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I would have been sitting there
if I hadn't been working. -
I would have sat there if I hadn't been working.
Which usage is correct "would have been sitting/would have sat"?
progressive-aspectsubjunctive-mood
I would have been sitting there
if I hadn't been working.
I would have sat there if I hadn't been working.
Which usage is correct "would have been sitting/would have sat"?
Best Answer
"I would have been sitting there" implies the sitting would have occurred over a period of time; "I would have sat there" implies more the process of sitting down (source: high school English class). "I would have been sitting there when the bell rang" has a very different meaning than "I would have sat there when the bell rang".