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What is the difference between I was working for an hour already when he came.
and I had been working for an hour when he came. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I was working for an hour already when he came.
and I had been working for an hour when he came. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
and I had been working for an hour when he came. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Are both variants right or not?
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Variant 2 is better.
If you use a time expression with 'for' (for an hour, for a long time, for 3 days, etc) you should usually use a perfect tense.
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