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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Past Simple vs Past Progressive
Please help me choose the correct option. This is very difficult for me. Thanks!
1. Some strange things were happening while I entered/was entering the mall last week. Small children ran/were running from place to place andshouted/were shouting. I understood that a big show was about to begin. The children were excited and wanted to find a good place to watch the show.
2. We were talking about Dan when he suddenly walked into the room. He knew that we talked/were talking about him. He asked, "Did you talk/Were you talking" about me?"
3. When I came home yesterday, all the cats were sleeping. But at night, while I was sleeping, they played/were playing loudly and disturbed/were disturbingus all.
4. I got up early this morning. I sat/was sitting in the kitchen drank/was drinking while the others were still sleeping.
1. Some strange things were happening while I entered/was entering the mall last week. Small children ran/were running from place to place andshouted/were shouting. I understood that a big show was about to begin. The children were excited and wanted to find a good place to watch the show.
2. We were talking about Dan when he suddenly walked into the room. He knew that we talked/were talking about him. He asked, "Did you talk/Were you talking" about me?"
3. When I came home yesterday, all the cats were sleeping. But at night, while I was sleeping, they played/were playing loudly and disturbed/were disturbingus all.
4. I got up early this morning. I sat/was sitting in the kitchen drank/was drinking while the others were still sleeping.
Top answer
1. Some strange things were happening [ < Here's your clue ] when I entered the mall last week. Small children were running from place to place and (were) shouting .
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- Some strange things were happening [ < Here's your clue ] when I entered the mall last week.
- Small children were running from place to place and (were) shouting .
- I understood that a big show was about to begin.
- The children were excited and wanted to find a good place to watch the show.
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1. Some strange things were happening [< Here's your clue] when I entered the mall last week. Small children were running from place to place and (were) shouting. I understood that a big show was about to begin. The children were excited and wanted to find a good place to watch the show.
2. We were talking [
2. We were talking [
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CalifJim3. When I came home yesterday, all the cats were sleeping. But at night, while I was sleeping, they were playing loudly and were disturbing us all. ['disturbed' would also work if you were thinking of this as one disturbance.]Thanks for the help! I now understand it better. Regarding #3, could it also be "played" and "disturbed", so that the "played"
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AnonymousRegarding #3, could it also be "played" and "disturbed"Yes. That's another possibility.
Anonymousso that the "played" is something unexpected?I don't think "played" makes it unexpected.
CJ
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