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Wangqh2696122 Posted 13 years ago
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Was driving or had been driving ？

After he drove for 15 minutes, he realized that he was driving (had been driving) in the wrong direction.
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After driving for 15 minutes, he realized that he had been going in the wrong direction.

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After driving for 15 minutes, he realized that he had been going in the wrong direction.
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Can we use the past continous tense "was going" here?
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Yes, we can; I should have mentioned that.
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wangqh2696122Can we use the past continous tense "was going" here?
Yes, if he didn't have a chance to change direction yet and was still going in the wrong direction. If he was no longer going in the wrong direction, say "had been going".
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Thank you for your detailed explanation!
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