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I slept all night vs I was sleeping all night

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'I slept all night' indicates that the action of sleeping was completed during the night, while 'I was sleeping all night' suggests that the action of sleeping was ongoing throughout the night. The choice between the two depends on whether you want to emphasize the completion of the action or the continuous nature of the action.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 4150 views

I slept all night

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase indicates that the action of sleeping was completed during the night.

Examples:

I slept all night and woke up feeling refreshed.
She slept all night without any interruptions.

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Of course, I slept all night.
Because I slept all night without a pull-up.
I've slept all night like an agel, and Saint Anthony's my witness.
I haven't slept all night.
I've hardly slept all night.
I haven't slept all night.
I haven't slept all night.
I have not slept all night.
I haven't slept all night.
No, I slept all right last night.
I slept in them all night.
I fell, clutching my handbag, across... my bed asleep, because I hadn't slept all night.
Let me get a wink, I haven't slept all night.
I hardly slept at all last night.
You could have slept all night if you wanted.
You look like you haven't slept all night.
[... that we slept all night like pumpkins.]
You haven't slept all night, are you tired?
Like you've slept all night, but still aren't rested?
Is this where he slept all night?

Alternatives:

I slept through the night.
I had a good night's sleep.
I slept soundly all night.
I slept the whole night.

I was sleeping all night

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase suggests that the action of sleeping was ongoing throughout the night.

Examples:

I was sleeping all night because I wasn't feeling well.
She was sleeping all night due to exhaustion.

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I'm seeing this guy, and he's really into sleeping all night with nothing on.
Training all night and sleeping all day.
I mean, you must know how it is - working all night and sleeping all day.
By 18 and 19, I was sleeping through the night.
Poor Isaac was sleeping last night when I left.
I was walking and I was sleeping last night Drug effect will not come -
If Adrian was sleeping here that night, he saw the killer.
I thought he was sleeping through the night.
You been sleeping here all night?
By 18 and 19, I was sleeping through the night.
I was thinking maybe you ought to try sleeping at night.
Always sleeping in the all-night cinema.
I took a sleeping pill last night, and I was a bit out of sorts, but I'm better now.
But he wasn't sleeping with her that night, because I was.
Sorry, I took a sleeping pill last night, I was a bit out of sorts, but I'm better now.
I just... I was just having a hard time sleeping last night. I...
Nothing is better than sleeping at night.
Sleeping at night enhances our creativity.
I have no problem sleeping at night.
Roelly has trouble sleeping most nights.

Alternatives:

I was asleep all night.
I had been sleeping all night.
I was in a deep sleep all night.
I was in dreamland all night.

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