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#1
23-Aug-2003, 13:53
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 tenses A-"He was shouting when he was brought into the room." I think it would normally mean: 1-He was shouting when he was being brought into the room. but could it also mean: 2-He was shouting once he was brought into the room. (After he was brought into the room).? |
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23-Aug-2003, 20:26
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| Being brought into a room is an action of fairly short duration, so there is no need for the progressive form. I would imagine that the shouting started before his entrance and continued afterwards, but probably not for long.  |
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