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Lifter
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 Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:58 am Post subject: mening of "read" and "was reading" |
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For example I say:
1. "Yesterday I read a book" Does it mean that I finished it or not?
2. "Yesterday I was reading a book" And it means that I didn't read it till the end. Right?
3. If I say in general what I did yesterday:
"I watched TV, went for a walk, read (or reading) a book "
What tense should I use?
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Mary W. Ng
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject: Re; meaning of "read" and "was reading" |
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| 1. "Yesterday I read a book" Does it mean that I finished it or not? |
The past simple tense is used to talk about a finished past action. I think the sentence means that you finished reading the book.
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| 2. "Yesterday I was reading a book" And it means that I didn't read it till the end. Right? |
The past progressive tense is used to talk about an action that was in progress in the past. I think the sentence means that you haven't finished reading the book.
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3. If I say in general what I did yesterday:
"I watched TV, went for a walk, read (or reading) a book "
What tense should I use? |
Use the past simple tense to talk about completed past actions.
'Yesterday I watched TV, went for a walk, and read a book.'
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