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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Until

Hello, I found this sentence: We lived in Scotland until I was 18.
Could also the past progressive be used instead of the simple past? I mean We were living in Scotland until I was 18.
  

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Anonymous We lived in Scotland until I was 18. We were living in Scotland until I was 18. Both fine.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous We lived in Scotland until I was 18.
  • We were living in Scotland until I was 18.
  • Both fine.
  • I prefer the first.
  • "live" is already 'continuous' in meaning, so the continuous (also called 'progressive') form doesn't really add anything.
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AnonymousWe lived in Scotland until I was 18. ...
We were living in Scotland until I was 18.
Both fine. I prefer the first. "live" is already 'continuous' in meaning, so the continuous (also called 'progressive') form doesn't really add anything.

CJ
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