I'm having a misunderstanding regarding Past Simple and Past Prog.
The baby was sleeping peacefully through the night.
or
The baby slept peacefully through the night.
Are both work? If not, what is the difference and how can I differentiate between those tenses regarding these types of questions?
Also, is it correct to say:
She has worn short hair for two years.
it is a strange expression for me.
Best Answer
If you are simply describing a single thing (the baby sleeping), then you would use
However, if you are going on to say something happened while the baby was sleeping, then you would use the other
About your second question, it's perfectly grammatical (and doesn't sound crazy) to say
Using "worn" to describe a hair style sounds a bit old (like 1950's old) to me and this isn't the most common way to say this. If I had a friend in this situation, I would say
or possibly