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- 29-Oct-2011, 12:54 #1
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In the past, I was studying to become a doctor. Is this grammatically correct?
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- 29-Oct-2011, 13:44 #2
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Teacher Re: In the past, I was studying to become a doctor. It's redundant, but not incorrect.
- 29-Oct-2011, 14:26 #3
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Re: In the past, I was studying to become a doctor. I think" in the past" is needless because "I was" itself shows the tense.
if you are speaking about particular time you could use "at that time".
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- 29-Oct-2011, 15:31 #4
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Teacher Re: In the past, I was studying to become a doctor. What is it meant to mean? There's nothing wrong grammatically, but it doesn't mean much without more context- why the time reference and why the past progressive?
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