Should we use [had been walking] or [had walking] in particular sentence





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My hair was wet. I ______ in the rain.
Which should I put in ? [had been walking] or [had walking] and why ?
just I don't see any differences between both options.






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  • Had walking is wrong in this construction. But you could used had walked without a problem.
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Which should I put in ? [had been walking] or [had walking] and why ?
just I don't see any differences between both options.






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Which should I put in ? [had been walking] or [had walking] and why ?
just I don't see any differences between both options.






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  • Had walking is wrong in this construction. But you could used had walked without a problem.
    – Jason Bassford
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  • Had walking is wrong in this construction. But you could used had walked without a problem.
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    2 days ago


















Had walking is wrong in this construction. But you could used had walked without a problem.
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Had walking is wrong in this construction. But you could used had walked without a problem.
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The only possible form is 'had been walking'. It is Past Perfect Continuous Tense, which is used to describe a process completed or not completed before a certain past moment. The result of this process is in the first sentence / 'wet hair'/.
The other form /had walking/ is grammatically wrong.






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    The only possible form is 'had been walking'. It is Past Perfect Continuous Tense, which is used to describe a process completed or not completed before a certain past moment. The result of this process is in the first sentence / 'wet hair'/.
    The other form /had walking/ is grammatically wrong.






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      The only possible form is 'had been walking'. It is Past Perfect Continuous Tense, which is used to describe a process completed or not completed before a certain past moment. The result of this process is in the first sentence / 'wet hair'/.
      The other form /had walking/ is grammatically wrong.






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        The only possible form is 'had been walking'. It is Past Perfect Continuous Tense, which is used to describe a process completed or not completed before a certain past moment. The result of this process is in the first sentence / 'wet hair'/.
        The other form /had walking/ is grammatically wrong.






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        The only possible form is 'had been walking'. It is Past Perfect Continuous Tense, which is used to describe a process completed or not completed before a certain past moment. The result of this process is in the first sentence / 'wet hair'/.
        The other form /had walking/ is grammatically wrong.







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