searched for it for 10 years.
2.I was searching for it for 10 years.
In my opinion the right sentence is the sentence number 1 - there is no point at time needed when we use Past Continuous. Am I right?
Thanks in advance.
1.I searched for it for 10 years.
2.I was searching for it for 10 years.
In my opinion the right sentence is the sentence number 1 - there is no point at time needed when we use Past Continuous. Am I right?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Both are correct. If you want to emphasize just how long it took, then the continuous makes perfect sense. Can you believe?
- Both are correct.
- If you want to emphasize just how long it took, then the continuous makes perfect sense.
- Can you believe?
- I was searching for it for 10 years, and there it was, in my backyard the whole time!
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Both are correct.
If you want to emphasize just how long it took, then the continuous makes perfect sense.
Can you believe? I was searching for it for 10 years, and there it was, in my backyard the whole time!
If you want to emphasize just how long it took, then the continuous makes perfect sense.
Can you believe? I was searching for it for 10 years, and there it was, in my backyard the whole time!
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