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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Hello, I would like to ask you about the following sentences. Can we use them all? Are there any differences in meaning?
When I was teaching her Spanish, she was not preparing regularly.
When I was teaching her Spanish, she did not prepare regularly.
When I taught her Spanish, she was not preparing regularly.
When I taught her Spanish, she did not prepare regularly.
Thank you very much in advance.
When I was teaching her Spanish, she was not preparing regularly.
When I was teaching her Spanish, she did not prepare regularly.
When I taught her Spanish, she was not preparing regularly.
When I taught her Spanish, she did not prepare regularly.
Thank you very much in advance.
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They all have the same meaning. These are the most commonly used: When I was teaching her Spanish, she did not prepare regularly. When I taught her Spanish, she did not prepare regularly.
- They all have the same meaning.
- These are the most commonly used: When I was teaching her Spanish, she did not prepare regularly.
- When I taught her Spanish, she did not prepare regularly.
- Past progressive carries the general supposition of another past event, usually a relatively instantaneous event, occurring during the past progressive action, so context will determine which of your sentences is appropriate.
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They all have the same meaning. These are the most commonly used:
When I was teaching her Spanish, she did not prepare regularly.
When I taught her Spanish, she did not prepare regularly.
Past progressive carries the general supposition of another past event, usually a relatively instantaneous event, occurring during the past progressive action, so context
When I was teaching her Spanish, she did not prepare regularly.
When I taught her Spanish, she did not prepare regularly.
Past progressive carries the general supposition of another past event, usually a relatively instantaneous event, occurring during the past progressive action, so context
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