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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
sitting
Hello, I would like to ask you about the following sentence.
I was sitting there before I left. Why is the past continuous used here? Is it necessary to use it or can we just use the past simple? I sat there before I left. What is the difference between these two sentences? Thank you very much
I was sitting there before I left. Why is the past continuous used here? Is it necessary to use it or can we just use the past simple? I sat there before I left. What is the difference between these two sentences? Thank you very much
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Hi, Another possibility: I had been sitting there before I left. LS
- Hi, Another possibility: I had been sitting there before I left.
- LS
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The past simple is possible. In this particular sentence, there is not a great deal of difference in meaning, in my opinion.
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