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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
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Could you check whether the following sentences are right?
Thank you.

1. I was living in Japan for three years when I was offered a new jobs in China.
2. I was living in Japan for three years before I moved to China.
  

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lucas21c 1. 2. I was living in Japan for three years before I moved to China.

— CalifJim

  • lucas21c 1.
  • 2.
  • I was living in Japan for three years before I moved to China.
  • The combination of the past continuous with a for -phrase of time is unnatural.
  • I had (already) worked in Japan for three years [when I was offered a new job in China / before I moved to China].
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lucas21c1. I was living in Japan for three years when I was offered a new jobs in China.2. I was living in Japan for three years before I moved to China.
The combination of the past continuous with a for-phrase of time is unnatural.

I had (already) worked in Japan for three years [when I was offered a new job in Chin
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