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31 May 2019, 06:40
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Hello All
Is past continuous tense used when an action undergoing in the past is disrupted by another action in the past?
Also, in sense of sequence do both happen at the same time or at the different sequence in the timeline.
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Gagan
Is past continuous tense used when an action undergoing in the past is disrupted by another action in the past?
Also, in sense of sequence do both happen at the same time or at the different sequence in the timeline.
Thanks
Gagan
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03 Jun 2019, 06:53
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Past continuous is often the best choice of tense to use in describing such a scenario, but, in certain situations, other tenses may make more sense.
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The interrupted action began before the interruption and was ongoing at the moment of interruption. So for an instant, they are ongoing simultaneously.
Consider the following example.
- I was walking down the street when, suddenly, a meteorite destroyed the sidewalk in front of me, causing me to stop.
In the above example, we have past continuous action interrupted by simple past action.
It may make sense to use the past perfect continuous in describing scenarios in which the time sequence is such that the continuous event was not really going on at the instant of interruption.
- We had been playing tennis every weekend for years when Bob moved across town, making continuing impractical.
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