difference between these sentences

[Alirezaramezani2254]

Dear sir/Lady

I would like is there any difference in meaning of these two sentences .
Are both of them right ? (from grammar point of view)

she was getting used to sleeping during the day .
She got used to sleeping during the day .

[Alan]

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Hi,

Both are grammatically sound. In the first sentence 'was getting used to' describes the process of how she managed to sleep during the day. The suggestion is that this process is a sort of background to another action in the past as in: She was getting used to sleeping during the day when her boss told her that she could go back to normal work.

In the second sentence 'got used to' simply describes what she managed to do in the past and has no relation to the present.

Alan
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