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Hanni9
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Help me please!
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Please help me . Put the verbs into the correct tense
The man (fall) as he (get) into the bus
My answer is FELL and GOT... But i also wonder if the second is GOT or WAS GETTING. Please help me to solve this. Thanks in advance
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24 May 2010
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anaram
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I would say "was getting". The way I see it, unless the context implies otherwise , it �s a progressive action in the passed interrupted by another action.
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24 May 2010
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Hanni9
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Thanks, but i am wondering that the second action happens quickly, I mean in a short time, so we often used the past simple "GOT". Am I wrong?
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24 May 2010
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Babs1966
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As it �s an action of the past seen in its progress, you must use WAS GETTING  |
24 May 2010
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Macu G
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The correct answer is FELL and WAS GETTING |
24 May 2010
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