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She was making fun of me vs She made fun of me

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'She was making fun of me' implies an ongoing action in the past. 'She made fun of me' indicates a specific instance in the past. The choice between them depends on whether you want to emphasize the continuous nature of the action or a single event.
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She was making fun of me

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate an ongoing action in the past.

This phrase is used to describe a continuous action of making fun of someone in the past. It implies that the action was happening over a period of time.

Examples:

  • She was making fun of me all day yesterday.
  • I felt hurt when she was making fun of me in front of everyone.
  • She was making fun of me.
  • Nobody was making fun of you, Kenneth.
  • That you was making fun of her.
  • Michael Chinchetta was making fun of Mom.
  • No one was making fun of Andy Griffith.
  • Dale was making fun of me.
  • I was making fun of Justin's singing.
  • They are making fun of us.
  • She thought Drea was making fun of her for being drunk and she got mad.
  • I was making fun of her 'cause she dates a jock.
  • Imagine my horror when I realized he thought I was making fun of him.
  • I know because Carrie was making fun of James Franco for trying to walk off with, like, six.
  • So anyway, I was making fun of him 'cause he seemed happy.
  • I couldn't even tell if he was making fun of me or just being annoying.
  • That poem everyone was making fun of, Marlena posted it onto a website that I set up.
  • Come on, I wasn't making fun of her. I was making fun of you.
  • Or women making fun of men is the same as men making fun of women.
  • I was making fun of your comeback!
  • No, it's just that they got upset 'cause I was saying stuff about the casino and I was making fun of Trump and...
  • Emme told me that there was this older kid, Leo, who was making fun of her.

Alternatives:

  • She was teasing me
  • She was mocking me
  • She was joking at my expense

She made fun of me

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe a specific instance of making fun of someone in the past.

This phrase is used to describe a single event in the past where someone made fun of another person. It indicates a one-time action.

Examples:

  • She made fun of me in front of the whole class.
  • I can't believe she made fun of me like that.
  • But she just made fun of me.
  • My whole adolescence being made fun of.
  • She made fun of the fact that I'd never gone to college.
  • You made fun of your kid, he made fun of his kid, and then you made fun of his kid.
  • I made fun of Bruce and Albany.
  • And other children made fun of us.
  • You made fun of me in my back.
  • I have never made fun of, Phil.
  • Yesterday, you made fun of me for eating lox.
  • We always made fun of people on Facebook.
  • We made fun of every girl on that team.
  • I know I made fun of the bowling alley.
  • You made fun of the memory of my wife.
  • N'udu made fun of me for spilling gravy on myself at the Christmas party.
  • Because you would have made fun of me.
  • Aah! And you made fun of my robot.
  • After that, they never made fun of me again.
  • I yelled at him 'cause he made fun of...
  • You guys all made fun of my old voice.
  • You made fun of his eyesight.

Alternatives:

  • She mocked me
  • She teased me
  • She joked at my expense

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