Past simple or Past Progressive

[ostap77]

I heard someone said:
"It rained from 5 to 7 o'clock"

Is it possible to say in colloquial speech just to state the fact without any intention to emphasize the ongoing action in the past?

OR

One should have said: "It was raining from 5 to 7 o'clock"?

 

[ostap77]

I heard someone said:
"It rained from 5 to 7 o'clock"

Is it possible to say in colloquial speech just to state the fact without any intention to emphasize the ongoing action in the past?

OR

One should have said: "It was raining from 5 to 7 o'clock"?

 

[bhaisahab]

I heard someonesay:
"It rained from 5 to 7 o'clock"

Is it possible to say in colloquial speech just to state the fact without any intention to emphasize the ongoing action in the past?

OR

One should have said: "It was raining from 5 to 7 o'clock"?

"It rained from 5 to 7 o'clock" is perfectly fine.

 

[ostap77]

"It rained from 5 to 7 o'clock" is perfectly fine.

Most appreciative for your help sir!

Another qustion came up.

Can I use the Pats Progresive with simple past just to contrast two actions?

For example:

I was having a cup of decaf, while she ate her lunch.

Can I use in speech when insted of while?

I had a cup of decaf, when she was eating her lunch

 

[ostap77]

Most appreciative for your help sir!

Another qustion came up.

Can I use the Pats Progresive with simple past just to contrast two actions?

For example:

I was having a cup of decaf, while she ate her lunch.

Can I use in speech when insted of while?

I had a cup of decaf, when she was eating her lunch

Or

I was sitting in the cabin of a jet as it bounced its way through turbulence.

I want to emphasize here that " I was sitting and the jet just bounced its way."

OR

Can I use in the previous sentence" it was bouncing its way through turbulence" just to say it was happening at the same time?

 

[bhaisahab]

Most appreciative for your help sir!

Another qustion came up.

Can I use the Past Progressive with simple past just to contrast two actions?

For example:

I was having a cup of decaf, while she ate her lunch. Yes, this is correct.

Can I use in speech when insted of while? No.

I had a cup of decaf, when she was eating her lunch

.

 

[bhaisahab]

Or

I was sitting in the cabin of a jet as it bounced its way through turbulence. Yes, this is correct.

I want to emphasize here that " I was sitting and the jet just bounced its way."

OR

Can I use in the previous sentence" it was bouncing its way through turbulence" just to say it was happening at the same time?

You could say "...while it was bouncing it's way..."

 

[e2e4]

Can I use the Past Progressive with simple past just to contrast two actions?

For example:

I was having a cup of decaf, while she ate her lunch.

Can I use in speech when insted of while?

I had a cup of decaf, when she was eating her lunch

I would rather use the past continuous tense to contrast two actions taking place in parallel in the past.

I was having a cup of tea while she was eating her lunch.
And I wouldn't use the when instead of while for the meaning's pretty different.

I would use the when for another case

I was doing my homework in biology when the earthquake broke out.

 

[Nightmare85]

You could say "...while it was bouncing it's way..."

It's way?
I believe ostap77 was right when he said its.

Cheers!

 

[bhaisahab]

It's way?
I believe ostap77 was right when he said its.

Cheers!

Yes he was.

 

[ostap77]

Yes he was.

Thank you all for your help!

We say:

"He is crazy on going there" and never use "about" with gerund.


"He is crazy about going there" that is incorrect?