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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Please, help me to explain
I found a grammar exersise with a sentence "Edison accepted the offer and soon he had/was having regular lessons." I feel that the right option is was having, but i don't know how to explain it to my students. It doesn't fit ti any of the past continuous rules that i'm aware of. Thanks in advance!
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If you want to emphasize the duration of the Edison's learning process, then use "was having"; if you want to draw attention to the fact of taking regular lessons, use"had".
- If you want to emphasize the duration of the Edison's learning process, then use "was having"; if you want to draw attention to the fact of taking regular lessons, use"had".
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If you want to emphasize the duration of the Edison's learning process, then use "was having"; if you want to draw attention to the fact of taking regular lessons, use"had".
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