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Can I say "I was seeing Lucy last Sunday"

English Language & Usage Asked by Gotoro on March 16, 2021

And if I can, is the sentence

I saw Lucy last Sunday.

any different?

One Answer

The progressive focuses more on the duration of the event than just its occurrance. So it would be natural to use this as a frame for some other event that took place while you were seeing her. The seeing used here would probably imply a meeting of sorts, not just noticing her with your eyes.

This could also involve a sort of progressive futurate in the past. Something like:

I'm seeing the doctor Friday.

would be the same as

I have an appointment with the doctor on Friday

So in that sense we could put together a sentence like:

I was seeing Lucy last Sunday, so I went shopping for a new suit on Friday.

Notice the time of seeing Lucy is after the time of shopping for a new suit.

Answered by DW256 on March 16, 2021

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