The past simple or the past continuous
Sorry, I ve' got one more question 
When we say something like this:
Mister MicawberShe was studying in London for 3 years.
Doesn't it mean that we want to emphasize the duration of activity? And wouldn't it be better to use past perfect continuous, especially if there was some event, happened during or after that time? For example:
- She had been studying in London for 3 years when I graduated.
Because, really, I find it difficult to imagine the situation when I would just say: "She was studying in London for 3 years".
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?????? And wouldn't it be better to use past perfect continuous, especially if there was some event, happened during or after that time? But no other past event happened; that is the only excuse for past perfect.
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- And wouldn't it be better to use past perfect continuous, especially if there was some event, happened during or after that time?
- But no other past event happened; that is the only excuse for past perfect.
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- , I find it difficult to imagine the situation when I would just say: "She was studying in London for 3 years" So do I.
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??????? ??????And wouldn't it be better to use past perfect continuous, especially if there was some event, happened during or after that time?
But no other past event happened; that is the only excuse for past perfect.
??????? ??????, I find it difficult to imagine the situation when I would just say: "She was studying in London
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