I was sleeping VS I was asleep (Grammar)
I was sleeping VS I was asleep (Grammar)
"I was asleep" is a past tense adjective complement to "to be".
"I was asleep" is a past tense adjective complement to "to be".
"I was sleeping" is past continuous tense.
"I was sleeping" is past continuous tense.
In sleep, voluntary muscles are inactive or resting, and sensory activity ends.
In sleep, voluntary muscles are inactive or resting, and sensory activity ends.
Sleep in a sentence may be a noun or a verb.
Sleep in a sentence may be a noun or a verb.
"Asleep" and "sleeping" imply the same thing.
"Asleep" and "sleeping" imply the same thing.
The tenses used are the only thing that distinguishes both statements.
The tenses used are the only thing that distinguishes both statements.
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