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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Same sentence different tenses

what is the difference between:
a) We watched TV all night.
b) We were watching TV all night.
Could you please explain the context in which we use these sentences?

Thank you a lot,
Mia
  

Top answer

There isn't much of a difference. They are both past tense. As for context, you can use both sentences to answer the question: What did you do yesterday?

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  • There isn't much of a difference.
  • They are both past tense.
  • As for context, you can use both sentences to answer the question: What did you do yesterday?
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There isn't much of a difference. They are both past tense.

As for context, you can use both sentences to answer the question: What did you do yesterday?
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Anonymousa) We watched TV all night.
A friend: "What did you do yesterday?"

We didn't do much, really. We took a walk in the afternoon and had dinner at 7. Then we watched TV all night.
Anonymousb) We were watching TV all night.
The police: "One of your neighbors was murdered at 10 o'clock last night. Wh
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