I had been waiting for a bus for an hour.

[Sonia.m]

1. I have lived there for 5 years.
2. We have know each other for 10 years.
3. I have been waiting for a bus for an hour.

If I want to say the sentence above in the past want to mention the duration, what they should be like?


Why you were late?

1. I had been waiting for a bus for an hour.
2. I waited for a bus for an hour.
3. I was waiting for a bus for an hour.

 

[Tdol]

I would use 3.

 

[Rover_KE]

Please note that I have edited your original thread title to avoid embarrassment.

 

[emsr2d2]

And I've amended the title in the first two responses so no one can see the original error!

 

[Rover_KE]

Aww ...

I thought she meant one of these.

 

[Sonia.m]

I would use 3.

So, about the rest sentences, should I write in the following way?

1. I was waiting for a bus for an hour.
2. I was living there for 5 years.
3. We knew each other for 5 years.

 

[Sonia.m]

Please note that I have edited your original thread title to avoid embarrassment.

Oh my God! What did I do?

 

[teechar]

If I want to say the sentences above in the past and want to mention the duration, [STRIKE]what they[/STRIKE] how should I phrase them? [STRIKE]be like?[/STRIKE]

So, how about the rest sentences? Should I write them in the following way?

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[emsr2d2]

So, about the rest sentences, should I write in the following way?

1. I was waiting for a bus for an hour. :tick:
2. I was living there for 5 years. :tick: or "I lived there for five years".
3. We knew each other for 5 years. :tick:

See above.

Oh my God! What did I do?

You used "bust" instead of "bus"! The embarrassing definition that at least two of us thought of can be seen here - definition 2.

 

[GoesStation]

You used "bust" instead of "bus"! The embarrassing definition that at least two of us thought of can be seen here - definition 2.

But it was not a serious error.

 

[Rover_KE]

It wasn't, but it made me titter.