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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Past simple vs. past progressive

Could you please tell me which of the following sentences are correct?

When I was starting to learn English, I made a lot of mistakes.

When I was starting to learn English, I was making a lot of mistakes.

When I started to learn English, I made a lot of mistakes.

When I started to learn English, I was making a lot of mistakes.
  

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These are the good choices: When I was starting to learn English, I made a lot of mistakes. When I started to learn English, I made a lot of mistakes.

  • These are the good choices: When I was starting to learn English, I made a lot of mistakes.
  • When I started to learn English, I made a lot of mistakes.
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These are the good choices:

When I was starting to learn English, I made a lot of mistakes.

When I started to learn English, I made a lot of mistakes.

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