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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Was Playing/Played

Which one is the correct choise and why, please?

When I was younger, I was playing more sports.

When I was younger, I played more sports.
  

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Anonymous When I was younger, I played more sports. I'd say When I was younger I played sports more . You've specified a time period rather far in the past.

  • Anonymous When I was younger, I played more sports.
  • I'd say When I was younger I played sports more .
  • You've specified a time period rather far in the past.
  • During that period it was your habit to play sports.
  • There is no reason to focus on the on-going activity of playing sports by using was playing .
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AnonymousWhen I was younger, I played more sports.
I'd say When I was younger I played sports more.

You've specified a time period rather far in the past. During that period it was your habit to play sports. There is no reason to focus on the on-going activity of playing sports by using was playing.

It's the analog to "I play

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