In 1999, I was living in Cuba.
In 1999, I lived in Cuba.
Do both sentences seem grammatically correct?
My teacher had told that the first sentence, which is with past continuous, is incorrect. I don't know whether or not the first sentence is correct. It indeed seems natural, doesn't it?
Best Answer
Both are grammatically correct but the usage depends on the context.
As you noted one is in past simple tense while the other in past continuous tense, and there is a difference between them in use.
It means that you lived there not temporary (permanent).
as opposed to
It means that you lived there temporary (not permanent).
So, maybe your teacher meant to say that it is not correct to use both for the same period of living there.
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