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  1. 17-Oct-2007, 15:45 #1
    ripley
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    Default past progressive or simple

    Hi,
    can you tell me your opinion on these sentences?

    She wasn't wearing (or didn't wear??) any make-up when Bob met her for the first time. She didn't look (she wasn't looking glamorous) like that.
    Thanks Rip
  2. 18-Oct-2007, 00:14 #2
    Anglika
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    Default Re: past progressive or simple

    Either will work. It depends on what narrative technique you are using. Whichever you use, be consistent in the tenses.
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