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my body ached vs my body was aching

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'My body ached' is a simple past tense construction indicating a past action, while 'my body was aching' is in the past continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action in the past. The choice between the two depends on whether you want to emphasize a specific moment of pain ('my body ached') or the duration of the pain ('my body was aching').

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 1030 views

my body ached

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is in the simple past tense and is used to describe a past action of feeling pain in the body.

Examples:

After the long hike, my body ached all over.
My body ached from the intense workout.
When I woke up, my body ached from sleeping in an awkward position.

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When my body ached, l knew it was a sign of rain.
My body ached and longed for your hands.
Danny's body ached for junk, but it was a dull ache now, dull and hopeless.
My body went into septic shock.
Katherine has taken over my body.
Science could not save my body.
What you saw happening with my body...
I think somebody moved my body.
My body became a stranger and took over...
The Yihang witch made my body invincible.
My body can outrun any motorized vehicle.
But my body and mind remained alive.
Using the wind pressure against my body.
And like they say on TV: my body is my body.
I take care of my body, my body takes care of me.
Tell me where you buried my body.
Take my body to the margin of the swamp.
Actually, it's my body spray.
75% of my body is burned, but I did it.
Maybe they should put your brain in my body.

Alternatives:

I had aches all over my body.
My body was in pain.
I felt sore all over.

my body was aching

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is in the past continuous tense and is used to describe an ongoing action of feeling pain in the body at a specific point in the past.

Examples:

During the flu, my body was aching constantly.
As I sat at my desk all day, my body was aching from the poor posture.
While I was sick, my body was aching all the time.

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My body is aching all over.
Every bone in my body is aching to put you six feet under, but... there's something about you...
Even when your whole body's aching to come clean.
And my whole body's aching from the pain of reality
In every one of these rides I always end up standing in one of these incredible locations, taking in this incredible landscape around me, and I feel blessed and fortunate that I'm alive, and that I sense every fiber in my aching body.
and I feel blessed and fortunate that I'm alive, and that I sense every fiber in my aching body.
Like, every hair on my body was standing upright.
Marty, I'm not jealous, but maybe my body was.
Every inch of my body was blackened and blistered by you.
He whispered in my native tongue that my body was a wonderland.
My body was turned to be completely useless.
My body was sculpted to the proportions of Michelangelo's David.
The feeling that my body was turning against me.
- My body wasn't designed to function At this ungodly hour.
My body was melting into the ground because of the rain.
My body was consumed by pain.
My body was like a prison.
My body was reacting to the presence of evil.
And my body was floating like a balloon.
My thoughts became confused and my body was terribly heavy.

Alternatives:

My body was in a state of constant ache.
I was experiencing body aches.
I was feeling pain throughout my body.

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