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“Words were different when they lived inside of you.”



― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.




Shouldn't it be "...when they were living inside of you."?










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    “Words were different when they lived inside of you.”



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    Shouldn't it be "...when they were living inside of you."?










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      “Words were different when they lived inside of you.”



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      Shouldn't it be "...when they were living inside of you."?










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      “Words were different when they lived inside of you.”



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      Shouldn't it be "...when they were living inside of you."?







      tense past-tense past-continuous






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          It is correct. There is no grammatical requirement for clauses following the "when" conjunction to be in the continuous tense, especially not with verbs like "live" that already indicate a state, not an action.






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            It is correct. There is no grammatical requirement for clauses following the "when" conjunction to be in the continuous tense, especially not with verbs like "live" that already indicate a state, not an action.






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