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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.
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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