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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Past tense
Hi, could you please help me with the following sentences?
I could not go to the party. It was the day I was babysitting for Jane and Tom.
Why is the past progressive used here? Could we just use the past simple instead?
I could not go to the party. It was the day I babysat for Jane and Tom.
And how about these sentences: Where were you yesterday? I looked for you everywhere. I was looking for you everywhere. Can we use both tenses to express the same meaning?
Thank you very much
I could not go to the party. It was the day I was babysitting for Jane and Tom.
Why is the past progressive used here? Could we just use the past simple instead?
I could not go to the party. It was the day I babysat for Jane and Tom.
And how about these sentences: Where were you yesterday? I looked for you everywhere. I was looking for you everywhere. Can we use both tenses to express the same meaning?
Thank you very much
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In those examples I see no significant difference between the two versions in each case. Rover
- In those examples I see no significant difference between the two versions in each case.
- Rover
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In those examples I see no significant difference between the two versions in each case.
Rover
Rover
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