Monday, February 27, 2017

progressive aspect - past continuous or past simple


At the dentist's:



I was on time for my dentist's appointment, but the dentist was still busy with another patient, so I sat in the waiting room and read some of the old magazines lying there. All the while I was wondering whether to leave and come back another day .



Why past simple here and not past continuous? To me both actions are in progress they are not completed


http://teachermuriel.eu/hotpot/5_gram_mixed_tenses_gaptext_dentist.htm





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