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1. When I entered the room, he played the piano.
2. When I entered the room, he started to play the piano.
(Is #1 grammatical? Is #1 similar to #2?)
3. When I entered the room, he had been playing the piano for an hour.
4. When I entered the room, he was playing the piano.
(Are both grammatical?)
2. When I entered the room, he started to play the piano.
(Is #1 grammatical? Is #1 similar to #2?)
3. When I entered the room, he had been playing the piano for an hour.
4. When I entered the room, he was playing the piano.
(Are both grammatical?)
Answers
Answered by
Writeacher
All 4 are grammatically correct.
The first two are close, but don't mean exactly the same thing. In #1, it isn't clear if he started playing when "I" entered or if he had already been playing and then he continued.
The first two are close, but don't mean exactly the same thing. In #1, it isn't clear if he started playing when "I" entered or if he had already been playing and then he continued.
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