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Taka Posted 4 years ago
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Stand

What exactly is the difference in meaning between these two?


·She stood there looking at the waves.

·She was standing there looking at the waves.

  

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Taka ·She stood there looking at the waves. You report a past event. Taka She was standing there looking at the waves.

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  • Taka ·She stood there looking at the waves.
  • You report a past event.
  • Taka She was standing there looking at the waves.
  • You are emphasizing the passage of time.
  • I read a novel yesterday.
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Taka·She stood there looking at the waves.

You report a past event.

TakaShe was standing there looking at the waves.

You are emphasizing the passage of time.

I read a novel yesterday.

I was reading a novel the whole of afternoon yesterday.

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