Should I say 'was still hoping' or 'still hoped,' 'was trying' or 'tried'?
Should I say 'was still hoping' or 'still hoped,' 'was trying' or 'tried'?
Mommy had left us when I was seven. It had been 11 years since her disappearance. Daddy (was still hoping, still hoped) that she was alive, but I (was trying, tried) to forget her.
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Both versions are correct in both cases, but I suggest that the contrast would be nicely emphasized if you used the continuous tense and then the simple tense. Daddy was still hoping that she was alive, but I tried to forget her. Others may have different opinions on this.
- Both versions are correct in both cases, but I suggest that the contrast would be nicely emphasized if you used the continuous tense and then the simple tense.
- Daddy was still hoping that she was alive, but I tried to forget her.
- Others may have different opinions on this.
- CJ
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Both versions are correct in both cases, but I suggest that the contrast would be nicely emphasized if you used the continuous tense and then the simple tense.
Daddy was still hoping that she was alive, but I tried to forget her.
Others may have different opinions on this.
CJ
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