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Pelin
I don't know when I would use these both. Can you please explain it? This is something I expected This is something I was expecting.
Nov 25, 2016 10:12 PM
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The meanings are essentially the same. The use of "I was expecting" is more of a storytelling mode and brings the listener along with the way you were feeling to the present moment. "I expected" is more of a statement of fact and nothing more.
November 25, 2016
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Pelin
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English, Turkish
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English
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