Aug 8, 2019 · The phone stops ringing the instant that you answer it. The ringing doesn't continue so the two actions don't overlap. The second action doesn't happen during the first action.

Jun 4, 2017 · Ringing is progressive aspect, and it emphasizes the "continuous action" of the phone ringing (as you've noted); by contrast, ring is non-progressive, and it shows the verb action in its totality, as a whole. You might feel that "ringing" better captures the overall meaning, but that doesn't make "ring" incorrect.

May 15, 2013 · Hello,everyone. ①The phone rings. ②The phone is ringing. Q1. What differs between ① and ②? ③The phone rings now. Q2. Is the sentence③ grammatically correct? I am wondering I may use "now" in the present tense , not the present continuous tense. Thank you in …

May 26, 2023 · (1). My phone rang when I was writing an essay. (2). My phone was ringing when I wrote an essay. (3). When my phone rang, I was writing an essay. (4). When my phone was ringing, I wrote an essay. (5). When my phone was ringing, I was writing an essay. (6). When I was writing an essay, my phone was ringing. So, which sentence do I need to use ...

Nov 11, 2005 · the phone never stopped ringing or, maybe, even ..... ringggggggggggggggggggg? Philippa Senior Member ...

Apr 26, 2021 · (2) Yes. You could write this: While the phone was ringing, she was writing a letter to her best friend. However, that sentence is unusual. It suggests to me that she refused to answer the phone and continued to write the letter. If that is the message that you intend to convey, then the sentence is reasonable. I agree with you.

Dec 16, 2008 · 2 is the Ringing Tone 3 is the Busy Tone or Busy Signal or Engaged Signal Note: A ringtone or ring tone is the sound made by a mobile phone [cell phone] to indicate an incoming call or text message.

Mar 10, 2012 · On the other hand, 'When he woke, the phone was ringing' is suggestive of deep sleep. For example: Fred crawled into bed at 2:30 and slept the sleep of inebriated oblivion. When he woke, the phone was ringing. Compare: During these tense early-morning discussions, Jones was still at home asleep. He woke when the phone rang. It was Smith.

Jan 9, 2020 · e.g. I was sleeping when the phone rang. My question is does it have to involve interruption? For example, when someone says "it was snowing when I left", apparently the snowing didn't get interrupted. But all the textbooks and websites I've been looking at say that the action in the past tense interrupts the action in the past continuous tense.

Apr 8, 2022 · Well, if the phone keeps ringing, "insistently" or "persistently" is implied, so you don't need either word.