Past or progressive when using the conjunction “while”?
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Would you say
She was taking a bath while her husband was reading
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She took a bath while her husband was reading?
past-tense progressive-aspect
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Would you say
She was taking a bath while her husband was reading
or
She took a bath while her husband was reading?
past-tense progressive-aspect
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It's fairly dependent on the wider context but in most cases it would be the latter sentence.
– KillingTime
yesterday
It's nothing to do with while, it only depends on if the past or the progressive is meant in the first instance, independent of the rest of the sentence. HTH.
– Kris
20 hours ago
Welcome to ELU. Please see also: English Language Learners Good Luck.
– Kris
20 hours ago
Either is perfectly acceptable.
– Jason Bassford
15 hours ago
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Would you say
She was taking a bath while her husband was reading
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She took a bath while her husband was reading?
past-tense progressive-aspect
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Would you say
She was taking a bath while her husband was reading
or
She took a bath while her husband was reading?
past-tense progressive-aspect
past-tense progressive-aspect
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It's fairly dependent on the wider context but in most cases it would be the latter sentence.
– KillingTime
yesterday
It's nothing to do with while, it only depends on if the past or the progressive is meant in the first instance, independent of the rest of the sentence. HTH.
– Kris
20 hours ago
Welcome to ELU. Please see also: English Language Learners Good Luck.
– Kris
20 hours ago
Either is perfectly acceptable.
– Jason Bassford
15 hours ago
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It's fairly dependent on the wider context but in most cases it would be the latter sentence.
– KillingTime
yesterday
It's nothing to do with while, it only depends on if the past or the progressive is meant in the first instance, independent of the rest of the sentence. HTH.
– Kris
20 hours ago
Welcome to ELU. Please see also: English Language Learners Good Luck.
– Kris
20 hours ago
Either is perfectly acceptable.
– Jason Bassford
15 hours ago
It's fairly dependent on the wider context but in most cases it would be the latter sentence.
– KillingTime
yesterday
It's fairly dependent on the wider context but in most cases it would be the latter sentence.
– KillingTime
yesterday
It's nothing to do with while, it only depends on if the past or the progressive is meant in the first instance, independent of the rest of the sentence. HTH.
– Kris
20 hours ago
It's nothing to do with while, it only depends on if the past or the progressive is meant in the first instance, independent of the rest of the sentence. HTH.
– Kris
20 hours ago
Welcome to ELU. Please see also: English Language Learners Good Luck.
– Kris
20 hours ago
Welcome to ELU. Please see also: English Language Learners Good Luck.
– Kris
20 hours ago
Either is perfectly acceptable.
– Jason Bassford
15 hours ago
Either is perfectly acceptable.
– Jason Bassford
15 hours ago
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It's fairly dependent on the wider context but in most cases it would be the latter sentence.
– KillingTime
yesterday
It's nothing to do with while, it only depends on if the past or the progressive is meant in the first instance, independent of the rest of the sentence. HTH.
– Kris
20 hours ago
Welcome to ELU. Please see also: English Language Learners Good Luck.
– Kris
20 hours ago
Either is perfectly acceptable.
– Jason Bassford
15 hours ago