What is the difference between: “When I was asleep” and “When I was sleeping”?

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A few days ago

qwerty u

Favorite Answer

they’re both exactly the same.

for some verbs, by putting an ‘a- ‘ in front, we get to eliminate the ‘-ing’

like asleep and sleeping.

A few days ago

Simple_plan_lover

The difference is that the first one -when i was asleep- is in past tense, and the second one -when i was sleeping- is in past continuous tense..this will affect how you write your sentences..

it is like the difference between “tomorrow i am going to walk” and “tomorrow i will walk” both are future tense, one is in action/continuous, one isn’t..does that make sense? if the second part is confusing just ignore it..

MAIN POINT: if you are doing it for english class, then it matters, if not, then just forget it, it isn’t a big difference..really really minor..

A few days ago

Anonymous

none

just diffirent ways of saying the same thing

all the best

Ian

A few days ago

babyblues_752001

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What is the difference between: “When I was asleep” and “When I was sleeping”?

What is the difference between: “When I was asleep” and “When I was sleeping”?

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