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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Hi, could you please tell me which of the following sentences is correct?

Whenever I called in on Sam, she was talking on the phone.

Whenever I called in on Sam, she talked on the phone.
  

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Hi, could you please tell me which of the following sentences is correct? Both are correct, but with different meanings. Whenever I called in on Sam, she was talking on the phone .

  • Hi, could you please tell me which of the following sentences is correct?
  • Both are correct, but with different meanings.
  • Whenever I called in on Sam, she was talking on the phone .
  • Sounds like she started before I arrived, and finished after I arrived.
  • Whenever I called in on Sam, she talked on the phone.
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Hi,

could you please tell me which of the following sentences is correct?

Both are correct, but with different meanings.

Whenever I called in on Sam, she was talking on the phone. Sounds like she started before I arrived, and finished after I arrived.

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