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4 Dec 2022
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What is the difference between while he was sitting in the library,someone threw a letter through the window. and while he sat in the library,someone were throwing a letter through the window. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between while he was sitting in the library,someone threw a letter through the window. and while he sat in the library,someone were throwing a letter through the window. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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“Someone were throwing” is not correct.
You could say “Someone was throwing” but because it is an action that happens only once for a brief time, it would be weird. Your first sentence is correct.
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