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1-When I went there music played in the background.
2-When I went there music was playing in the background.
Could one use 1 instead of 2?
I know that normally there is a difference between the two tenses.
When I went there he was writing the letter.
doens't mean the same as:
When I went there he wrote the letter.
but I wonder if in some cases one can't replace the progressive tense by the simple tense.
3-When I went there a big mirror stood in the cormer of the room.
I am not even tsure that in this case one could use:
4-When I went there a big mirror was standing in the corner of the room.
2-When I went there music was playing in the background.
Could one use 1 instead of 2?
I know that normally there is a difference between the two tenses.
When I went there he was writing the letter.
doens't mean the same as:
When I went there he wrote the letter.
but I wonder if in some cases one can't replace the progressive tense by the simple tense.
3-When I went there a big mirror stood in the cormer of the room.
I am not even tsure that in this case one could use:
4-When I went there a big mirror was standing in the corner of the room.