Questions tagged [present-progressive]
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See you on 7th October or I am seeing you on 7th October
I am about to say goodbye to a friend that I know that I’m going to meet again on the 7th of October.
Before leaving should I say “See you on the 7th of October", "I will see you on the 7th of October” or “I am seeing you on the 7th of October”? My…
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I feel relieved vs I am feeling relieved
Today in a newspaper I read this sentence,
For the first time in three months I have eaten something. I feel relieved.
So my question is that why can't I use present continuous? Using present indefinite seems odd to me because it means that the…
kuldeep sharma
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present progressive for general statements
"Global warming is forcing us to think about our energy consumption."
"People are producing more rubbish than ever before."
These are supposed to be general statements. Is it okay to use present progressive here? I did some research and pres.…
user104004
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Forgotten usage
Can I say to my friend that,
"I have forgotten to bring Sandwich" in the present tense? Is the 'I have forgotten' usage is correct one?
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“Was not having” vs. “did not have”
In a TV show there was a narration saying that “He recently lost his medical license for administering CPR to a person who as it turned out was not having a heart attack.”
Would it be weird if it was said “He recently lost his medical license for…
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present continuous tense or be going to?
Do you think it's correct if I use present continuous tense in this sentence?
Tonight, Mike and I are watching a film at home.
I think present continuous is used for arrangement. But my teacher say that I should use "be going to" in stead of…
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Specific use of Present Continuous
Could anyone please clarify this specific use of the Present Continuous for me? The following two excerpts are taken from movies:
1) Malcolm in the Middle
He's giving that same lecture to younger classmen. I can't let that happen. I'm stealing his…
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Using 'is changing' with continuous action
A discussion recently came up on Duolingo (not the English course) about whether it would be appropriate to use the progressive tense with a continuous action, like something that happens every day. I found a similar Q&A here: Present continuous…
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"We are confirming your order within 24 hours." vs "We will ~ "
Simply select from our online catalog and we are confirming your order within 24 hours.
Is this sentence wrong?
I would get that as "We are monitoring your orders", but it seems that I can't use "confirm" for that meaning.
Am I right?
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Present perfect continuous vs. Passive
"have been locked in the bathroom for hours". So i have a couple of questions. First Is it present perfect continuous or present perfect? Second if it is present perfect then why perfect continuous has not been used? and last can it also be used…
kuldeep sharma
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