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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Worked - was working
I worked in the USA 5 years ago.
I was working in the USA 5 years ago.
Is there any difference in meaning?
I was working in the USA 5 years ago.
Is there any difference in meaning?
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Hi, Here are a few brief comments. I worked in the USA 5 years ago. A simple statement of fact.
- Hi, Here are a few brief comments.
- I worked in the USA 5 years ago.
- A simple statement of fact.
- Commonly said.
- I was working in the USA 5 years ago.
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Hi,
Here are a few brief comments.
I worked in the USA 5 years ago. A simple statement of fact. Commonly said.
I was working in the USA 5 years ago.
Sounds like you might continue with 'when suddenly my father died.' ie the wor
Here are a few brief comments.
I worked in the USA 5 years ago. A simple statement of fact. Commonly said.
I was working in the USA 5 years ago.
Sounds like you might continue with 'when suddenly my father died.' ie the wor
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AnonymousI worked in the USA 5 years ago.Closed, opaque. There's no room here to fit in any other actions or events. This is an event in itself.
AnonymousI was working in the USA 5 years ago.Open, transparent. There's room here to fit in other actions or events that happened during the period of working.
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