[Grammar] Past simple vs. past continuous

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slavaj

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Hello! I want someone to help me with the following question:
Why do we use past simple here : I lived in Chicago for 2 years. And when can we use past continuous if we use time expressions such as for 2 years, for a week and so on.
 

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Why do we use past simple here : I lived in Chicago for 2 years.

I'm not sure if I understand your question, but the implication of this sentence is that they no longer live in Chicago.
 
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