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Seagull Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
The simple past v.s. the past progressive
Hello everyone.
Please evaluate each of the following two sentences depending on whether it is natural or not.
(A) My mother ran a restaurant when I was little.
(B) My mother was running a restaurant when I was little.
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(A) My mother ran a restaurant when I was little. Natural and common. States a simple fact.
- (A) My mother ran a restaurant when I was little.
- Natural and common.
- States a simple fact.
- (B) My mother was running a restaurant when I was little.
- Natural but less common.
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(A) My mother ran a restaurant when I was little. Natural and common. States a simple fact.
(B) My mother was running a restaurant when I was little. Natural but less common. Suggests that it was a temporary occupation for her.
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