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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Could you please help me with these sentences?
When I was starting to learn Spanish, I worked as a shop assistent. When I was starting to learn Spanish, I was working as a shop assistent. Are both of them correct?
When I watched this film for the first, time I cried.
When I watched this film for the first time, I was crying.
When I was watching this film for the first time, I was crying.
When I was watching this film for the first time, I cried.
Which of these are correct?
  

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In my opinion, it should be: When I started to learn Spanish, I was working as a shop assistent . Maybe When I watched this film for the first time, I cried or When I was watching this film for the first time, I cried . What about I cried when I was watching this film for the first time or I was crying while I was watching this film for the first time ??

  • In my opinion, it should be: When I started to learn Spanish, I was working as a shop assistent .
  • Maybe When I watched this film for the first time, I cried or When I was watching this film for the first time, I cried .
  • What about I cried when I was watching this film for the first time or I was crying while I was watching this film for the first time ??
  • Anyway, there are many ways.
  • It's just my opinion, you should ask others for sure Sincerely, -GN
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In my opinion, it should be: When I started to learn Spanish, I was working as a shop assistent.

Maybe When I watched this film for the first time, I cried or When I was watching this film for the first time, I cried.

What about I cried when I was watching this film for the first time or I was crying while I was watching this film for the first tim

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